Furnace Operator - Muscatine, United States - Potters Industries Inc

Description

Job Description

This position pays $21.84 per hour, plus a $1.00 per hour night premium.

Are you looking for a career? Do you want to learn a new skills set? Are you reliable, dependable and a safe worker that wants to work the Nightshift, call me, Kathleen Lally at and we can discuss your new career.

Potters Industries in Muscatine, IA has a manufacturing opportunity that includes valuable training, lifetime trade skills, with potential for advancement. We are looking for candidates that set themselves apart from their peers in their quest to be successful, participate in production goals and learn in a "safety first" environment.

We offer:

$500.00 Sign on Bonus with an additional $1,000.00 paid after six months of employment

• Competitive Pay range based on experience and training
• Weekly Pay
• Comprehensive Employer Supplemented Benefits, including Health, Dental and Eye-care that sta rts the 1st of the month after your first 30 days
• Advancement Opportunities

· Starting Wage: $21.84 per hour + $1.00 per hour shift differential

· Hours for this position are 7:30p.m. – 7:30a.m.

A Safety First Culture

Day to day duties:

· Operates the process in a safe and reliable manner.

· Operates in compliance with all health, safety and environmental rules and regulations.

· Interprets process data and adjusts process to maintain quality output.

· Communicates process information and issues with other operators, maintenance & management.

· Maintains production and other company requirements.

· Performs housekeeping duties.

· Performs and assists, in accordance with training and skills, with maintenance as directed, including preventive maintenance.

· Sets up, prepares and monitors machines and equipment for operation according to production requirements. Equipment and machines may include grinding mills, sifters, elevators, bag houses, rotary screws, rotary gas dryer, heat exchangers, and other process equipment.

· Operates the Process in a manner intended to meet plant goals in safety, environment, quality, production and cost control. Examples of this include operating the process in a way to maximize

· efficiency and plant production in a manner that is safe and environmentally compliant.

· Understands that safe work practices is a condition of employment and is actively engaged in activities such as hazard ID's and assisting in updating work procedures.

· Participates in plant-wide HSE, quality and productivity initiatives.

· Participates in HSE activities (i.e., Toolbox meetings, monthly plant audits, accident investigations, Hazard IDs, etc.).

· Has significant responsibility in ensuring compliance to environmental permits and good neighbor principles by monitoring bag house emissions and other potential sources of glass dust.

· Performs special projects or other duties as directed.

Minimum Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED

One year industrial experience preferred

Forklift experience preferred, but not required