Job Description

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Maintains a positive and professional attitude that reflects the company’s commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Operates machine to Quality standards, production targets and waste target.
• Assists maintenance with machine repairs and preventive maintenance.
• Continuously improve the process as an individual and as a team member.
• Ensures all environmental standards and requirements are met.
• Provides feedback to the shift lead and supervisor on equipment or production issues.
• Provides support to Quality and Maintenance to increase machine uptime, productivity, and ensure the maintenance and upkeep of the work center.
• Takes all necessary actions to manage production costs and improve profitability.
• Adhere to all GMPs, compliance/regulatory mandates and quality requirements.

Specific Duties

• Enforces all plant and department safety rules, policies, and procedures.
• Conduct monthly safety requirements BOP’s.
• Conduct required quality checks such as First articles and hourly checks.
• Participate and drive on continuous improvement activities.
• Sets-up machine to specifications outlined on the work order (Print Units, plates, inks, Bag Machine etc.).
• Set-up machine to standard set-up time & procedures.
• Operates machine to standard production target and waste target.
• Trouble shoots machine when it is down or not performing to standard.
• Ensures work area is kept clean according to facility/corporate standards.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Authorities

• Makes decisions on product quality issues, working with Leads, Supervisors, and Quality (i.e., product ship, waste, hold, etc.)

Qualifications & Competencies

Education

• High School diploma or GED required.

Standards Of Performance

• Safety BOP completion and meeting participation
• Production rates LBS per hour and S/U time.
• % Performance to plan
• Quality (Waste %, Number of complaints, Credits Issued ($), Cost of Quality)

Minimum Qualifications

Knowledge

• 2+ years, preferred of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment with printing experience.
• Ability to read and understand production orders and quality specifications.
• Ability to read and understand measurements (ruler)
• Basic understanding on PC (generate labels, report production)

Competencies

• Customer Focus- dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services. Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
• Business Acumen - Relates well to people throughout the organization, builds appropriate rapport, and builds constructive and effective relationships.
• Problem Solving - Uses logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; looks beyond the obvious and does not stop at the first answers.

Drive for Results - constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.

Best Practice

• Monitor customer complaints and quality control.
• Model leader
• HR Policies
• Maintain action plan(s)
• Utilize daily operating report to monitor results and drive toward company objectives.
• Schedule
• 5 why forms and techniques
• Barrier log
• Quality log