Foreperson

Amcor•Mountain Top, PA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

PURPOSE • The Foreperson is responsible for the direct supervision of assigned industrial production lines. • Must know blown film basics, troubleshooting, extruder drives, heaters and controls. • The Foreperson knows how the start- up and shutdown production lines. He is responsible for packer compliance with established safety, quality, quantity, housekeeping and disciplinary standards.

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
High school diploma, equivalent, or two years of previous blown film-manufacturing experience.
Good mechanical background a plus.
Have valid Amcor forklift license.
Ability to read, write, understand and communicate in English.
Ability to do functional math; i.e. adding, subtracting, multiplying and division.
Ability to use a handheld calculator to figure percentage formulas and out-put yield.
Must be able to calculate the density of the blend and percentage of layer thickness with micrometers.
Accurately read provided measuring devices.
The employee must be able to keep up with moderate speed production machines winders, bag machines, printing presses, extruders, blenders and pumps.
Manual dexterity required with exposure to arm, wrist and back fatigue.
The employee frequently uses their arms, hands and fingers to handle, grasp, hold, grip and squeeze.
The employee routinely bends and occasionally lifts up to 65 pounds over a twelve (12) hour shift, kneels, squats, pulls and drags sheets of plastic, rearranges and organizes products/materials, climbs/descends stairs into/from the tower areas 50 to 75 feet in the air and pushes a broom to clean the production floor.
The employee stands approximately 10 hours and frequently walks the production area to locate materials, check supplies, locate pallets and offer assistance where needed.
The employees infrequently steps up 1½ feet and pulls themselves into the seat of a forklift.
Operation of forklift and lifting equipment are infrequent job responsibilities.
10 hours and frequently walks the production area to locate materials, check supplies, locate pallets and offer assistance where needed.
The employees routinely steps up 1½ MOPA WI-00262 / 0 feet and pulls themselves into the seat of a forklift.
Operation of forklift and lifting equipment are essential to job responsibilities.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to very loud.
An essential part of this position is to work in a teamwork environment.
The employee is constantly exposed to temperature variances; extreme heat during the Spring and Summer and cold temperatures during the Winter

Nice To Haves

Good mechanical background a plus.

Responsibilities

Review production orders in a start-up production, run and shut down of equipment.
Responsible for all processes, equipment and packers on assigned lines.
Must meet production, quality and quantity standards.
Assures proper set ups and quality checks are being performed.
Organizes work for smooth operations.
Assists in training packers on how to do quality checks, gauge, length, width and weight and does follows-up on production to make sure product is being produced to specifications and documents paperwork. MOPA WI-00262 / 0
Train the machine operators on how to make boxes and label them, lace the line, and thread up the post gussets and bag machines.
Make necessary adjustments and settings up equipment so product is in compliance to the work order.
Can operate all aspects involved in a start-up, process control blending system, recalibration and control panel, printing press and bag separator and can take a line down properly.
Must be able to troubleshoot the majority of problems on extrusion, bag machines and winders.
Advises machine operators of order changes to ensure proper materials are ready for the new order.
Teaches machine operators the entire process of the blown film production from the beginning of the process to the finished goods.
Must know resin system and the various resins used for their application and in what capacity.
Keep the hoppers full of resin and gay lords of resin ready for use.
Notifies Supervisor of equipment problems and advises of quality problems.
Run the lines efficiently so scrap is at a minimum. No scrap is to be left behind for oncoming shift.
Assists other packers and Line Foreman when their lines go down or there is a manufacturing problem.
Moves equipment in and out of manufacturing area for production changeovers with a pallet jack or forklift.
Replaces broken or worn out hand equipment and makes sure the packers have all of their PPE available and in use.
Assists Utility person move and wrap pallets.
Must be willing to work twelve-hour shifts and overtime when needed. Occasionally stay passed 12hr shift to insure all production lines are running during shift change.
Responsible for adhering to and executing the applicable Environmental Health & Safety programs in order to provide a safe and clean workplace for all employees according to Berry, local, state, and federal requirement-regulations.
Must be able to maintain housekeeping on production lines.
Reads work orders and check resins and concentrates for the lines.
Moves pallets and skids of resins/concentrates the designated areas using a pallet jack or forklift.
Verbally communicates with co-workers on production needs and process.
Adheres to safety policies and procedures in compliance with Amcor’s guidelines.
Visually inspects production area for tripping hazards, equipment safeguards, employee’s safety, adherence to policies and maintains a clean work environment.

Benefits

Medical, dental and vision plans
Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
Paid Parental Leave
Retirement Savings Plan with company match
Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)