Finishing Gluer Operator (2nd shift)

Graphic Packaging Careers•Winston-Salem, NC

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Graphic Packaging International is a large manufacturer of paperboard and paper-based packaging for global food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care, and pet product brands. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, the company is known for its collaborative, diverse, and innovative culture, creating inspired packaging while contributing to communities. With over 25,000 employees across more than 130 worldwide locations, GPI is committed to environmental responsibility, workplace diversity, and offers competitive compensation and benefits. The Finishing Gluer Operator role involves operating a machine to form and glue flat cartons into finished products, ensuring business operations align with departmental goals to exceed customer expectations and meet GPI's business, cultural, financial, and operational objectives.

Requirements

Excellent attendance
Ability to work independently
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence
Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Mechanical skills
High School Diploma, GED
Basic computer skills, data entry
Visual Color Discrimination, the ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of colors
Familiar with AIB / HACCP / SQF compliance standards
Familiar with Food defense compliance standards

Nice To Haves

Manufacturing experience preferred

Responsibilities

Verifies that correct job is running based on production schedule
Adjusts forming bars to accommodate size of box to be shaped (perform make-ready)
Fills glue pots with adhesive and positions rollers to dispense glue onto paperboard
Observes machine operation to detect malfunction
Inspects cartons for flaws
Make mechanical adjustments on machines
Moves around Finishing Helpers to keep all glue lines adequately staffed
Verify based on production needs that Finishing area is properly stocked with supplies and coordinates with Purchasing to bring supplies in
Trains Finishing Helpers and Finishing Operator Assistants
Place requests for repairs in Maintenance Connection
Complete Daily Management boards as required including root cause and corrective action plans
Able to perform all duties of a Finishing Helper, when glue line is short-handed, such as: Feeds cartons into machine bed
Continually keeps machine feed filled with paper cartons while machine is running
Communicates with operators/fork lift drivers to ensure there is an ample supply of die cut cartons available to be fed into gluer
Picks up cartons from conveyor and stacks it into cases
Check cartons for quality and excessive glue
Able to clear the line when machine gets jammed with the Carton Pack
Verify pallet labels for accuracy
Other duties as assigned.