Feeder - SPW Dry Veneer

Position Title: Dryer Feeder      Reports to: Dry End Supervisor       Department: SPW Dryers

Wage: Level 1 $18.38                                            Shift: Days/Swing/Graveyard                                    

PPE Required:

_x_ Eye Protection

_x_ Hearing Protection

_x_ Gloves

_x_ Boots

Anything over 35 lbs.:             Environment:           Maximum # lifted          Maximum # carried           Maximum # push/pull

2 people required                   Outside 0%             without assistance:       without assistance:           without assistance:

                                                  Inside 100%                50 lbs.                             50 lbs.                                 50 lbs.

 

 

 

Purpose of Position:  This position is responsible for Dryer cleanup & maintenance on the weekends.

The primary

responsibility is the cleaning of the dryers (inside and outside) and the required maintenance.

The worker’s responsibility

will also include dumping dry and green trash boxes, dumping trash cans, assisting the maintenance crew and

miscellaneous tasks outlined by the dryer supervisor.

Essential Functions: These duties are designated as ADA Essential Functions and must be performed in this job

1.

The worker is responsible for reaching forward, picking up individual sheets of veneer with both hands, and moving

them forward several inches so that they can be picked up by the rollers of the veneer dryer equipment.

2.

Movement back and forth on a platform as necessary, pushing sheets forward and properly aligning them to the

receiving end of the dryer.

Feeder will remove overlaps, ensure all fed sheets are unstacked, and discarding wane sheets

as necessary.

3.

Feeder must ensure proper amount of veneer sheets are fed with each dryer cycle, according to supervisor

expectations and production needs.

4.

The worker will be responsible, through a series of pedals and buttons, for moving green veneer onto a scissors

platform and maintaining the proper height at that platform at a comfortable waist/chest level.

5.

At times, the machine will jam or plug up which will at times require the worker to remove or assist in removing the

blockage.  Both human and mechanical assistance will be available upon request, should the worker be unable to

perform this activity alone.

Proper Lock-out-tag-out procedures must be performed.

Worker must use and understand

dryers’ manual button operating system for power control.

6.

Breaking of other dryer employees and rotation to different positions for cross-training purposes or to facilitate

production as designated by the supervisor.

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