Machine Shop Tech

Koch•Paragould, AR

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Anchor Packaging, a Georgia Pacific company, is looking for individuals to join their dynamic team of Machine Shop Technicians at the Paragould, AR facility. The machine shop technician’s primary responsibility is to set up and operate conventional mills, lathes, and grinders. Anchor Packaging is a global innovation leader in designing and manufacturing rigid food containers and food service cling film in the USA since 1963. Committed to protecting food and the environment by using materials that reduce food and packaging waste to conserve valuable natural resources while delivering what the chef intended. Our partners at restaurant chains, supermarkets, convenience stores, food processors, and the distributors that warehouse and ship to these market segments utilize our award-winning performance features in durable packaging that preserves food quality, taste, and texture.

Requirements

Experience working with cutting tools, tool holders, fixtures, and other accessories such as manual mills, lathes, grinders, and tool grinders

Nice To Haves

2 or more years of experience working in a tool and die shop
CNC certification
Machinist or tool and die license/certification
Experience working with trim die assembly

Responsibilities

Visually inspect and test machinery or equipment, and perform necessary repairs needed to safely install and/or return production equipment to acceptable operating conditions
Select, align, and secure holding fixtures, attachments, accessories and work material
Calculate machining factors such as speed, feed, depth, angle of cut coolant flow, etc.
Inspection of cutting tools for sharpness and usability
Start and observe machine operations to detect malfunctions or out-of-tolerance machining and adjust machine controls or control media as required
Use precision measuring instruments such as micrometers, dial calipers, depth gage indicators etc. during the manufacturing of the workpiece
Inspect the workpiece and create an inspection document for future reference, if necessary
Clean and perform maintenance functions on the machines, tools, and parts
Perform coolant replacement
Communicate effectively with team members
Perform tasks such as lifting up to 50lbs, walking, climbing, stooping, pushing and/or pulling for up to twelve (12) hours a day, in a loud/noisy, and industrial, high-volume environment