Machine Operator

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

Team or Function Overview

This position will be on the Mt. Vernon, Indiana commercial plant operations team, located about 20 miles west of Evansville, along the Ohio River. The GAF TPO Facility in Mount Vernon was founded in 2000 and produces TPO roofing systems in a very clean, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility. Short for thermoplastic polyolefin, TPO is a single-ply roofing membrane that offers excellent performance at a cost-effective price. In the 20+ years that TPO has been in the field, it’s become one of the most popular products used for low-slope roofing.

Hourly Pay

$33.85 / Hour plus full benefits on day 1!

Summary

We are looking for a Machine Operator who will be responsible for producing high quality commercial roofing products at the Mt. Vernon, Indiana Plant. The ideal candidate thrives in environments where safety, quality, service and cost are the highest priorities.

Schedule

The Machine Operator works 8 hour shifts, rotating across days, evenings, and nights. Holidays, weekends and other shifts are required depending on business needs. Will be occasionally required to work 12 hour shifts for overtime coverage.

Essential Duties

• Gains job knowledge by reading and understanding materials, such as production schedules and reports, intranet websites, safety literature, RCN spec books, and training materials.
• Performs preventive maintenance by inspecting, cleaning and adjusting processing equipment as needed.
• Records daily moving vehicles (i.e. forklift, overhead cranes) by documenting appropriate checklists.
• Works in teams by attending meetings, such as quality, daily team, daily safety, and training sessions, etc.
• Documents process settings by completing hourly checklist and SPC charting.
• Ensures optimal settings by performing equipment walk through and making visual inspections. Communicates deficiencies or potential failures to maintenance and / or Shift Lead.
• Generates timely consistent reports from the MES system, such as daily production totals, and scrap generated for the shift.
• Ensures all activities are performed safely and any unsafe conditions or observations are reported to the supervisor immediately.
• Troubleshoot and solve production challenges.
• Assist maintenance when needed to repair equipment.
• Produce high quality products on a consistent basis.
• Package, track and transport via forklift finished product to warehouse.

Physical Demands

Under This Roof, We Require

Under This Roof, We Also Value

How We Protect What Matters Most

GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.