About this position
Scale Operator – Role Summary
Shift Schedule:
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and every other Saturday as required
Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
We are seeking qualified candidates for Scale Operator positions on our B Shift team. This role is responsible for ensuring assigned production lines meet all quality and customer specifications while supporting safe and efficient operations.
The ideal candidate demonstrates strong teamwork, effective communication skills, and the ability to provide feedback and direction within the scope of the role.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure customer specifications and quality meets 100% WTB standards and perform the following duties. Other duties may be assigned.
- Read and understand scheduling/pick lists for each customer
- Must weigh, label, and document all specifications according to customer picklist
- Provide each customer pick list for the line team to review
- Ensure 100% knowledge of WTB AS-400 data system
- Identify all production materials. Packaging materials, core tubes, labels, etc.
- Ensure lock-out, tag-out locations and proper procedure
- Ensure shift production records for every customer order are completed properly and passed to your supervisor at shift closing
- Ensure proper materials are available for incoming shift
- Understand production requirements for each customer order, and the importance of maintaining a level of 85-100% efficiency.
- Ensure knowledge of quality testing for each customer’s requirements
- Learn and understand the importance of first grade prime fiber and the revenue impact it has when converted to Regar.
- Must provide team communication and organization skills
- Maintain a safe and clean work environment
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This job has no supervisory responsibility. Requires leadership abilities.
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS
Successful individuals are able to communicate and work well in teams. Able to take direction, read and understand production requirements, inventory, scanning, label ID, etc., Strong attention to detail required.
Some characteristics are as follows:
- Lead by example
- Good listening and feedback
- Good team player
- Able to identify situation or issue to report for resolution
- Able to communicate issue or situation and know where to go for problem resolution
- Can do attitude
- Approachable
- High Integrity (Do the right thing when others are not looking)
- Able to work in fast paced environment with calm demeanor
- Follows company and safety rules, policies, practices and procedures
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Count, add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Attention to details. Able to read and interpret tape measure. Calculate numbers for quality and production reporting.
QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
- High school diploma or GED.
- Strongly prefer 4 years in manufacturing environment operating machine equipment successfully.
- Understands Feeds, Speeds, LOTO, etc.
- Leadership abilities to work and direct self-directed teams as needed. Basic computer skills with MS Office.
- Apply common sense understanding to carrying out instructions that are provided.
- Read and comprehend work instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Write simple correspondence.
- Effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups.
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Stand on feet all day. walk, reach with hands & arms. Climb and balance. Able to stoop, kneel, crouch and crawl. Able to talk and hear well.
Job requires use hands to finger, handle, or feel. Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and peripheral vision.
WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ability to work in environment with a moderate noise level.
Ability to work in environment with excessive heat and vibration. Exposure to fumes or airborne particles. Exposure to moving mechanical parts. Ability to get along well with co-workers.