Automated Packaging Operator

Job Overview:

Reporting to a Lead Person, Packaging Supervisor, the Operator, Packaging- Automated operates in all areas of the packaging and Verge department a full range of automated Packaging equipment to package material for shipment, handles loading of trucks and necessary paperwork and data entry.

- Follow and support all safety rules and regulations.

- Operates all automated equipment.

- Operates Forklift.

- Reads and monitors electronic equipment and interprets the data to adjust, as necessary.

- Set up equipment, perform daily inspections, and make minor adjustments, as needed.

- Performs manual tasks such as hand stacking product, as necessary.

- Periodically weighs product packages to insure consistency.

- Conduct quality testing on raw materials, “in process materials” and on final product.

- Generate necessary work orders and check completed maintenance work.

- Propose changes leading to improvements in safety, quality, operations, and cost.

- Operate Verge processing equipment according to operating procedures and within process parameters. This includes pin mixer(s), extruder(s), spherometer(s), fluid bed dryers, coolers, screens, baghouses, and scrubbers.

- Load trucks and rail cars.

- Inspects supplies such as jugs, boxes, and pallets to ensure usable quality.

- Prepares daily reports, as necessary.

- Handles daily computing.

- Performs general plant clean-up and keeps work area clean and free of clutter.

- Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:Education:

- HS Diploma or equivalent required.

- Pass the pre-employment tests at required results (WPT, Quantitative, verbal, BMCT and Computer Literacy).

Skills & Abilities:

- Must be able to read, comprehend, and act on product specifications, SOP’s (Standard Operating Procedures), PWI (Process Work Instructions), AIQ processes, and similar documents.

- Must be able to read and monitor electronic equipment and interpret the data

- Must be able to understand all safety requirements and other communications.

- Must be able to visually differentiate between assorted products and be able to hear warning alarms.

- Must be able to use computer programs, such as, AS400, Outlook Word and Excel.

- Must be able to stand for the duration of the shift.

- Must be able to lift 50 pounds frequently—duration of shift if necessary.

- Bending, reaching, twisting, stooping, walking, and climbing stairways and ladders frequently.

- Must be able to climb ladders up to 110 feet.

- Must be able to talk and hear radio communications as well as phone.

- Must be able to function in the required role while wearing appropriate PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) including, but not limited to: Safety glasses, hearing protection, dust mask, protective coveralls, and pother as may be required by a hot/cold, dusty, loud industrial environment.