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At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet.  More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Summary

The Machine Operator performs complete machine operation, to produce WIP and finished good to support the production floor.  Operation includes machine set up, maintenance, troubleshooting and quality assurance. While assuring efficient manufacturing of a quality product that meets or exceeds customer expectations.

Responsibilities:

• Support and comply with safety and environmental guidelines
• Perform changeovers and completes changeover setup form
• Arrange assistance for changeover
• Responsible for the cleaning of blenders and other equipment for material changes
• Pre-blend and oversee the blending or mixing of resins off-line as well as online
• Complete paperwork for production sheet, labor log, scrap sheet and daily functional check sheet
• Make sure scrap gets weighed and recorded on shift paperwork or entered in MRP system
• Set all secondary equipment (printer, punches, venting, portable winders, etc.) and test functionality to assure proper set-up and operation
• Watch for and react to stack light alerts
• Make machine adjustments as needed to maintain required product quality and/or as identified by Packer/Inspector
• Implement Amcor incident protocol for medical assistance and apply first aid if trained
• Identify equipment shortfalls and complete maintenance request forms
• Closes orders in system when complete
• Identifies and strives to meet expected rates or standards of production and notes correct variance code in system
• Collect, weigh, and documents all scrap; enters in system
• Assure repro is being run into product at predetermined
• Bill of Materials adjustments and corrections
• Works a 12-hour day, 3 & 4 days a week (84 hours every two weeks); weekend work is mandatory
• Maintains housekeeping throughout production area
• Helps relieve Teammates for break periods
• Perform and document 2-hour quality checks
• Perform other related functions and duties as assigned or required

Secondary Responsibilities include:

• Continue to check run rates
• Performs quality checks front to back (resins, silos, computer info., blender settings, etc.)
• Ensures tools are in proper location
• Ensures axillary equipment is in working condition (press, vents V-board, etc.)
• Ensures the ink room is in proper order
• Cleans around extruders and blenders
• Documents any maintenance and safety concerns
• Perform all duties of a Utility

High school diploma or GED equivalent

Ability to handle & resolve problems

2-5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment with extrusion experience preferred

Ability to adhere to Berry's Safety, Health and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards

Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills

Basic math skills

Ability to read, write, follow written and verbal instructions and specifications in English to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced

Ability to read a ruler, tape measure, and gauge caliper device to 1/8"

Ability to work independently

Ability to work in warm, humid and cool climates for 12 or more hours per day or night

Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask

Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights, for 12 or more hours

Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day

Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted

Must have good vision, eye-hand coordination, and hearing

Must have manual dexterity involving total wrist action, twisting, pulling andraising arms at or above shoulder height

Must be punctual, on-time and present at workspace when shift starts

Must not be afraid of heights

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-700 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. 

About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions for consumer and healthcare products. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety, ~70,000 colleagues across ~140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands. Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.