Liner Operator

Pretium Packaging•Saint Louis, MO

13h•Onsite

About The Position

This is a full-time night shift position operating 12-hour shifts, with a rotating schedule of 3 days one week and 4 days the next. The role involves overseeing and maintaining the continuous and efficient operation of lining machines, troubleshooting problems, and collaborating with Quality Control on quality issues. Responsibilities include maintaining records of productivity, problems, downtime, machine cycles, and scrap. The position also requires performing process/maintenance work, completing paperwork, and conducting visual inspections to ensure product specifications are met. The operator will report problems to Quality Control and contact maintenance or tool for repairs or part creation, working with appropriate departments to keep lines running. Maintaining safety and housekeeping of the production area, overseeing parts organization, and performing other related duties or special projects are also key aspects of the role. Additionally, the employee must comply with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures, document data correctly, and report any product or process failures that could impact food safety to supervision.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED
1 + years of related experience preferred
Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Productivity: Employee is effective in producing quality products. Employee is efficient and prudent with utilizing resources to meet operational standards, (production, process). Employee has a sense of urgency maximizing time.
Teamwork: Employee is capable of being approached and easy to work with. Contributes to the success of the team, communicates clearly individually and in group settings while treating others with respect. Employee listens to others and works well within diverse groups. Employee consistently places team needs over individual needs and seeks input from people with different experiences and perspectives and recognizes the differences of opportunities to learn and gain by working together. Employee values and encourages unique skills and talents.
Initiative: Ability to assess and initiate things independently with limited supervision required. Has the ability to manage resources to get things done and the ability to perform multiple activities to accomplish goals doing more than required or requested in the job. Plans ahead for upcoming problems or opportunities and takes appropriate action. Is proactive and anticipates events well in advance to ensure successful outcome.
Problem Solving: Employee considers multiple sides of an issue and weighs consequences before making a final decision. Employee makes informed decisions based on available information and recognizes issues and determines what actioned is needed to advance the decision-making process. Employee follows-up as necessary and is easily adaptable to not be discouraged by ambiguous situations and is open to new ideas and processes while adjusting to achieve results.
Job Knowledge: Employee demonstrates relevant job knowledge and essential skills, such as work practices, policies, procedures, quality assurance, and technical abilities. Employee demonstrates self-improvement efforts to enhance skills and knowledge with changes impacting the job while adhering to workplace rules as well as to traditional or socially expected methods of doing business following processes and procedures.
Safety: Employee demonstrates the ability and willingness to contribute to a safe and environmentally secure work environment for themselves, their coworkers, and our customers by following established safety procedures. Employee demonstrates the willingness to actively report and take action to correct identified safety hazards during the day.
Quality: Employee demonstrates the ability to produce high quality, accurate results. Possesses and demonstrates attention to detail and produces work that is accurate and complete. Employee has the ability to identify problems or potential problems that arise in the course of the day and take the necessary steps to proactively address those issues. Employee had the ability to discover the root causes of issues and respond with corrective action.
Reliability/Dependability: Employee is responsible and accountable for actions, consistent in meeting deadlines and works well with others to follow through on completing tasks. Employee completes work in a timely, consistent manner and works hours necessary to complete assigned work. Employee is regularly present and punctual and arrives prepared for work.
The employee must frequently lift and carry up to 10 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
The employee is frequently required to stand and walk on concrete.
The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, bend or twist.
The employee is occasionally required to push, pull, and/or move materials.

Responsibilities

Oversee and maintain continuous and efficient operation of lining machines.
Troubleshoot problems on the line and work with QC on quality issues.
Maintain records of productivity, problems, down time, machine cycles, scrap, etc.
Perform process/maintenance work and complete paperwork.
Perform visual inspections on all machines to ensure product meets specifications.
Report problems to Quality Control.
Contact maintenance or tool for repairs or part creation; collaborate with appropriate departments to keep lines running.
Maintain safety and housekeeping of production area.
Oversee and maintain parts organization.
Perform other related duties or special projects.
Assist with temporary operating of machines.
Comply with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures and document data correctly at all times.
Report any product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured product to Quality and/or Line/Maintenance Supervision.