Machine Operator / Palletizer

About the role

O-I is the leading producer of glass bottles and jars worldwide, with over 120 years of experience and more than 1,800 patents held today. The company provides high‑quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non‑alcoholic beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals, and is dedicated to shaping a healthier, more sustainable, and more exciting world. Since 1922 the O‑I plant in Zanesville has been a well‑respected employer in the community, offering above‑average compensation and excellent benefits, a multicultural workforce, strong leadership, a collaborative union environment, and an inclusive atmosphere with opportunities for growth and advancement. Zanesville is a lovely small town with a rich historic past, located just 45 minutes west of Columbus, OH, at the junction of the Licking River and Muskingum River.

Responsibilities

• Operates strapping machines and automatic palletizers; supplies load‑building materials; moves loads from work area using fork lift.
• Maintains supply of pallets, tier sheets, shrouds, strapping, and other material required for palletizing and strapping ware.
• Checks for proper application of straps around pallet loads (bulk and cased); places string ties and manually straps when required.
• Operates hi‑lift tractor to transport and store materials and loads.
• Operates automatic palletizer, and automatic strapping machine, to prepare loads of ware.
• Unjams strapping machine and automatic palletizers as required.
• Straightens loads, replaces bottles, discards damaged bulking materials, straightens and unjams pallets in hopper.
• Checks load integrity.
• Takes roll of strapping material (60 lbs) to area, remove and replace spool of strapping material.
• Checks strapper tension with tension meter to make sure load is secured.
• Using forklift serves and make sure all shops are supplied with pallets, tier sheets, frames.
• Secures and transports resort loads as required.
• Checks oil level in VFC regulators of automatic palletizers.
• Places rolls of wrap on stretch‑wrapper as required; manually operates stretch wrapper if out of automatic mode.
• Identifies problems with equipment; may make very minor adjustments and reports malfunction of equipment to Foreman or other designated employee.
• May manually palletize loads when automatic equipment malfunctions.
• Applies bar code tickets to production units.
• Checks for proper printing on carton flaps.
• Fills forklift with fuel and fills out mobile equipment inspection sheet for maintenance.
• Performs clean‑up and good housekeeping duties.

Requirements

• At least 18 years of age.
• High School Graduate or GED.
• Must be able to lift 25 lbs. on a regular basis.
• Must be