Forming Operator - Journeyman

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals.

Our Lapel plant is a great location because you can experience the strong sense of community found in a small Midwestern town, while being less than an hour from Indianapolis and having access to everything that a major city has to offer.

About the role

The Forming Operator Journeyman operates the bottle forming machine, tools and equipment, performs defect analysis (gauging and visual) and necessary adjustments to the machine, feeder, stacker, etc. and assists with breakdown repairs and job changes.

Responsibilities

• Perform necessary doping and swabbing of mold equipment, adjust temperatures of mold equipment to the feeder and change, or assist in changing, blanks, molds, finish mold changes and record reason.
• Report any bad glass, bad machine conditions, or defective machine parts which cannot be corrected to crew-leaders and supervisors.
• May be assigned responsibility for additional equipment, up to and including, the point at which the bottles enter the lehr.
• Gauge weight and selected physical dimensions on complete set-out and/or random sample and record using the computer terminal.
• Re-qualify all cavities following any major downtime.

Requirements

• Previous experience with bottle tongs, hand tools, swabs, conveyors, ware gauges, computer terminal, etc. and materials including molten glass, molds, oil, dope, gloves, compressed air, etc.
• Ability to work a rotating schedule, with weekend and some holiday coverage.
• Ability to work safely in a hot, dirty and loud environment.
• Commitment to meeting quality standards, comply with SOP’s, and willing to learn SPC.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Forming Operator Journeyman Card required.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.

Pay

The hourly wage for this role is $36.23.

Benefits

• Vacation time and paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, prescription and vision care coverage.
• Pre-tax accounts.
• Well-being program which includes opportunity to earn employer contributions.
• Life and AD&D Insurance.
• Disability Insurance.
• 401(k) retirement saving plans with employer contributions.
• Financial advisors to assist with retirement planning and financial wellness.
• Employee Assistance Program.