Doctor Winder Operator - Nights

American Packaging Corporation•Churchville, NY

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Doctor Winder Operator identifies and segregates defective material within individual slit rolls, combines leftover good material into finished rolls, and palletizes them for shipment to customers. The role is located in Chili, New York, and follows a 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. 2-2-3 schedule. The salary range is $25.46 to $26.21. The operator mounts and removes slit rolls from the machine shaft using a lift cart, sets up and adjusts the machine, identifies defects, splices acceptable material according to specifications, and reads product specifications. The role also involves preparing packaging materials, completing production reports, operating a stretch-wrap machine, keeping the machine and surrounding area clean, following plant safety rules, participating in safety programs, and providing on-the-job instruction to team members on safe and correct tool and equipment use. Other duties may be assigned.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos; write simple correspondence; and present information effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals; compute rate, ratio, and percent; and draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to written, oral, or diagrammed instructions and solve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to meet the job's physical demands, including regular hand use and occasional standing, walking, reaching, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, talking, or hearing.
May be required to manually lift up to 50 pounds, subject to department-specific job hazard analysis lifting restrictions.
Required vision abilities include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Doctor winder experience.

Responsibilities

Facilitate on-the-job training and instruction for team members on the correct use of tools and equipment and proper safety and operating procedures.
Mount slit rolls of product onto the machine shaft using a lift cart and remove rolls from the machine.
Set up the machine and make necessary adjustments.
Identify material defects and splice good material together according to specifications.
Read and understand the specifications for products being run.
Know which packaging materials are required for palletizing finished product.
Occasionally use hand tools to prepare packaging materials.
Complete daily production reports.
Operate a stretch-wrap machine to wrap finished pallets.
Regularly clean the machine and surrounding area.
Participate in safety programs, make safety observations, and follow plant safety rules.
Perform other duties as assigned.