Feeder-Catcher

Graphic Packaging•Elk Grove, CA

7d•Onsite

About The Position

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful. If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you. A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Requirements

Feeder has responsibility that glue machinery is continually being fed with proper carton.
Feeder takes stacks of cartons from loaded pallet and places them into feeder of machine.
Responsibility that appropriate carton is being fed.
Responsibility to feed only quality cartons.
Feeder is to observe for machine malfunctions and stop glue machine when problems arise.
Feeder uses mirror to detect malfunctions.
Feeder is also to be aware of signals from operator or catcher to stop and start machine.
Catcher removes the finished folded cartons from the press and packs them into cases.
Responsibility that appropriate carton is being packed.
Responsibility that only quality products are packed.
Catcher is to check that cartons have proper color, register and are void of unnecessary markings.
Responsibility that proper count of cartons is packed into case.
Catcher is to hand count the first case of each different product being packed.
Packed cartons are to be pushed on rollers through taping machine to the Padlocker.
Follow all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
Report to person of authority to record any potentially unsafe conditions which may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
Participate in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions (from customer complaints, SQF audits, validation, and verification activities) as required.
Follow all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
Report any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.

Responsibilities

Assuming all duties performed by feeder (feed flat cartons into gluing/paneling machines), catcher (remove product from press and pack into cases) and sorter (quality checks on cartons).
Rotating between feeder, catcher, and sorter positions throughout the working shift.
Understanding and aligning business operations and Finishing Department to exceed customer expectations and align with GPI business, cultural, financial and operational objectives.
Feeding glue machinery with proper cartons by placing stacks of cartons from a loaded pallet into the feeder of the machine.
Checking for variances in box number and collator marks to ensure appropriate carton is being fed.
Fanning through stacks of cartons being fed and checking for proper color, register, and absence of unnecessary markings.
Observing for machine malfunctions and stopping the glue machine when problems arise, using a mirror to detect malfunctions.
Being aware of signals from the operator or catcher to stop and start the machine.
Maintaining the cleanliness of the area (remove stray cartons, sweep up, etc.) during make ready.
Removing finished folded cartons from the press and packing them into cases.
Checking item and job number on carton with the job label being used to ensure appropriate carton is being packed.
Checking that cartons have proper color, register, and are void of unnecessary markings.
Ensuring the proper count of cartons is packed into each case by hand counting the first case of each different product being packed.
Pushing packed cartons on rollers through the taping machine to the Padlocker.
Responsible for maintenance of the area, performed during make ready.
Following all Plant rules, Processes, Hygiene, and Allergens procedures related to the production of Safe Quality Foods.
Reporting to a person of authority any potentially unsafe conditions that may result in unsafe foods or noncompliance to SQF related procedures.
Participating in SQF Root Cause and Corrective Actions as required.
Following all procedures related to producing Safe Quality Foods (SQF).
Reporting any potentially unsafe SQF conditions or customer complaints to a person of authority to record and/or correct the situation.