Slitter Helper 1st and 2nd shift

About the role

We are hiring! Join a great team and work in an air-conditioned plant in Cheektowaga, NY. We are in need of a Slitter Helper for 1st shift and one for 2nd shift. This is a Temp to Direct hire role.

Responsibilities

• Read production board in slitting department, analyze information, coordinate efforts, follow instructions and plan work.
• Prepare jobs being run on the slitting machines by getting materials and placing them on skids next to the slitters to ensure a continuous run.
• Follow safety procedures, and inspect work/quality.
• After production, make sure quality rolls are wrapped and moved to shipping/receiving for shipment to customer.
• Complete production reports and necessary paper work.
• Organize and clean up the workplace.
• Maintain work area per food safety requirements.
• Perform special projects as assigned within or outside department or position to assist in the success of ProAmpac-Buffalo Division’s objectives, for example training new Slitter Helpers and Rewinders.
• Follow all the safety precautions and always use personal protection equipment (i.e. steel-toe shoes, hairnet, safety glasses, & safety gloves).
• Open film for job that is on the machine. Do not open more than needed.
• Band and wrap up all film not needed.
• Move the finished job skids to storage and shipping.
• Wrap finished rolls and plug them with core plugs.
• Put finished rolls on a tray & skid; make sure they have correct roll and pallet label.
• Empty the trim box.
• Garbage should be emptied in the Trash Compactor.
• Make sure all the supplies (skids, poly, core plugs, etc.) are available.
• Bring anything that is damaged or not working to operator’s attention immediately.
• Assist operator with any task needed to maintain an optimum level of production.
• Work effectively with all departments, especially other Slitting Department personnel in a team environment to develop multi-functional solutions for customers.
• Maintain a customer-focused perspective in all activities initiated to ensure that customer needs are successfully met.
• Develop professional and process expertise to provide improved assistance to customers.
• Perform job duties accurately so that other personnel and departments, and ultimately customers, receive correct information and/or product.
• Adhere to safety policies and procedures, and all Trinity Packaging-Buffalo Division policies and procedures, as included in the employee handbook to ensure safety for self and fellow employees and to ensure behavior is appropriate in the workplace.
• Keep work area clean and organized by abiding to 5S standards; Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent education.
• Excellent communication, organizational and multi-tasking skills to communicate effectively with slitter helpers, slitter operators and the production supervisor.
• Ability to read, comprehend and write simple correspondence, and effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers or fellow employees.
• Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and multiply and divide with three digit numbers using units of American money, weight measurement, volume and distance.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions and to deal with problems involving a few variables in standardized situations.
• Some knowledge of flexographic packaging would be helpful.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Paid parental leave
• Life Insurance
• 401k with generous company match
• Paid vacation
• 11 paid holidays
• Safety shoe allotment
• Generous employee referral program
• ProAmpac’s Employee Assistance Fund

Pay

Rate: $17 / hour (plus $1/hour shift differential if working on 2nd shift)

Schedule

Hours on 1st shift: Monday through Firday 7AM - 3PM. Hours on 2nd shfit: Monday through Friday 3PM - 11PM.