Fiberline Technician

The Fiberline Technician Temp is responsible for monitoring the performance of and insuring the proper operation of the equipment from the dryer section to the baler. The Fiberline Technician Temp provides support and acts as a resource to the other operating team members as required. The Fiberline Technician Temp reports to the FTIII (lead operator).

Key Responsibilities:

• Monitors fiber flow in white area and controls dryer operation through the HMI – siemens control system to ensure that finished product moisture is within specification.
• Maintains adequate fiber levels in the dryer laydown reserve and the white bin to ensure optimum fiber mixing.
• Wraps finished product bales at the bale press with polypropylene bags and galvanized wire bands.
• Weighs the finished product bale and prepares a label using the bale label printer program and places the label on the bale with grade name, bale weight, and moisture information.
• Obtains a moisture value for each bale of product using the Streat moisture meter or a Mettler moisture balance.
• Enters production into the SAP system using material ID, bale number, weight, and moisture and maintains the manual production log sheet.
• Operates a clamp truck to store the finished product bale in the warehouse in the appropriate “hold” location.
• Obtains fiber samples from the white blending bin for each bale, places them in a Ziplok bag and prepares a bag label with sample time, grade, and bale number.
• Obtains fiber samples for microbial testing as required.
• Inspects bales in the bale press prior to wrapping to identify any contamination or foreign materials in the fiber and document any unusual observations on the production log sheet.
• Collects and forwards contaminants to the Fiberline lab with corresponding bale number information.
• Performs cleanup of the process as required (dryers, dust system, sweeping, general housekeeping, etc.).
• Re-works offgrade bales of fiber through the system as required.
• Has the authority to shut down the process whenever safety or quality issues deem it necessary.

The work schedule is 12 hour rotating shifts. 7:00 am to 7:00 pm one week. 7:00 pm to 7:00 am one week.

Payrate: 17.00 per hour

Lumberton area