Job description

Ahlstrom currently has two (2) positions available in our Taylorville, Illinois plant for production operators.

Applicants must also apply directly to Ahlstrom's career website, or at the following link: https://career5.successfactors.eu/career?career%5fns=job%5flisting&company=Ahlstrom&navBarLevel=JOB%5fSEARCH&rcm%5fsite%5flocale=en%5fUS&career_job_req_id=3651&selected_lang=en_US&jobAlertController_jobAlertId=&jobAlertController_jobAlertName=&browserTimeZone=America/Chicago&_s.crb=N%2fUuGE0y3td%2f0XVblWdSiuaqhChHhR6hey%2fwsN6DwcM%3d

Main Responsibilities:

• Adhere to all safety policies, OSHA regulations, ISO1400, QS9000 standards and policies;
• Participates in quarterly Safety/Quality meetings with peers;
• Performs and ensures the proper type of slitting width and perforation with Winder Operator to meet specifications;
• Prepare pallets, labeling each roll with a bar-code. Stack and wrap the rolls of filter media paper per Packer’s setup sheet and Finishing Specifications guidelines.
• Logs computer data collected for time and material losses, reel dimensions, winding changes in the Carelmill business software system. Out of specification material rolls managed according to the Control Plan Reaction plan during non-conforming product;
• Support Rewinders by pulling rolls and cutting cores or as directed by Production Supervisors;
• Troubleshoots production issues on the equipment, as well as participates in continuous programs;
• Works closely with the maintenance department during work orders issuance in given area;
• Engineering project participation as well as production during scheduled maintenance/cleanup days;
• Reviews daily shift production schedule queues, packing specifications pertaining to slitting, Winder schedule or other records prior to production runs;
• Facilitate information exchange via telephone or personal interface, with the Process Technician and Production Supervisor, as required for production of the slit filter media reels;
• Log and record machine reels, breaks/splices, as required for continuous improvement, SPC and business/process data collection system (Carelmill);
• Cooperate/Participate during cross training of personnel for efficiency optimization and personal multi-skills development;
• Performs housekeeping, projects and other duties as assigned.

Education/Competencies:

• Entry level position
• Mechanical/mathematical aptitude
• Ability to perform process laboratory testing and calculations
• Ability to work in Team environment
• Exercise a high degree of independent judgment, self-motivation and communication skills both verbal and written.
• Some degree of contact with managers and company officials throughout the Filtration Group, as well as vendors, suppliers, and consultants.
• Computer literate in Excel, Word, Lotus Notes, and other programs as required.
• The employee must possess the ability to see, hear, talk, sit, stand, walk, and use fingers to manipulate controls.
• The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• The employee is frequently required to bend, stoop, and lift items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• The employee must be able to walk and stand on a variation of surfaces.
• The employee must have the ability to work in a hot or cold environment, indoors and outdoors, in a manufacturing production setting, with exposure to working near moving mechanical parts.

Benefits-At-A-Glance: U.S. Non-Union Benefits

Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.

About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. Our vision is to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders.

We serve five growing and distinctive end markets, which form the basis for our five divisions: Filtration, Food & Consumer Packaging, Healthcare, Building Materials, and Technical Materials.

Our pro forma net sales 2021 for continuing operations amounted to EUR 2.6 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

Learn more at www.ahlstrom.com

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $26.31 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• Day shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Taylorville, IL 62568: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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