Job Description

Job Description

Primary Function

The Machine Tender/Packer is a general utility person for the manufacturer of blown film plastic including line start-ups, winder operation and adjustment, packaging and palletizing of finished product.

Essential Functions

• Operate extrusion equipment ensuring product meets order and quality specifications

• Perform quality checks in accordance with order requirements using a micrometer and tape measure

• Perform basic adjustments to line speed and winder settings to insure good quality products based on Customer specifications found on Traveler (work order)

• Weigh and accurately record all product on Travelers report / continuation sheets

• Package product per routing notes and any other order instructions checking accuracy of labels and adherence to product guidelines

• Continuous cleaning of work area as needed and removal of any debris or obstructions

• Check equipment and work area for potential safety hazards and report those to the shift Supervisor

• Follow all safety and BRC guidelines as instructed and report any non-conformities to the shift supervisor for correction

• Job duties may change as directed by supervisor

Safety Commitment

• Takes reasonable care for their own health and safety.

• Takes reasonable care for the health and safety of others.

• Authorized to stop work when a perceived unsafe condition or behavior may result in an unwanted event

• Understands and actively participates in the company’s EHS policy, goals, and objectives

Additional Responsibilities

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, order forms, travelers and checklists

• Ability to speak effectively with Managers, co-workers or before groups of co-workers, Supervisors or others within the company

• Performs duties in a safe manner and reports all observed safety hazards to the shift supervisor

• Mandatory participation of safety programs and training

• Attend meetings as scheduled

• Wear mandatory assigned Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)

• Able to operate a pallet jack

• Be a team player with a positive attitude and work well with others

• Able to climb towers to thread up lines

• Possess good written and verbal communications skills

• Know and understand the importance of safety, quality, housekeeping and teamwork

• Dependable and flexible when work is required in other facets of production

• To ask questions to prevent errors or clarification

• Can work with minimum supervision in a fast paced environment

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Walking to operate production machines and to package and palletize finished product for as much as 100% of workday

• Sitting to prepare reports and use computer equipment for approximately 10% of workday

• Must be able to assist with set-ups and mechanical repairs which can require

• Standing for as much as 100% of workday

• Reaching with hands and arms for as much as 75% of workday

• Climbing or balancing for as much as 25% of workday

• Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling for as much as 10% of workday

• Bending, twisting, reaching and leaning for as much as 75% of workday

• Talking to communicate with others for as much as 100% of workday

• Hearing to communicate with others for as much as 100% of workday

• Using arms to grasp, handle and type for as much as 75% of workday

• The employee in this job is required to exert 60 pounds of force occasionally (less than 1/3 of time); and/or up to 40 pounds of force frequently (1/3 to 2/3 of time); and/or up to 30 pounds of force regularly (more than 2/3 of the total time)

Special Skills:

• Possess basic math skills

• Able to read tape measure or ruler to perform quality checks and transfer to documents

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals

• Able to read a weight scale and transfer to documents

• Must possess good judgment, planning and organizational skills

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form

• Must be able to obtain forklift certification

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.

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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)