Canning Line Helper

Carlisle Construction Materials is now hiring Production Operators to join our team in Carlisle, PA.

In this position, you will operate various types of production equipment. We will train dependable individuals with a desire to work as a part of a team in a successful and growing manufacturing company. The Canning Line Helper properly packages a variety of adhesives. These products include bonding adhesives, Low VOC bonding adhesives, and PVC bonding adhesive, etc. The Canning Line Helper also assist with training, ensuring specifications are met, and maintaining a clean and safe work environment. The Canning Line Helper serves as the Canning Line Operator during times when coverage is needed and may be asked to perform other duties as assigned by management.

Schedule:

• 2nd shift

• 3:00pm - 11:30pm, Monday - Friday

• Availability for overtime may be required, based on business needs

Compensation:

$27.21/hr to start, then receive an increase to $30.48/hr after 6 months

$1.50 shift differential per hour while working 2nd shift

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist the canning Line Operator in packaging a variety of adhesives in 1, and 5 gallon pails as well as 55-gallon drums
• Put 1-gallon cans in boxes and stack on skids
• Stack 5-gallon cans on skids
• Band skids of finished materials
• Use fork truck to take finished goods to warehouse, bring out raw materials, and packing materials as required
• Put stir sticks/rollers, etc., with finished packages as required
• Make boxes using an air powered staple gun
• Maintain proper housekeeping in work area
• Cleaning the canning line conveyors and vacuum hoist
• Maintain accurate inventory levels
• Fill out necessary production/QA paperwork
• Date code pails and skids

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge:

o Operation of canning line and components

o Fork Truck operation

o Safety Systems

o Proper Packaging

o Lock out/Tag out procedures

o Processing specification procedures

o Minor maintenance of canning line

o Housekeeping and job breakdown

• Skills:

o Basic mathematical calculations

o Reading and comprehension of SDS's (Safety Data Sheet), labels, process specifications, and instructions

o Filling out required paperwork

o Driving a fork truck

• Abilities:

o Working as a member of a team

o Communicating with team members and supervisors

Competencies:

• Teamwork

o Builds trust with others by encouraging open dialogue and collaboration

• Managing Change

o Able to find common ground solutions despite difficulties or barriers that may be encountered

• Continuous Improvement

o Retains a mindset of always striving to make things better to all aspects of the role

• Customer Focus

o Listens to understand the needs of customers (internal and external) and keeps the customer's needs in mind

• Continuous Learning

o Understands individual strengths, opportunity areas, and seeks development opportunities to leverage strengths and lean into opportunity areas

• Drive for Results

o Always has a sense of urgency to solve problems and align goals with attainment of organizational strategy

Education & Experience:

• Experience: No previous manufacturing experience required

Equipment & Data Used:

• Equipment Run on the job: hoist, fork truck, air powered staple gun, and dennison date coder
• Tools required on the job: pallet jack, skid, bander, shears, crimper
• Data used on the job: process specifications, job breakdowns, and SDS's

Work Environment/Time Worked:

• Work Environment:

o Plant ambient temperature in the summer matches outside temperature

o Plant is heated in the winter

o Exposure to solvent fumes when cleaning (PPE Provided)

o Pinch points on moving mechanical equipment

o Sharp edges on box cutters

o Heavy equipment including fork truck and hoist

o Uniforms are issued and laundered by company

o Can be fast paced

Physical Requirements:

• Climbing - must be able to climb into and out of the fork truck
• Stooping - when placing finished product cartons on pallets
• Kneeling - during some portions of clean out process
• Crouching - when filling 5 gallon pails
• Reaching - reach to get empty pails and cases
• Standing - must stand for majority of the shift
• Walking - walking to move finished product to the skid and to get empty containers and labels
• Pushing - push full cases on skids
• Pulling - pull full cases off conveyor
• Lifting - lift full boxes or cans from table or floor onto skid (Cans can weigh up to 60 lbs.), Vacuum hoist is also used to assist lifting as required
• Grasping - must grasp pails before filling and boxing
• Talking and Hearing - communicate with other members of plant frequently
• Sight - must be able to see warnings, hazards, and SDS

Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Used:

• Hearing Protection
• Safety Shoes
• Cut Resistant Gloves
• Safety Glasses
• PPE required for use of specific chemicals will be provided when needed