Grinder - Night Shift

Amcor•Valdosta, GA

About The Position

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business. To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube JOB DESCRIPTION: The grinder is responsible for the safe and proficient operation of the granulator machine and will be responsible for grinding scrap, maintaining the grinding room cleanliness and sanitation, making, weighing and moving gaylords; and reporting scrap regrind to the Production Manager.

Requirements

High School Diploma or GED, or at least 1 years’ work experience in a relevant role preferred
Understanding of the Quality Assurance role in a manufacturing environment
Must be detail-oriented, have good communication skills, be safety minded and dependable
Must be able to frequently lift, bend, and reach to perform necessary job functions during a 12-hour shift
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to operate a forklift and pallet jack safely
Basic writing, reading and math skills

Responsibilities

Insure a quality regrind product is being produced by separating different polymers, labeling the correct gaylords with the correct labels, making sure all handles and gaskets have been removed and recording regrind totals for each shift.
Monitor granulator for proper operation and report any problems to Maintenance, Shift Supervisor and QA Manager
Maintain good housekeeping in Grinder Room and Scrap Area of the Warehouse
Ability to operator manual pallet jack, sit-down forklift and become certified on the motorized pallet jack and forklift.
Maintain accurate and legible paperwork
Communicate effectively to team members and members of management
Staff are informed and held accountable for their food safety and regulatory responsibilities; Staff are positively encouraged and required to notify management of actual or potential food safety issues; and Staff are empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work.