2nd Shift Utility / Assistant Machine Operator

About the role

The Utility/Assistant Machine Operator at Liberty Packaging contributes to the business's growth by safely producing quality corrugated products for customers. Reporting to a Production Supervisor, this full-time position is located at the Brooklyn Park, MN manufacturing facility.

Responsibilities

• Support machine operation by assisting with the setup of orders according to customer specifications, following order readiness process to efficiently prepare the right tools to complete the job.
• Assist machine operators during quality checks by inspecting a first article and articles throughout the order to identify issues, ensuring quality product, along with monitoring equipment and raw materials.
• Maintain production metrics to accurately track progress of production rates, quality, maintenance needs, and downtime. Proactively communicate issues with equipment to appropriate leaders and assist with troubleshooting and problem solving to maximize overall equipment efficiency and minimize downtime.
• Intermittently assist with minor repairs to equipment in partnership with the maintenance team.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area by following post-order cleaning process.
• Follow plant safety processes and procedures outlined for the machine center.

Requirements

• High School diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution or 1+ years manufacturing or comparable experience in place of education.
• Previous experience applying math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Previous experience reading, following, and/or completing detailed work instructions.
• Available to work overtime, weekends, and holidays as required.

Preferred

• Experience reading a tape measure to within 1/16" measurement.
• Experience with computer skills such as typing, printing, and data entry.
• Experience within the corrugated industry.
• Experience with operational excellence or continuous improvement programs – Lean 6 Sigma, Kaizen Events.