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WestRock Company • Greenville, TX 75401 • Posted 3 days ago

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The Operator at WestRock Company is responsible for ensuring safety, production, quality, and maintenance of their assigned area. They play a crucial role in adhering to safety procedures, managing crew on the machine, achieving production goals, maintaining excellent product quality, and assisting with maintenance and housekeeping. The Operator also plays a key role in troubleshooting machine and equipment problems.

Responsibilities

  • Ensure all safety procedures are followed.
  • Hold employees accountable for working within the rules and proactively identifying and removing hazards.
  • Report all near misses, incidents, first aid rendered, or unsafe working conditions to the Plant Manager and Safety Manager immediately.
  • Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.
  • Prioritize safety over production.
  • Manage crew on the machine, including rotating and breaks.
  • Work in conjunction with the Team Leader to packers, Operator Trainee 2, and Operator Trainee 1.
  • Perform Make Ready on machine.
  • Proofread job jacket for specific job information.
  • Collect customer job samples if required.
  • Achieve production goals for waste, output, and make readies.
  • Ensure all DMS checklists and documents are filled out completely and correctly.
  • Check trays for non-conforming issues.
  • Set up proper delivery for every job.
  • Set print to cut register.
  • Fill out daily production report.
  • Change Askew belts and set up the askew.
  • Set eye marks and stripper wires.
  • Perform everything an Operator trainee 1&2 does.
  • Install pin cylinder and set up stacker.
  • Responsible for product safety and product quality.
  • Maintain excellent product quality.
  • Ensure control plan is adhered to.
  • Assist in maintenance of machine when necessary.
  • Perform and ensure all preventative maintenance is performed on machine according to scheduled PMs.

Full Job Description

* Safety

* Makes sure all safety procedures are being followed.

* Hold employees accountable for working within the rules and proactively identifying and removing hazards.

* Reports all near misses, incidents, first aid rendered, or unsafe working conditions to the Plant Manager and Safety Manager immediately without exception.

* Administers and models safety in his/her area of responsibility.

* Ensures compliance with all applicable OSHA and plant safety standards.

* Responsible for the safety and well-being of self and employees.

* Production

* Safety always takes priority over production.

* Primarily responsible for everything and everyone on the machine

* Responsible for managing crew on the machine (rotating, breaks, etc.)

* Works in conjunction with the Team Leader to packers, Operator Trainee 2, and Operator Trainee 1.

* Performs Make Ready on machine

* Proofreads job jacket for specific job information.

* Collects customer job samples (if required)

* Achieves production goals for waste, output, and make readies.

* Ensures all DMS checklists and documents are filled out completely and correctly.

* Check trays for non-conforming issues (bad scores, cuts, poor prints etc)

* Sets up proper delivery for every job.

* Sets print to cut register.

* Fills out daily production report.

* Changes Askew belts

* Sets up the askew

* Sets eye marks.

* Sets stripper wires.

* Able to do everything that an Operator trainee 1&2 does.

* Installs pin cylinder.

* Sets up stacker.

* Responsible for product safety and product quality, and reports product safety and product quality problems to Senior Management or Quality Manager.

* Quality

* Maintains excellent product quality.

* Ensures control plan is adhered to.

* Responsible for ensuring that correct procedure is followed for rejection of raw material.

* Responsible for ensuring proper procedure is followed for rejecting or passing questionable product produced by their machine.

* Maintenance

* Can assist in maintenance of machine when necessary.

* Housekeeping

* Assists with housekeeping of machine.

* Responsible for the cleanliness of the equipment in their assigned area.

* Machinery

* Perform and ensure all preventative maintenance is being performed on machine according to scheduled PM\u2019s.

* Responsible for troubleshooting problems with the machine and equipment.

Backup - Operator Trainee 1, Team Leader

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of integrity, respect, accountability and excellence, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.