Helper 516/517

Helper 516/517 (5601) Requisition ID 5601

• Posted 04/27/2026
• Filtration and Life Sciences
• Medical BU
• Windsor Locks Plant
• Windsor Locks
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Job Title:

Rewinder Helper

Reports To:

SPC Supervisor Function/Dept.: 516/517

Shift:

One day shift position and one night shift position

Purpose:

This position is responsible for the physical control of the movement, loading and mounting of rolls of paper for processing. Achieving high standard of workmanship and timely completion of shop orders at the lowest unit cost. Assist the operator in all functions of the rewinder operation. Must be able to assume the operators' position in his/her absence after appropriate training. The Helper is responsible for housekeeping and safety in his/her work area.

Key Accountabilities/Essential Functions:

• Coordinate the flow of materials to and from the work area, which includes cleaning and staging of 14" cores, obtaining precut cores from core cutter area.
• Physically control the movement, loading and mounting of manufactured rolls of paper for processing.
• Must be computer literate.
• Meet production and quality standards for rewinding.
• Responsible for accurate data entry into TIPS.
• Manual rolling of finished sets of paper onto the transfer table, separating and packaging of finished product.
• Read, understand and follow Process Maps, work instructions, OPL's, slitting instructions, customer item directory, QA dispositions, inventory identification tickets and any other instructions.
• Understand and comply with general, departmental and job specific safety rules, as well as the Site Safety Plan. Comply with all Lock Out/Tag Out procedures. Correct or identify any unsafe act or conditions to his/her supervisor.
• Responsible for reporting any mechanical defective parts or malfunctions to supervision in order to have work orders created. Communicate daily process related problems to supervision and at shift change; i.e. waste, maintenance, trials and recommend corrective action.
• Understand maintenance requirements of machinery and generate work orders for required maintenance.
• Operate packing support equipment; cranes, upenders, strapping tools, lift tables, hand trucks etc.

as required.

Education, Technical Knowledge, Experience and Skill Requirements:

• High school
• Basic Math skills
• Read and write English
• 3 Months as Helper/Packer
• Must have good leadership skills and ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Must be able to upgrade job skills through participation in periodic training programs as available.
• Must be physically and mentally able to perform similar job functions in other areas.

Physical Demands:

• Must be able to handle up to 50 lbs. and complete tasks that require difficult positioning.
• Ability to step and bend in between machine rollers.
• Ability to step onto and work from a catwalk.
• Must be able to step and bend between machine rollers, carry and mount slitter assemblies onto machine dovetail to setup and thread machine.
• Vision tested minimum requirements is corrected to 20/40 far vision and 20/30 near vision.
• Exposure to dust, vibration, chemical, temperature variation and sharp cutting equipment.
• Protective equipment is required.
• Ability to work carefully around potentially dangerous machinery.
• Must be physically able to operate a lift truck.
• Must have high manual dexterity and sustained close visual attention.

Temporary assignments to alternate workstations may be required to meet production demand. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people. Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.