Knife Ring/Mold Plate Technician - Plant 2 (B Shift: 7pm to 730am)

Job Description

Job Description

PRINCIPLE ACTIVITIES:

The following lists the principle activities associated with the position of Knife Ring / Mold Plate Technician.

• Grind wood chip using plane machinery to produce wood flakes
• Adjust and sharpen plane blades as required
• Load the mixing platform with wood flakes to be used for production line
• Prepare and perform maintenance of molding plate
• Ensure molding plate to be free of particles of dust after placing raw material to make patterns
• Move plates with forklift
• Grind defective plates by using hand tools to reuse as raw material
• Prepare and maintain records of raw material received, weights of raw material used, plane blades usage information, defected plates count, and other pertinent information required
• Report machinery equipment damage or malfunction to Supervisor
• Preforms other related duties as assigned

EQUIPMENT KNOWLEDGE:

• Knife Ring
• Conveyors
• Forklift

SAFETY:

• Understand and follow all safety procedures
  • Current on all safety trainings
  • Wear all required PPE when necessary (steel toe boots, safety glasses, ear plugs)
• Understand Lock Out Tag Out procedures for assigned areas
• Perform duties according to OSHA guidelines, policies and procedures
• Complete General Plan Safety Training within the first 8 weeks

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Must be able to lift at least 50lbs and to push-pull up to 75lbs
• Must be able to work long periods while continuously standing, twisting, bending, reaching, and stooping.
• Must be able to work environment which is dusty and noisy
• Must be able to safely walk and work around Must be able to work required shift and work overtime with short notice machinery
• Must be able to work in plant environment with extreme seasonal temperatures

BEHAVIORS:

Safety

• • Holds Self and Others accountable
  • Contributes to “The Nichiha Way”
  • Shares lessons learned on safety practices
  • Demonstrates self-care and mutual-care
• Cooperation
  • Team Player
  • Treats others with respect
  • Helps others
  • Communicates effectively
  • Thinks of team after self
• Personal Awareness
  • Self-awareness of strengths and weaknesses
  • Understanding of adhering to company policies and procedures (attendance, timekeeping, housekeeping)
  • Open to constructive feedback
  • Actively seeks ways to develop
• Knowledge and Problem Solving
  • Effectively assist in resolving issues using job knowledge and skills
  • Able to identify issues and actively seeks to resolve
  • Offers pragmatic solutions
  • Continuously seeks new and innovative work methods
• Imitative and Productivity
  • Understands performance expectations (quality, timeliness)
  • Strives to improve efficiency / bottleneck issues
  • Adaptive to new ways of improvement
  • Questions current status for improvements