Machine Operator

Job Description

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Hourly Wage $18 to $22
• Paid Training Provided
• Competitive Base Salary
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Referral Bonus
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Voluntary Aflac Benefits
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellbeing Program and Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Tuition Reimbursement 
• Profit Sharing Bonus Program
• Positive Safety Culture - 3 Years incident free
• Career Progression Opportunities
• And Much More!

Under the supervision of the Production Supervisor/Team Lead, the Converting Process Technician is responsible for achieving daily production goals and performing the duties and responsibilities outlined below.

• Follows all Company policies regarding safety, quality and attendance.  Performs duties in a safe manner and reports all observed safety hazards to the Production Supervisor or Production Manager.  Participates in safety programs by reporting Unsafe Conditions, Unsafe Acts and Close Calls; enters Near Miss data and observations into Global Data Center Database (GDC).
• Ensures a quality product through regular quality checks, by reading and verifying line orders and spec sheets.  Responds to Packers/Lead Packers, Quality and other Operators when quality issues arise.  Reports any out of spec product to the Production Supervisor immediately.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area; meets Plant and department housekeeping standards.  May be assigned additional housekeeping responsibilities throughout the plant as needed to maintain a clean and orderly work space.
• Correctly starts up lines, threads up equipment with film and draw tape.
• Conducts QA checks during startups and makes modifications to line as needed; ensures correct product is running on line and in accordance with product specifications listed on the Traveler report.
• Completes roll changes when replacing film and/or conducting a product change.
• Change out draw tape spools and know that there are various sized spools
• Learns to adjust pinners and help tape pinners in bag machine and draw tape module, clean pinners.
• Identifies when a bleed/vent slit blades, hole punch claw, seal bar tape, perforation knives, drive belts, or other parts are dirty or worn; replaces seal bar tape with new tape.
• Replaces filters on bag winder, bag machine, draw tape module and unwind
• Makes adjustments to perforation knives, air horn, turret to align in accordance with specifications
• Assists with tracking daily scrap.
• Assists in giving breaks to Packers and Sr. Packers as needed.
• Participates in employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other production related issues.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

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.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook  I YouTube

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 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• 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

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)