Slitter Operator

**Plastics Slitting Operator - Durban**

**Salary: Market Related**

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**Purpose of Position**:
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Complement Recruitment are recruiting for a plastics and packaging Slitting Operator for a manufacturing facility in eThekwini, Durban, Kwazulu Natal. This is a permanent position with benefits. Experience in FMCG, Food Manufacturing and Production environment essential. Salary is market related, and there will be overtime.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- 3 years of experience operating Plastic / Packaging / Metalizer machinery in a converting machinery environment
- Food Safety Certificate
- Grade 12 with Maths and English
- Ability to accurately read a tape measure
- Ability to be self-directed and multitask
- Ability to follow instructions
- Ability to lead and manage the performance of others
- Timeliness
- Ability to obtain overhead crane license and operate overhead crane
- Must be able to work overtime on request
- Must have a valid transport - required to work shifts

**Duties**:
Operate Met/Slitter to:

- Fill machine checklist
- Fill crane check list
- Refer to Met Slit Plan and arrange paper cores
- Produce as per target
- Perform efficient Met Slitter Operation
- Check 6 inch & 3-inch chuck condition and reporting to SIC for repairing
- Check winding roller and clean them at the start of shift
- Ensure control of metallized film waste as per target
- Suggest and make at least One Kaizen per month
- Report unsafe conditions and behavior to assist in Zero Safety incident
- Maintain 5S of Slitter and & waste gallery
- Sort aluminium cores as per sizes and check their condition
- Ensure correct Data entry
- Record run conditions, material condition and machine performance on your production logbook
- Keep on line inspection
- Wrap the slit roll with Stretch film, Metallized film, bubble film
- Weighing scale calibration on daily basis
- Check quality of rolls produced and mark any defect on the roll before placing on feed
- Efficient operation of packaging and plastics slitting conveyors
- Confirm RFID check points before allowing rolls to move into conveyor scale
- Ensure all pallet have RFID tag on them
- Report production at the end of shift to your SIC
- Train slitter assistant
- Plant Startup
- Roll Loading
- Drive section cleaning
- Threading of Film
- Evaporation (Boat) section cleaning
- Metallization Process
- Roll unloading
- Boat Change
- Wetting of New Boats
- Handling used boats and sludge waste
- Handling Aluminium wire waste
- Handling Met film waste
- Trouble shooting under supervision of SIC and Metalizer Operator
- Maintain the O.D card month wise
- Identification of Logbooks
- Data entry
- Follow the WI

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