Operations Partner

About the role

This position operates assigned production equipment to ensure optimum safety, quality and production while minimizing cost, energy, and waste in a team-based environment. Duties include supporting Environmental Health & Safety, operating various machines, managing quality, and performing housekeeping tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support Environmental Health & Safety for the facility
• Operate extrusion laminator, flexographic or rotogravure press, and slitter/rewinder
• Monitor and maintain quality by removing flagged defects
• Perform standard quality assurance tests and other tests as required
• Generate and complete necessary paperwork and forms
• Analyze problems and take corrective action
• Access computer and enter required data in a timely manner accurately
• Practice safety at all times in compliance with company and department safety guidelines
• Perform housekeeping duties to ensure a clean and safe work environment
• Maintain established GFSI and 5S standards in department on a daily basis
• Involvement and support of WCOM as assigned to teams, roles in maintaining WCOM changes and daily in changes made as well as updating machine/department boards as assigned
• Perform hazardous-waste duties and complete LGQ personnel training per EPA 40 CFR 262.17(a)(7)

Requirements

• Minimum of three years of manufacturing experience
• Good computer skills
• Good organizational skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to read standard or metric rulers and use a chart to convert between the two
• Ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to train on an as needed basis
• Mechanical knowledge of moving equipment a plus

Qualifications

• Career Readiness Certificate (NCRC) - This can be taken at the Missouri Career Center at no cost to you

Physical Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 55 lbs
• Continuous standing and walking
• Exposure to noise above 85 decibels
• Exposure to solvent odors and odors created in the melting process of manufacturing plastic films
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distant vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus

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)