Process Technician - Line

Empowered to meet technical challenges

Providing operations with high-end technical solutions and ensuring continuous improvements, you will play an important role in our continued expansion worldwide. From day one, you will get responsibilities to engage in projects and help solve operational challenges. In our team-oriented environment, you will work among colleagues who are highly skilled and passionate about what they do. The variety of possibilities and the empowerment we provide, will allow you to grow and gain new experiences.

Process Technician Job Summary
The ROCKWOOL stone wool insulation production process is something that has continued to be refined over time often with the input of Process Technicians.  As a Process Technician at ROCKWOOL you will schedule and perform regular maintenance, cleaning and repairs of all equipment while also ordering machine parts and upgrading equipment to optimize line performance, documenting all machine maintenance along the way. You will be expected to provide technical expertise to the value stream and maintenance teams and take the lead on tasks that will lean on your project management and automation programming skills. You will be instrumental in the planning and develop projects encompassing process improvements, provide training to factory personnel, create work instructions and safe work procedures, and assist the factory in troubleshooting process issues. In the Process Technician role, you will be responsible for supporting areas of the manufacturing operation including curing, packaging and logistics.

What are the day-to-day responsibilities of a Process Technician?

• Process and equipment monitoring and optimization in area of responsibility with a focus on operational uptime and waste reduction while looking for opportunities to improve operational standards.
• Plan, analyze and control the quality of manufacturing processes, making equipment orders and improving or developing new work instructions and safety guideline for equipment use and instilling regular documentation for machine maintenance.
• Collaborate with supply chain to ensure new auxiliaries are tested and documented for new material introduction.
• Working closely with the production team to assess day-to-day results, complete reporting when there are problems or inaccuracies from technicians as part of the regular status updates.
• Take leadership role providing training to new hires and other team members on relevant processes and equipment operation to ensure sage-work practices and continuous skills improvement.

What professional skills and qualifications do you need for the role of a Process Technician?

• Technical Degree/Certification or equivalent experience required.
• Strong knowledge of Siemens PLC Control System preferred.
• Previous experience in specified technology field with proven technical ability in a continuous flow manufacturing or industrial environment and working with automated equipment required.
• Grow and develop the team by sharing knowledge / experience.
• Act as a ROCKWOOL ambassador demonstrating our core values of Ambition, Integrity, Responsibility and Efficiency.
• Demonstrated or proven:
  • Organizational and analytical skills;
  • Basic computer knowledge and skills;
  • Acute attention to detail;
  • Written and verbal communication skills;
  • Problem-solving and trouble shooting skills;
  • Accuracy and data integrity.

What are the physical demands for a Process Technician?

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The job is physically demanding at times and requires manual dexterity, eyesight, mobility and requires a high level of concentration.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to, stand/or sit, squat, turn/twist, reach, use hands to: finger, handle, feel or operate objects, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to hear, walk, climb, balance, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch or crawl, and talk, and smell.

The employee must frequently lift, carry, push or pull up to 60 pounds and/or occasionally lift, carry, push or pull up to 120 pounds with another person, shovel heavy waste to shoulder height.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What is the typical work environment at a ROCKWOOL manufacturing facility?

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

At ROCKWOOL, safety is priority number one! We continuously strive to create safe and healthy work places and conditions for all employees. We provide all associates with personal protective equipment to include high visibility safety vests, safety glasses, shoes, gloves and head protection.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be subjected to moving mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, fumes, odors, dusts, gases, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures and work space restrictions.

The noise level in the work environment is occasionally loud.

External hiring into this position is contingent upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screen, background check, and Hucama Big 5 assessment.

ROCKWOOL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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