Job Description

TITLE: Reclaim Operator C

POSITION OBJECTIVE: To produce a consistent quality product utilizing procedures and process-related troubleshooting while maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient work environment

QUALIFICATIONS:
• Computing knowledge
• Oral /written communication skills
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ensure consistent, dependable attendance and demonstrate a willingness to accommodate non-standard work hours as necessary.
• Capable of effectively managing job-related stress and fostering productive workplace interactions.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Strive to achieve departmental production and quality objectives
• Comply with all Plant Safety and Product Safety requirements
• Demonstrate safe work habits, ensuring equipment is in safe working condition, reporting unsafe acts/conditions to Senior Reclaim Operator, following Lock Out / Tag Out as necessary
• Follow quality procedures; identifying and correcting quality defects with assistance
• Identify and ensure segregation of products with assistance
• Operate reclaim equipment (paperwork, inspection, etc.) with assistance
• Conduct efficient and effective shift change
• Certified forklift operator
• Comply with company recycling policy
• Comply with company housekeeping policies; maintaining housekeeping checklists throughout each shift

WORK ENVIRONMENT CONDITIONS SUBJECTED TO IN THIS POSITION:
• Inside environmental conditions are protected from weather conditions, not necessarily temperature conditions.
• Outside environmental conditions, there is no effective protection from weather.
• Inside and outside environments apply.
• Subject to extreme cold; temperatures below 32 degrees for periods of more than one hour.
• Subject to extreme heat; temperatures above 100 degrees for more than one hour.
• Subject to noise, causing reason to shout to be heard above the noise level.
• Subject to vibration, exposure, or fluctuating movement of the body.
• Subject to hazards such as moving machinery, electrical currents, falling debris, exposure to chemicals, gases, high heat, or explosives.
• Subject to unregulated atmospheric conditions caused by odors, fumes, gases, poor ventilation, and dust.
• Subject to oils and other cutting fluids via touch or air.
• Air density conditions causing the use of a respirator.
• Not exposed to any adverse environmental conditions. (Usually office work.)

TRAINING:
• Attend and understand all plant training programs (Safety, ISO, Product Safety, Operations)

MACHINES, TOOLS, EQUIPMENT, ELECTRONIC DEVICES & SOFTWARE:
• Forklift – must maintain Inteplast forklift license
• Man lift – must maintain Inteplast man lift license
• Reclaim Extrusion Line
• AST grinder
• Hoist
• Hook knife

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
• Climbing, ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized.
• Balancing, maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces.
• Stooping, bending body downward and forward by bending spine and waist (example: changing paper in printer, copier machine).
• Kneeling, bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
• Crouching, bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
• Crawling, moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
• Reaching, extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction (example: giving signals, reaching for material or handle on item).
• Standing, particularly for sustained periods of time (example: making copies, giving presentations, directing traffic).
• Walking, moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances.
• Pushing, using upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling, using upper extremities to exert force to drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting, raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position.
• Degree of lifting: 5-25 lbs. 26-50 lbs.
• Using fingers to perform precise tasks such as picking, pinching, typing, or other activities requiring fine motor coordination, rather than primarily using the whole hand or arm.
• Grasping, applying pressure to an object with fingers and palm.
• Feeling, perceiving attributes of objects such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Talking, expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; via face to face or telephone.
• Hearing, perceiving the nature of sounds with no less than a 40db loss @ 500Hz, 1,000Hz and 2,000Hz with or without correction. Ability to receive verbal communication and to make fine discriminations in sound, such as when making fine adjustments on machined parts.
• Repetitive motions, substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands and/or fingers (example: filing, sorting mail, starting ignition of machinery).

VISUAL ACTIVITY REQUIRED FOR THIS POSITION:
• Machine operation, inspection, and close assembly, clerical and administrative duties. Example: Preparing and analyzing data and figures; accounting; transcription; data entry; CRT exposure; extensive reading; visual inspection of small defects and small parts; using measurement devices or fabricating parts at distances close to the eyes.
• Machine operation and skilled trades; use of lathes, drills, presses, power tools to see where a job is at, or within arm's reach.
• Mobile equipment operations; operate cars, trucks, buses, forklifts, cranes, and high-lift equipment.
• Other criteria are based on accuracy and neatness of work. Example: Cleaning personnel, sweepers, janitors, cooks.
• Position requires individuals to differentiate colors, depth, and perception.

Inteplast Group is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at applicantaccommodation@inteplast.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information, about our commitment to equal employment opportunity, view the EEO - Know Your Rights and Pay Transparency Statement.