Lead Manufacturing Machine Operator - 12 Hour Night Shift (7pm-7am)

About the role

This position is for a 12-hour night shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) on a 2-2-3 schedule, with a shift differential of $1.10 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Perform safety inspections to ensure personnel and equipment safety; correct deficiencies or enter maintenance requests.
• Practice and encourage safe behaviors, ensuring all safety procedures are followed.
• Perform safety, quality, and productivity standard work as assigned.
• Verify and conduct required quality checks of machines throughout the department.
• Assist supervisor daily with staffing, rework, safety incident investigations, and other pertinent projects or issues for the shift.
• Work directly with the Training Team to train new employees.
• Use positive communication skills to promote teamwork and a team atmosphere.
• Ensure housekeeping is a priority; assign tasks to maintain 5S Standards.
• Assist Machine Operators with setups and troubleshooting downtime events.
• Run machines in the production area and resolve technical problems independently across multiple types of machinery.
• Work directly with shift maintenance technicians to ensure timely and appropriate repair/troubleshooting work.
• Provide daily feedback to management on machine and personnel performance issues.
• Understand and enforce general rules in accordance with the employee handbook.
• Utilize knowledge of converting/thermoforming scheduling programs and production data collection.
• Assume Supervisor duties in their absence as directed by management.
• Willing to work overtime on short notice.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Must be able to adapt and work efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be capable of maintaining good attendance.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2 years of knowledge of all packaging equipment and procedures.
• 2 years of experience in the flexible packaging industry or equivalent.

Skills

• Must be able to read, speak, and write English with strong interpersonal skills.
• Capable of performing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Capable of using a computer to complete reports, schedules, etc.
• Microsoft Office proficiency strongly preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Work is performed using both hands and arms while standing for an eight to twelve-hour shift.
• Frequently bends, reaches, twists, pushes, pulls, squats, or kneels.
• Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. from floor to waist on occasion.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Primarily works inside in a semi-climate-controlled manufacturing environment.