Technical Operator at Kimberly-Clark

 Job Description
Technical Operator performs as part of the shift team to ensure that safety, quality, productivity and housekeeping are maintained to the required standards in an environment of continual improvement.

Main responsibilities

• Complies with all safety rules, procedures and works instructions.
• Maintains a high standard of housekeeping and hygiene in the department and follow 5S Housekeeping principles.
• Checks that packaging materials that enter his/her sector correspond with the requirements of the product being manufactured and return packaging materials not in use after a change of grade and/or product.
• Operate the Bagger sector of the diaper machine at target speeds to achieve rate of operation targets.
• Loads packaging materials into the bagger and shrink-wrapping machines.
• Controls the production process in his/her sector and correct the components phases to ensure product is produced within specification.
• Capture data regarding machine waste and delay and communicates this to the MOP for documentation and to effectively use this information for analysis and decision making on preventative actions.
• Perform modular process health checks in-line with under lining guidelines.
• Acts as cover for any other operator when required.
• Control material usage to minimise waste and material cost
• Knows and actively participate in all work and repairs which are carried out in his/her sector by the support teams
• Reports and informs team leaders of the maintenance and improvement required of his sector.
• Knows the values of the main performance indicators (MDH, Waste, Delay, Ti, Ci, ppm) of the machine to which assigned.
• During shift changes, communicates to the incoming operator all new occurrences, repairs, process changes and materials issues.

inimum Requirements

• National Diploma or equivalent qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 1 year of experience on high-speed production equipment.
• Prior high-speed production machine maintenance or operating experience, especially on Diaper machines will be an advantage.
• Computer Literate.