Single Facer

POSITION: Corrugator Single Facer
LOCATION: Conyers Millugator
SHIFT: 2nd Shift  (3PM-11PM)

PAY:  Base + Job Competency Level

SUMMARY

Operates the single-facer machine to combine the medium and a single-face liner to create the first layer of corrugated board. This is a technical (like Control room) role usually combined with the Wet End Operator where the operator monitors and adjusts the glue settings and flute quality.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Operate the single-facers to produce the highest level of production and quality.

Check wet end line-ups to verify correct roll stock is received and used.

Put rolls of paper in mill roll stands ensuring proper size and grade of paper to be run and make splices and paper changes as necessary.

Trim only the necessary amount of paper from the rolls when preparing for splices.

Remove roll stock from the machine when necessary and mark the proper size, grade, diameter and lineal footage on the roll and place core plugs in each end of the butt rolls.

Continuously monitor the board during runs to ensure quality and make adjustments as necessary.

Turn in maintenance work orders to supervision for needed repairs.

Clean starch pan, glue roll and single facer area after changing flutes and at the end of the production week.

Take all paper off of cores of stub rolls.

Assist in the wet end training of the Double backer and dry end personnel.

Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or GED.
Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
Eligible to bid for this position under the present labor/management agreement or have current work-related experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
Product layouts and production specifications
Product quality specifications
Quality standards

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Pratt Industries is America’s 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 7,500 highly skilled employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than a dozen states. The company operates three of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by “harvesting the urban forest."