Job Description

Pratt Industries is now hiring experienced paper bag machine adjusters. Successful candidates will safely produce high quality paper bags in accordance with the production schedule, set up instructions, operating procedures and quality standards.

Responsibilities:

• Setup and operate bag machine/printing press and support equipment to convert paper into bags
• Read and verify work orders/ print jobs
• Understand print job requirements and quality issues
• Mount Photopolymer Flexo plates to cylinders/sleeves
• Perform quality checks on finished products to ensure packaging integrity and print quality along with working with site Quality Techs.
• Monitor correct product weights/counts and ensure that they are maintained throughout the shift and track waste
• Complete any daily production entry/ paperwork
• Comply, understand and follow all safety procedures and Good Manufacturing Policies and Procedures.
• Clean machinery and maintain a safe and clean work area
• Make certain that each bag machine/ printing press is in good repair and works in accordance to regulations set by company. If not report to Maintenance Manager, Production Manager and Plant Manager.
• Perform regular and preventative maintenance on printing presses and bag machines to ensure optimum work cycles.
• Educate workers on exercising caution to avoid accidents and prevent injuries
• Assist in developing SOPs
• Load and unload items into bag machines and remove rejected materials to be isolated as surplus
• Reset/adjust machines following malfunctions or need for repeated cycles
• Stack packaged items in storage areas or on delivery pallets using pallet jack
• Create daily reports regarding packaged products and storage and delivery orders
• Must have working knowledge of Flexographic printing/ paper converting machinery.
• Troubleshoot issues and perform maintenance.
• Repair machine and make adjustments to machinery when necessary to improve performance.
• Cross-train on other machines and learn other positions in the plant. Switch duties with co-workers as necessary. Learning environment to learn as many job duties to assist with plant growth and personal and professional growth opportunities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Must be able to work overtime as necessary, sometimes on short notice. We serve our customers 24x7 – 365 days a year and sometimes work on holidays not avoidable.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Management

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Prior work experience in the packaging industry; paper, bags, converting
• Two to Four years’ prior experience in operating a paper bag or envelope machine or Flexo-Folder Gluer
• High school diploma or GED.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Able to read and follow instructions; quality, safety, job packets

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally be required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Qualifications

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 9,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.