Laminator WW- 3rd Shift

INTERSTATE PACKAGING COMPANY • White Bluff, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Laminator Operator sets up and operates a designated laminating machine, ensuring the accuracy and quality of the product. The operator also trains new employees and follows required safety procedures, including those related to personal protective equipment, ergonomics, and chemical hazards. The role includes compliance with regulatory, facility food-safety, product-safety, and quality policies and procedures, including GMPs.

The operator reads production orders and job jackets, follows quality-checking procedures, communicates with supervisors, management, and incoming shifts, and completes cleanup and other job-closeout procedures. The role also includes helping set up the next job, keeping the laminator area clean, staying productive during machine downtime, making required computer entries, and following the chain of command. Employees are expected to be at their workstation within three minutes of their reporting time.

This position requires operating machinery safely and attentively, carrying out detailed procedures, troubleshooting problems that affect product quality, and communicating operating issues to a supervisor. Physical and sensory demands include standing for extended periods, lifting and manipulating materials, climbing and moving around machinery, distinguishing colors and fine print details, and responding promptly to moving machinery and warning signals.

Requirements

• Previous manufacturing or mechanical experience.
• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Quality-conscious, detail-oriented approach and ability to perform meticulous work under production demands.
• Ability to distinguish true colors and subtle shades; applicants must pass a Munsell Test and must not be colorblind.
• Ability to lift 50–75-pound air shafts without a hoist and manipulate 100–300 pounds with mechanical devices.
• Ability to read a tape measure or ruler and perform basic math, including measuring roll diameters, widths, and package sizes.
• Basic mechanical ability, including ability to learn how the laminator and its components operate.
• Ability to read and follow detailed written and verbal instructions without constant supervision.
• Ability to reason through machinery problems and carry out solutions.
• Ability to distinguish fine visual details, including hairlines, registration, and glue lay-down.
• Ability to record information electronically.
• Ability to understand and implement safety emergency procedures and operate machinery safely.
• Ability to stand for lengthy periods and perform bending, stooping, squatting, climbing, and other movements required around machinery.
• Good reflexes and alertness to react to moving machinery and avoid hazards.
• Good hearing to follow directions, coordinate procedures, and hear warning signals.
• Good sense of smell to distinguish material odors and detect smoke.
• Spatial skills to judge dimensions needed for machine operation.
• Ability to communicate operating problems and follow instructions from quality control or management.
• Organizational skills, confidentiality, and ability to work shifts.

Responsibilities

• Set up and operate the designated laminating machine.
• Ensure the accuracy and quality of products being produced.
• Train new employees.
• Follow safety procedures, including those for PPE, ergonomics, and chemical hazards.
• Read and understand job jackets, production orders, materials, reports, and warning signs.
• Establish and follow quality-checking procedures.
• Communicate effectively with the supervisor, incoming shift, management, and coworkers.
• Complete cleanup and other procedures required to finish jobs.
• Assist with setting up the next job and keep the laminator area clean.
• Stay productive when the machine is down.
• Make required computer entries and follow the chain of command.
• Comply with regulatory, facility food-safety, product-safety, and quality policies and procedures, including GMPs.
• Operate machinery safely, follow emergency procedures, and remain alert to moving parts and warning signals.
• Troubleshoot press or laminator problems, propose solutions, and carry them out.
• Record information electronically as required by accounting and communicate operating problems to a supervisor.
• Work with quality control or management to maintain specified quality standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: High school or GED