General Technician

About the role

Receive product from Press, stack, and place on pallets.

• Understand basic operation of Hugo Beck Bundling System, including, but not limited to set-up, troubleshoot, basics, webbing, trash in knife, roll alignment, tightening or loosening bundles.
• Pull product from press, stack and place through bundling machines retrieving bundled product and place on pallets.
• Printing pallet labels with Pecas. Be able to find all information needed on job bag and set up sheet.
• Ensure correct loading of product through bundling machine and correct loading onto pallets for Material handling. Ensure quality of jobs completed by reviewing for quality and accuracy. Makes sure jobs are complete and error free. Informs Operators of any problems.
• Ensures finished product appears to be of highest quality, accurately printed and completed and free of errors.
• Pull Product samples according to company procedures and send to Quality Auditors as required.
• Notifies Operator immediately of any problems and/or errors.

Responsibilities

• Downtime: Webbing the press. Assist Operators when the press is down. Blow out the Hugo Beck. Clean up press area, i.e., mopping all areas, walls, tables, cans, tanks, floors behind press and units.
• Maintain and follow all company policies and procedures for OHSE, personal protection, and hazard materials/waste handling according to established guidelines.
• Maintains and wears proper uniform according to company policies.
• Use Company provided safety lifting equipment, i.e., hoist, jacks, vacuum manipulators, etc.
• On a regular basis, examines work areas to keep it in a safe and neat condition, including but not limited to proper grounding, cleanup ink, and solvent containers.
• Properly store and arrange work area to maintain cleanliness and safe environment following all safety rules and regulations for grounding, storage, spill clean-up, etc.
• Effectively demonstrates the ability to maintain work area in a safe and proper working order including but not limited to cleaning press area, mopping floors, emptying rag bins, blade receptacles, and trashcans.
• Gluer GT (if applicable): Perform a variety of tasks such as feeding product into the folder/gluer, packing and palletizing.
• Forklift Driver (if applicable): Maintain and support press operation through safe and effective material handling. Safe and correct operation and maintenance of forklift vehicles to ensure proper material handling and forklift operation. Loading and unloading of pallets, waste and recording and weighing of recyclable material.
• Batteries: Maintain bi-annual certification of correct procedures and operation of lift equipment. Use lift truck to move loads of raw materials, in-process stock, or finished goods throughout the facility. Spot check load for correct labels and codes, and neatness. Place loads in designated area of warehouse. Remove waste containers, and changing over full containers to always maintain empty container at press. Remove waste and cores from press, weigh and put on trucks for recycling. Supply corrugate, pallets and bundler film at delivery end of press. Ensure proper installation of battery charging equipment and battery replacement according to company policies and procedures. Complete all necessary paperwork as required including a daily lift truck inspection form. Always operate all equipment in a safe manner to ensure no damage to Company property or customer product. Report all accidents, injuries, and near misses.

Requirements

• High School diploma (or GED), one to three years related production experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have very good mechanical and physical ability.

Physical Demands

• Must be ability to lift to 60 lbs is required.
• This position may require prolonged periods of standing, stooping, bending and/or reaching, balancing, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching with hands and arms, hearing, and speaking.
• Must be able to hold, touch, feel and manipulate with hands product and equipment in a safe manner.
• Use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
• Must be able to rotate shifts as required and be available to work more than 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week when necessary to meet customer product needs.

Our Expectations

We Expect Our People To Be Guided By The Amcor Way And Demonstrate Our Values Every Day To Enable The Business To Win.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retail Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)