Job Description
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation (LP Building Solutions) is a leading provider of high-performance building solutions that meet the demands of builders, remodelers, and homeowners worldwide. We manufacture engineered wood building products that include an extensive offering of innovative and dependable building materials and accessories. LP’s values-driven culture creates an environment where talented and hardworking people thrive in an ethical, inclusive, challenging, and rewarding place to work. Since our founding in 1972, we’ve developed careers and provided advancement opportunities in the building products industry. Headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, LP operates more than 20 facilities across North and South America. For more information, visit LPCorp.com.
Job Purpose
Operates, adjusts, and monitors mixer area to ensure quality board is produced.
In this position you will have the opportunity to:
- Responsible for mixer area, including the area around the dry ingredient hoppers
- Operates multiple pieces of equipment
- Launches and calibrates equipment
- Monitors activity through control panels & initiates appropriate process changes
- May be required to backfill as lead
- Monitors and ensures proper flow through spray systems
- Monitors liquids throughout the day for consistent delivery
- Checks the viscosity of slurry in the batches
- Monitors touch screen for alarms, particularly low powders
- Monitors latex, defoamer and ZnCl levels and change tote as required
- Unloads chemicals. Checks COA before unloading chemicals
- Transfers mix from tank to holding tanks/totes
- Keeps stainless steel strainer and wye filter screens clean
- Cleans mixer hopper daily
- Responsible for the system clean up, spray down process during the day and end of day clean up
- Assists on fiberglass changes
- Keeps areas under dry ingredient hoppers clean; sifts material into empty super sacks daily
- Keeps wet process area floor free of slurry; hoses into trench as needed
- Uses radio to maintain communication with operators, maintenance, and supervisor
- Logs downtime and notes causes
- Performs all duties in accordance with safety rules and regulations
- Performs other duties as assigned/necessary
What do I need to be successful?
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of multiple complex equipment operation.
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance.
- Time management and multi-tasking skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated mechanical ability.
- Demonstrated ability to operate multiple pieces of equipment.
- Possess ability to work in extreme temperaturess
Education:
- High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
Experience:
- 3 – 5 years’ experience in equipment operation.
- Or any equivalent combination of education and experience that demonstrates the ability to perform the key responsibilities of this position.
Work Environment
OSB Manufacturing Plant
LP offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits and programs including health and welfare benefits, 401(k) program, career mobility, tuition reimbursement, volunteer opportunities, profit sharing and more.
