Laminator WW- 3rd Shift

INTERSTATE PACKAGING COMPANY•White Bluff, TN

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Laminator Operator sets up and operates a designated laminating machine, ensuring the accuracy and quality of production. The operator also trains new employees and performs production tasks in compliance with safety, food safety, and quality policies and procedures, including GMPs. The role includes reading and understanding job jackets and production orders; establishing and following quality checks; communicating with supervisors, management, and the oncoming shift; completing cleanup and job-related procedures; and helping set up the next job, including loading rolls and cutting cores. The operator cleans the laminator and surrounding area, stays productive during machine downtime, makes required computer entries, and follows the chain of command. The operator must be at the workstation within three minutes of the reporting time. The position requires operating machinery safely and attentively, following detailed instructions and emergency procedures, identifying and communicating operating problems, and maintaining specified quality standards while working under production demands. Physical and sensory requirements include standing for lengthy periods, lifting and manipulating materials, agility around machinery, and the ability to distinguish colors and notice print-quality details.

Requirements

High school education or equivalent.
Quality-conscious, with attention to detail and organizational skills.
Must be able to distinguish true colors and subtle shades accurately; colorblindness is disqualifying under the Munsell Test.
Ability to lift 50–75-pound air shafts without a hoist and manipulate 100–300 pounds with mechanical devices.
Accurate with numbers and able to perform basic and general math, read a ruler or tape measure, and measure roll diameters, roll widths, and package sizes.
Basic mechanical skills and ability to learn laminator components and operation, including anilox rollers, cylinders, tension controls, and safety mechanisms.
Reading skills sufficient to understand production orders, materials, reports, warning signs, and detailed written instructions.
Ability to distinguish right and left sides of machinery and follow directions from coworkers and written instructions.
Agility for bending, stooping, squatting, climbing, moving cylinders, adjusting equipment, and avoiding moving machinery.
Excellent reflexes and alertness to respond to moving machinery and prevent injury.
Good sense of smell to distinguish material odors and detect smoke, and good hearing to follow directions, coordinate procedures, and hear warning signals.
Ability to comprehend and follow detailed instructions without constant supervision and communicate operating problems to a supervisor.
Spatial skills for judging dimensions needed to operate machinery.
Ability to logically identify press problems, propose solutions, and carry them out; repeat or adapt operating procedures for future orders.
Eyesight sufficient to distinguish hairlines, registration, and glue lay-down for suitable print quality, whether or not corrected.
Ability to record information electronically as required by accounting.
Maturity and disposition to operate machinery safely and understand and implement emergency safety procedures.
Physical strength to stand for lengthy periods.
Ability to perform meticulous work under production demands and interact with and follow instructions from quality control or management.
Availability for shift work.

Responsibilities

Set up and operate the designated laminating machine while ensuring product accuracy and quality.
Train new employees.
Follow required safety procedures, including PPE, ergonomics, and chemical hazard procedures, and perform work in a way that protects employee health and safety.
Read and understand job jackets, orders, production orders, materials, reports, and warning signs.
Establish and follow quality-checking procedures in the pressroom and maintain specified quality standards in coordination with quality control or management.
Communicate effectively with supervisors, the oncoming shift, and management, and report operating problems to a supervisor.
Clean up and complete procedures related to finished jobs.
Assist with setting up the next job, including loading rolls and cutting cores.
Clean the laminator and keep the laminator and press areas clean, including cleaning the press area at the end of the shift.
Stay productive when the machine is down.
Make required computer entries and follow the chain of command.
Be at the workstation within three minutes of reporting time.
Comply with regulatory, facility food safety, product safety (GMP), and quality policies and procedures.
Operate machinery attentively and safely, follow emergency procedures, and perform meticulous work under production demands.