Main responsibilities

Down Stairs: 

Maintain all priorities; supply all mixes (1st and 4th press systems). Accurately enter all C1 and C4 chemical mixes into order plan, time out all chemicals to minimize waste and downtime working with the entire team to complete orders. Assist where else needed or required. Report to the machine floor whenever possible to free up the second hand to provide additional support to 22 winder (mandatory for winder breaks and lunches to assist on machine floor) or the PM and or also provide support to either area. Rotate to the Backtender Upstairs positing on scheduled frequency

Upstairs:

Maintain all priorities, maintain necessary stock of cores for the PM, complete visual inspections and deckle measurements, and maintain all ink markers so that they are in good working order, Plan slitter set ups and set up slitters, maintain reel storage area north of 11 so that it is safe. Move reels pull shafts load shafts as needed for both 11 and 22 winder. Load trailers enter locations of reels into order plan. Maintain both press areas during web changes and wash ups, support 22 winder during lunch and breaks so that the winder can run thru the lunch and breaks, Assist on the winder when ever needed while running small diameter, getting materials. Assist Machine Tender as needed. Rotate each month to the Back Tender 2 position on scheduled frequency

• Assists in training of personnel in the use of current/new/modified equipment.
• Provides necessary troubleshooting so that key metrics are in control.
• Able to work safely and independently to identify and resolve any quality issues.
• Performs other related projects and duties as assigned.
• Ability to communicate quality, machine and area issues to appropriate personnel.
• Maintain all priorities (Safety-Environmental-Quality-Uptime)
•  Assist winder crews with loading and moving reels keeping the SFG area organized
• Complete all necessary forms and data entry
• Complete necessary quality inspections (deckle, visuals, and online inspections).
• Actively participate in improvement teams
• Identify and immediately report any unsafe act, condition or potential hazard following company policy.
• Constant alertness; must be able to complete multiple tasks correctly and simultaneously.
• Must be able to work safely, independently, quickly and accurately with little supervision required.
• Must strictly adhere to on-call policy responsibilities.
• Must be able to work consecutive days within our company policy guidelines with little advanced notification.
• Ensure that all roll tickets are generated with accurate and correct information and marking rolls are correct with ticket information.
• Understand functions of all related systems connected to area
• Must understand and be able to use necessary functions and capability of CarelMill, CareLab,
• Must be able to identify all machine parts and systems and know their function as related to process
• Understand function of and location of electrical breaker systems.
• Understand and comply with general, departmental and job specific safety rules, as well as the Site Safety plan at Ahlstrom.
• Understand and comply with Plant Environmental guidelines, as well as federal and state mandated RCRA Waste Handling and Recycling Procedures.
• Must be able to perform safety audits.
• Must possess the ability to perform sustained visual attention to product quality and appearance
• Clean of all necessary machine systems.

Qualifications

(minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one’s responsibilities)

Work experience needed

Minimum of 1 year Industry related

Minimum formal education

X   No requirements

Required competencies

Primary competencies (mapped to job role)

• Must have ability to train as a Machine Tender
• Assist Machine Tender in the daily operation
• Make mixes and assist in wash-ups and bleach outs
• Accurately record electronically or manually the actual usage of all chemicals used.
• Monitor and report quality issues
• Assist winder when needed; assist with wire changes
• Requires high mechanical skills and potential
• Must understand basic math and be able to follow written and verbal instructions
• Must have computer skills
• Must be able to drive a forklift and operate overhead probes and cranes
• Comply with all Lock-Out/Tag-Out and Confined Space procedures
• Identify and understand functions of system piping for water, steam, air and electricity.
• Know the proper procedures for the handling, transportation to the machine of the installation machine clothing with the help of other machine personnel. This also includes the disassembling and reassembling of machine structures, which require high manual dexterity, use of hand tools, lifting and climbing of ladders and catwalks. Is responsible for the machine clothing change crew.
• Understand CareLab, CarelMill, Orderplan, UTM, email, Grainger

Additional competencies/ Other requirements

• Must be able to work in a hot/cold/wet environment
• Ability to lift 50 lbs.
• Constant alertness; must be able to complete multiple tasks correctly and simultaneously.
• Frequent physical strain without rest.
• Must be able to wear/use required P.P.E. (Personal Protective Equipment)
• Must possess high manual dexterity.
• Must strictly adhere to on-call responsibilities
• Occasionally, must be able to work up to 12 consecutive days with little advanced notification.
• Must climb catwalks and partially obstructed pathways when necessary during paper machine set-up.
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