1st shift Production Crew Member
About The Position
The 1st shift Production Crew Member accumulates, counts, and packs goods produced on the Vboard machine. The role also involves inspecting goods as they come off the line for proper lamination and general printing appearance. The position is at Great Northern Laminations’ Appleton, Wisconsin facility and pays $21.00 per hour. The scheduled hours are 6:00 a.m. to 2:15 p.m., Monday through Friday, with shifts of up to 12 hours potentially required to cover vacations and other absences. The Crew Member supports production, quality, safety, and waste goals; prepares and supplies materials for customer orders; packs and prepares skids to customer specifications; and assists with plant machine operations as needed. Great Northern describes its workplace as collaborative, team-oriented, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable. The company offers opportunities to learn new skills and advance into positions with higher pay, locally and nationally.
Requirements
- Be on time and work safely.
- Work effectively with others.
- Take ownership of responsibilities and look for continuous improvement opportunities.
- Have pride in work and maintain an optimistic attitude.
Responsibilities
- Produce product at targeted production rates and waste goals.
- Set a safe, steady machine speed that targets scheduled needs, productivity, and waste goals.
- Plan and set up the correct paper, footage, caliper, and width for the machine to fulfill customer orders.
- Read and understand the computer-based production scheduling system and customer expectations.
- Supply the appropriate type and amount of paper.
- Monitor product quality and take action, informing the machine adjuster and others as appropriate.
- Pack product according to quality standards.
- Have appropriate skids ready for start-ups; build, band, stack, and wrap skids to customer specifications.
- Assist in all phases of plant machine operations, including Legacy, as needed for breaks, vacations, changes, or special projects.
- Keep up to date with machine improvements.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organized work area.
- Foster lean thinking, sustain improvements, and follow lean initiatives.
- Perform other duties as required by Production Supervisors or Management.
- Accumulate, count, and pack goods produced on the Vboard machine.
- Inspect goods coming off the line for proper lamination and general printing appearance.
Benefits
- Competitive 401(k) match and historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
- 9 paid holidays
- Paid vacation during the first year of employment
- Medical plan options
- Climate-controlled facility with a clean, comfortable breakroom
- Opportunities to advance career and compensation level
- Flexible overtime opportunities when available and/or needed
- Ability to give and/or trade shifts with other team members
- Annual merit increases and market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages
- Health/fitness reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
