DownSteam Operator

At Dura-Line, we aspire to create a more connected world, because we believe every company, every community, every person deserves the chance to advance their lives through better access to high-speed broadband. We take pride in our state-of-the-art quality products and being recognized a key partner with all of the major telecommunications companies across the world. In one year, Dura-Line produced over 1.4 billion feet of digital network infrastructure. Dura-Line creates what connects us. Every time you pick up your cell phone, log into the internet, or use your i-anything, it’s because our HDPE pathways protect that delicate string of glass called a fiber optic cable that carries everything from precious pictures of your puppy to the latest sports scores. Your safety, health, family, work, entertainment…your whole life; that’s our connection.

SUMMARY OF FUNCTIONS:

The Downstream Operator will maintain the quality of the extruded product and it’s packaging.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Places the correct reel onto reeler and prepares for start-up. Reel must be in good condition
• Operates reeler (Manual and auto mode)
• Monitors print and footage markings, and makes corrections as needed
• Monitors for continuous stripe (if required)
• Knows and understands the quality requirements for all products being produced
• Makes all checks that may be required to assure that the product being wound on the reels meets the product requirements. These checks will include but are not inclusive:
  • Check for proper puller pressure
  • Check for stuck cable on C-I-D (Cable In Duct) products
  • Check for hot spots on the duct
  • Check surface temperature of duct
  • Check for print quality
  • Check surface quality of duct
  • Check for holes, die-face build-up on duct
  • Check for loss of stripes
  • Before making the necessary adjustments, informs the supervisor or Line Operator of problem areas

• Ensures wraps on reels are neat
• Cuts conduit, ties-off, and caps conduit when each reel and cable (if applicable) is complete
• Paints and stencils wood reels (if required)
• Grinds line scrap as it is produced and stacks scrap
• Assists Line Operator in line start-ups
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area
• Assists other operators in cutting conduit, tie-offs, and reel changes
• Follows all safety requirements for this position and all company safety guidelines
• Performs any other duties as assigned by supervisor
• Completes appropriate paperwork to ensure accurate inventory transactions

EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Reading, writing, and mathematical competency testing required
• Ability to perform simple math, add, subtract, multiply, divide and take measurements

OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Attendance is an essential part of the job
• Ability to lift 50 pounds with or without reasonable assistance
• Ability to climb ladders, listen to equipment, look for defects in product and sense temperature changes in the finished product
• Ability to hold conduit and drive nails into reel flanges simultaneously
• Ability to move from one area to another by stepping over and/or bending under objects

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Manufacturing floor environment
• May include outside conditions on top of railcars or silos in all types of weather

Join Our Team: Dura-Line offers all its employees an exciting work environment and provides career opportunities in a continuously growing company. We are committed to attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce that represents our global customer base. Check out our products, history, and testimonials at www.Dura-Line.com

Dura-Line is part of a community of companies, known as Orbia, bound together by a shared purpose: to advance life around the world. Orbia’s business groups have a collective focus on insuring food security, reducing water scarcity, reinventing the future of cities and homes, connecting communities to data infrastructure, and expanding access to health and wellness with advanced materials. The business groups include Precision Agriculture, Building and Infrastructure, Fluor, Polymer Solutions, and Data Communications, which collectively pursue human centric solutions to global challenges.