General Technician

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.

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Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Receive product from Press, stack, and place on pallets.

    Understand basic operation of Hugo Beck Bundling System, including, but  
    not limited to set-up, troubleshoot, basics, webbing, trash in knife, roll alignment, tightening or loosening bundles.
    Pull product from press, stack and place through bundling machines retrieving bundled product and place on pallets.
    Printing pallet labels with Pecas.  Be able to find all information needed on job bag and set up sheet.
    Ensure correct loading of product through bundling machine and correct loading onto pallets for Material handling.
    
    Ensure quality of jobs completed by reviewing for quality and accuracy.  Makes sure jobs are complete and error free.  Informs Operators of any problems.
    
    Ensures finished product appears to be of highest quality, accurately printed and completed and free of errors.
    Pull Product samples according to company procedures and send to Quality Auditors as required.
    Notifies Operator immediately of any problems and/or errors.
    
    Downtime
    
    Webbing the press.
    Assist Operators when the press is down.
    Blow out the Hugo Beck.
    Clean up press area, i.e., mopping all areas, walls, tables, cans, tanks, floors behind press and units. 
    Fill solvent cans, tank, and auto viscometers.
    Fill varnish sump.
    Help set-up cylinders for next job.
    Help rollstand make blades, or cut down rolls. 
    Help in sorting as needed. 
    
    Ensure correct set-up and breakdown of doctor blades using established instructions and procedures.
    
    Properly remove/dispose of used doctor blades using all safety procedures.
    After removal of used blades from press, dispose in safety container for used blades.
    Clean backup blade using correct water, solvent, or lacquer.
    Deliver blade assembly to proper area in Pre-Make Department.
    Set up new doctor blades according to policies and procedures ensuring all measurements are correct and blade is in proper position.
    
    Make-Ready
    
    Ensure all product is purged from stacker, tables, and Hugo Beck.
    Assist in changing impression rollers or change over stacker.
    Assist in putting tools in press, changing tab breaker section, tear down, and put pump together, separate the different sections of the press from tab breaker section to cutter.
    Change cylinders, pump out inks, fill solvent containers.
    Remove and/or install print unit cassettes. 
    
    Maintains and follows all company policies and procedures for OHSE, personal protection, and hazard materials/waste handling according to established guidelines.
    
    Ensures consistent use of appropriate personal protective equipment while in designated areas and while performing specific tasks requiring the use of PPE.
    Follows established procedures and guidelines for the handling and disposal of all hazardous materials/waste. 
    Maintains and wears proper uniform according to company policies.
    Use Company provided safety lifting equipment, i.e., hoist, jacks, vacuum manipulators, etc.
    
    On a regular basis, examines work areas to keep it in a safe and neat condition, including but not limited to proper grounding, cleanup ink, and solvent containers.
    
    Properly stores and arranges work area to maintain cleanliness and safe environment following all safety rules and regulations for grounding, storage, spill clean-up, etc.
    Effectively demonstrates the ability to maintain work area in a safe and proper working order including but not limited to cleaning press area, mopping floors, emptying rag bins, blade receptacles, and trashcans.
    Understand the OHSE obligations, actively support the policy and implement the guiding principles in everyday activities.
    
    Rollstand Tasks (If Applicable)
    
    Prepare and mount rolls and operate splicing unit.
    Record roll information as required for Pecas and NCM’s.
    Setting up cylinders for subsequent jobs.
    Split cores with the core cutter.
    Maintain viscosity of varnish according to standard practices with test cup and stopwatch.
    Change out varnish drums when empty, disconnect and reconnect ink sumps and auto viscometers, clean varnish or another cylinder when needed.
    Assist Operators whenever press is down.
    
    Gluer GT (if applicable)
    
    Perform a variety of tasks such as feeding product into the folder/gluer, packing and palletizing.
    Print pallet labels with Pecas.  Be able to find all information needed on job docket and set up sheet.
        
    Must be able to perform all work or additional tasks as required or requested by Department Leads, Shift Leads, Operators or Management.
    
    Requirements:
    
    High School diploma (or GED), one to three years related production experience and/or training: or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Must have very good mechanical and physical ability.  
    Lift truck operators must have and maintain safety training for operation of all company equipment.
    
    Physical Demands:
    
    Must be ability to lift to 60 lbs is required.
    This position may require prolonged periods of standing, stooping, bending and/or reaching, balancing, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching with hands and arms, hearing, and speaking.
    Must be able to hold, touch, feel and manipulate with hands product and equipment in a safe manner.  Manual dexterity is required.
    Use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
    Must be able to rotate shifts as required and be available to work more than 8 hours per day and/or 40 hours per week when necessary to meet customer product needs.
 

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

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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.

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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)