1st Shift Quick Turn Machine Operator

Great Northern•Brooklyn Park, MN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another. Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives. Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team. Under general supervision and following established procedures, the Machine Operator I is responsible for performing repetitive assembly operations of a short to medium cycle duration on a variety of products, subassemblies or components that require some adjusting, fitting or aligning. This position will function as a general helper, utilizing Level One handfed, semi-automatic machines with a minimal amount of automation. The scope of machine operations (Level One) for this position includes Brause slitter, slotter, band saw, taper/gluer, and baler/shredder. This position will perform physical and manual labor of a general character and simple nature requiring no special training, judgment or skill and will assist Machine Operators II and III on any other equipment. All job responsibilities are to be performed in strict adherence with the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.

Requirements

Pride in work
Punctuality
Ability to work safely
Ability to work effectively with others
Optimism
Ownership of responsibilities
Looking for continuous improvement opportunities

Responsibilities

Performing repetitive assembly operations of a short to medium cycle duration on a variety of products, subassemblies or components that require some adjusting, fitting or aligning.
Functioning as a general helper, utilizing Level One handfed, semi-automatic machines with a minimal amount of automation.
Operating Brause slitter, slotter, band saw, taper/gluer, and baler/shredder.
Performing physical and manual labor of a general character and simple nature requiring no special training, judgment or skill.
Assisting Machine Operators II and III on any other equipment.
Performing all job responsibilities in strict adherence with the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.