Packaging Operator

About the role

The Packaging Operator supports the Converting Production by operating paper converting equipment to meet the production goal established for the line in a safe manner. This role is responsible for ensuring compliance with all company safety policies and ensuring that all products manufactured meet customer specifications.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate paper converting equipment to meet production goals.
• Set up, adjust, and change over primary and secondary packaging equipment.
• Work as part of a team to achieve production rates and line uptime.
• Document quality control, production, and maintenance issues.
• Read and comprehend production schedules, work orders, manuals, and performance specifications.
• Perform basic maintenance tasks and communicate additional work required to dedicated maintenance staff.
• Assist other operators, maintenance, or production personnel in other production duties as needed.
• Support quality, housekeeping, and sanitation standards as well as assuring customer satisfaction.
• Participate in meetings and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems, and maintain knowledge of new developments, requirements, policies, and regulatory guidelines.
• Perform or assist with any operations as required to maintain workflow and meet schedules and quality requirements.
• Notify supervisors of unusual equipment or operating problems and the need for additional material and supplies.
• Maintain a safe and organized work area, complying with safety procedures and equipment operating rules.
• Communicate effectively with managers, technicians, production personnel, and other operators regarding testing procedures and results to resolve problems.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 6 to 12 months experience in manufacturing inventory, purchasing, or training; preferred equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work across departments and in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize tasks as needed with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and quality and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to learn and certify in Lift and Crane operation.
• Ability to use tools, measuring tapes, calculators, and other common metrology instruments related to the operation of the equipment.
• Ability to identify nonconformance and notify supervisors of issues.
• Communicate in a manner that supports production.

Other Duties May Include

• Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements.
• Notify supervision of unusual equipment or operating problems and the need for additional material and supplies.
• Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition.
• Support quality, housekeeping and sanitation standards as well as assuring customer satisfaction.
• Participate in any variety of meetings and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, policies, and regulatory guidelines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements

• High school diploma or GED and 6 to 12 months experience in manufacturing inventory, purchasing, or training; preferred equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work across departments and in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize tasks as needed with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and quality and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to learn and certify in Lift and Crane operation.
• Ability to use tools, measuring tapes, calculators, and other common metrology instruments related to the operation of the equipment.
• Ability to identify nonconformance and notify supervisors of issues.
• Communicate in a manner that supports production.

Other Physical Requirements

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color, Peripheral, Depth Perception)
• Sense of Sound (within normal range)
• Touch

Work Environment

• Personal protective equipment (PPE) is required when in the plant and warehouse areas. PPE will include safety shoes, eye and ear protection, reflective vests and hairnets or hats along with any other necessary protection.
• Temperatures in the plant/warehouse can range a great deal from season to season.
• The employee will be exposed to considerable paper dust and employees will also be exposed to noise levels that will require hearing protection.

Benefits

This position status is non-exempt and works a Modified DuPont schedule consisting of 12-hour day and night shifts, rotating weekends, and periodic transitions between days and nights.

Pay

This role starts at $25.11 an hour with an opportunity to increase in pay as on-the-job certifications are completed.

Schedule

This position status is non-exempt and works a Modified DuPont schedule consisting of 12-hour day and night shifts, rotating weekends, and periodic transitions between days and nights.

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