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JOB DESCRIPTION: Paper Machine #411 Utility Operator

EDUCATION: High School

EXPERIENCE: Basic Math Skills, ability to read and write English.

Three months to one year in an industrial manufacturing environment.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS:

• Constant alertness; must be able to complete multiple tasks correctly and simultaneously.
• Frequent exposure to extreme heat.
• Frequent handling of weights up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent physical strain without rest.

• Must be able to make decisions and/or judgments with well-defined scope.

• Must be able to wear/use required P.P.E. (Personal Protective Equipment)

• Must be able to work safely, independently, quickly and accurately.

• Must possess a minimum corrected vision of 20/40. Vision to be checked every 2 years with records to reside in the Medical Dept.

• Must strictly adhere to on-call responsibilities.

• Occasionally, must be able to work up to 12 consecutive days with little advanced notification.
• Responsible for own work and work area.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to frequently work in wet environments.

• Accurately record electronically or manually the actual usage of all raw materials and chemicals used.
• Assist in paper machine wash-ups, clothing changes and daily machine cleaning after breaks or shutdowns including physical moving, bending and/or lifting during those procedures.
• Assist Pulper Operator in locating, transporting and handling of raw materials and /or chemicals up to and including opening and stacking wood and staging fiber.
• Complies with all Lock-Out/Tag-Out and Confined Space procedures.
• Identify and immediately report any unsafe act, condition or potential hazard to Supervisor or responsible personnel.
• Locate, transport by using a powered lift truck and track ordered raw materials and/or chemicals from inventory by inventory lot or ID number for use in pulp and/or chemical formulations.
• Must be able to accept direction from multiple sources of authority.
• Must be able to prepare chemical formulations in accordance with written instructions. Must be able to work in sequence using many components with a high degree of accuracy. Must be able to physically transport and handle chemicals and raw materials up to 50 lbs.

• Must possess a sufficient level of agility for climbing catwalks, working around moving machinery with hot surfaces, and working in areas with slippery surfaces.

• Observe the conditions of and quarantine if necessary any unacceptable or questionable raw materials and/or chemicals used in the manufacturing process and communication thereof to Supervisor.

• Understand the area that is assigned for housekeeping responsibility and the level of cleanliness that is expected in that area.

• Understands and complies with general, departmental and job specific safety rules, as well as the Site Safety plan at Ahlstrom.
• Understands and complies with Mill Environmental guidelines, as well as federal and state mandated RCRA Waste Handling and Recycling Procedures.

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. Our three divisions, Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2023 amounted to EUR 3.0 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.

Learn more at www.ahlstrom.com