Job Summary
The Laminator Operator is responsible for setting up the solventless adhesive laminator, running production of the laminator, cleaning and all related maintenance of the machine.
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Key Job Responsibilities:
- Identifies and ensures that proper materials are used for production
- Ensures mistakes are not made and materials match as necessary
- Manages pre-run testing of the material to ensure the correct coding weights and bond strength are applied
- Runs the proper amount of material/footage to the job order
- Completes proper checking of production and material
- Prepares for production at the end of each day for the following day
- Correctly build up production orders and doctor blade assemblies
- Perform all required quality checks prior to producing all production orders to ensure a product can be processed at the next stage of the manufacturing process.
- Load and unload material from the laminators using defined equipment
- Install/remove laminator sleeves as required for each production order.
- Follow the production schedule as issued by production control
- Set up & Operate specific Laminating Machine according to company laminating procedures and guidelines.*
- Apply proper adhesive and wind rolls according to specs.
- Job Order interpretation.
- Follow equipment and workplace cleaning/sanitation procedures, to complete Sanitation checklist
- Check first, middle and last piece conformance to specifications.
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- Perform daily and periodic preventative maintenance duties specified for assigned machines/equipment.
- Maintain cleanliness of machines/equipment and adjacent work area to AIB standards.
- Report quality issues to Production Manager for analysis and/or remedy
- Report all Food Safety Violations to management
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Turns on auxiliary and other equipment as needed
- Loads and unloads trucks as needed
Key Experience & Qualifications
- 3-5 years of experience in production, lamination and printing setting
- Forklift operation
- High school diploma preferred
- Responsibility in the area of food safety essentials from AIB international 5.4.1.1 section of adequacy of prerequisite and food safety programs
- Ability to pass training tests/methods to become qualified on one or more alternative production machines such as slitting, pouching, and printing.
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