JOB DESCRIPTION

Group Company: SIS Manufacturing Limited

Job Title: Process Operative

Reporting to: Production Manager

Reporting Responsibilities: No reports

Location: Maryport, Cumbria

PURPOSE/ MAIN OBJECTIVES OF ROLE

To undertake key manufacturing processes for the production of artificial grass and sports surfaces. As a process operative, to operate the manufacturing machinery, to ensure production of quality products for SIS clients. It is intended that all operatives shall have the flexibility to cross-train and be able to operate all machinery but shall specialize in one manufacturing area as the business need arises.

To contribute to process improvements and efficiencies through process compliance, innovation and ensure that products are manufactured to the highest quality in a safe and environmentally friendly way.

RESPONSIBILITIES/ ACCOUNTABILITIES/ TASKS

1) Tufting

To follow production and quality procedures and works instructions for the tufting process, ensuring raw materials, batches and works tools are all implemented correctly and safely.

To operate the tufting machines including threading, replacing needles, replacing knives, align knife blocks and looper replacement.

To conduct set-up checks and monitor the operation of tufting machines, including replacing yarn breaks.

To perform quality inspections during production runs and report any faults or issues to the QC personnel and Production Management in a timely manner; and mending voids in carpets as required. This shall include comparison of tufted carpet to standard requirements to maintain quality production.

To change backing as required.

2) Backing

To follow production and quality procedures and works instructions for the application of latex backing onto the tufted carpet product, ensuring that all equipment is working and set correctly and that the carpet is being managed at the required tensions and speeds.

To follow all quality works instructions, ensuring that all quality checks are undertaken and recorded, constantly guiding the carpet and monitoring the latex coating.

To monitor the equipment and report any faults immediately.

To report any qualify defects immediately, ensuring all quality checks are carried out.

To apply batch numbering, identification and works orders correctly.

To sew on substrate for continuous supply and ensure supply of secondary backing.

Key Interfaces:
Internal Interfaces
Managing Director
Production Manager
QC Inspectors
Team Operatives
Back office support staff
Customer Service & Business Development Manager

Health & Safety:
To comply with all company health, safety and environmental management policies, works procedures and instructions to ensure a safe and healthy workplace.

To be aware of, and fulfil, your duties in relation to health and safety in the workplace to promote your own safety, that of your colleagues and all personnel in your workplace.

To report to a manager any safety or environmental hazards and risks that you become aware of in the workplace, including faulty or defective machinery or equipment.

Compliance & Social Responsibility:
To comply with all company policies and procedures as apply to your role and/or your employment generally, ensuring that you represent the Company to the highest business and ethical standards.

To behave with respect and dignity towards your colleagues and all personnel in the workplace and to report in confidence any unacceptable behaviour.

To contribute towards the continual improvement of the business in terms of the corporate objectives and good governance of the SIS Group.

Interested?

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