Machine Adjuster 3rd Shift

Position Summary

Responsibilities

• Setup and operate bag machine/printing press and support equipment to convert paper into bags
• Read and verify work orders/print jobs
• Understand print job requirements and quality issues
• Mount Photopolymer Flexo plates to cylinders/sleeves
• Perform quality checks on finished products to ensure packaging integrity and print quality
• Work with site Quality Techs.
• Monitor correct product weights/counts and ensure they are maintained throughout the shift
• Track waste
• Complete any daily production entry/paperwork
• Comply, understand, and follow all safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Policies and Procedures
• Clean machinery and maintain a safe and clean work area
• Monitor and report on machinery malfunctions or need for repeated cycles
• Perform regular and preventative maintenance on printing presses and bag machines
• Ensure each bag machine/printing press is in good repair and works according to regulations
• Teach workers on exercising caution to avoid accidents and prevent injuries
• Absorb and educate on other machines and positions in the plant
• Switch duties with co-workers as necessary
• Create daily reports regarding packaged products and storage/delivery orders

Qualifications

• Must have working knowledge of Flexographic printing/paper converting machinery
• Troubleshoot issues and perform maintenance
• Repair machines and make adjustments to machinery when necessary to improve performance
• Prior work experience in the packaging industry, specifically in paper, bags, and converting
• Two to four years prior experience in operating a paper bag or envelope machine or Flexo-Folder Gluer
• High school diploma or GED
• Able to compute basic math and read a tape measure with speed and accuracy
• Able to apply concepts of high school math

Education and/or Experience

• PREFERRED candidates who offer prior work experience in the packaging industry, specifically in paper, bags, and converting
• One to three years prior experience in operating a paper bag or envelope machine or Flexo-Folder Gluer

Reasoning Abilities

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form
• Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations

Physical Demands

• Regularly stand, walk, and talk/hear
• Frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Sometimes sit
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and noise levels usually loud