MINIGRIP - Reclaim Team Leader

TITLE: Team Leader

POSITION OBJECTIVE: Provide leadership and technical support in day-to-day aspects of Reclaim including – personnel, troubleshooting, training, equipment, methods, processes, and costs – to successfully meet or exceed established standards for safety, quality, and productivity. This position is responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Minigrip LLC reclaim operation.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Familiarity in reclaim extrusion related activities
• Forklift license required
• Excellent work habits and attitude
• Basic mechanical skills
• Ability to lead others and follow management directive
• 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 interaction

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Perform routine operations required to feed, operate, and adjust the polyethylene reclaim system.
• Diagnose routine problems, detect cause and perform required machine adjustments. 
• Detect and report faulty equipment or electrical issues to maintenance supervisor.
• Isolate, record, and report all defective material to the Process Engineer and Plant Manager. 
• Assure the material is always free of contaminants.
• Perform all routine maintenance of the reclaim system of a lesser degree of complexity according to standardized procedures. 
• Assist with upgrades and machine improvements. 
• Rebuild mechanical parts and equipment to a lesser degree of complexity.
• Perform simple calculations for inventory production planning and enter data into a spreadsheet.  
• Maintain necessary production, quality and equipment records. 
• Move materials as necessary in the performance of duties or as directed.
• Maintain supply of pelletized reclaim and plan production schedule accordingly. 
• Notify supervision of availability issues before they become critical.
• Must be able to help in extrusion process as required.
• Operate the rail car unloading system as directed. 
• Provide routine maintenance and troubleshooting of the rail car unloader and silos of a lesser degree of complexity according to standardized procedures. 
• Clean silo interiors as scheduled.
• Must maintain an active forklift license consistent with the Minigrip forklift policy.
• Recognize and eliminate potential contaminates to the reclaim process. 
• Communicate with appropriate production and maintenance personnel and provide technical assistance as required. 
• Adhere to all Minigrip policies and procedures including; Principles of Conduct, safety policies and procedures, quality and GMP policies and procedures, and all other company policies and procedures. 
• Enforce all Minigrip policies and procedures related to the operation of the reclaim and rail car unloading processes.
• Maintain work area and equipment in a clean and orderly condition. 
• Follow prescribed safety rules and regulations.
• Perform other duties as requested by management.
• Knowledge of slitter machine operation to extent where assistance and training may be given to other personnel as well as troubleshooting.