1st shift Production Crew Member
About The Position
Great Northern is a privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer established in 1962. The company offers stable and meaningful positions in a collaborative, team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace. Great Northern Laminations, a division specializing in edge protection and protective packaging, produces sustainable and eco-friendly products for national brands. The company is committed to making a difference in the lives of its team members, customers, and communities. Great Northern Corporation is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin, with Great Northern Laminations having five manufacturing facilities across the United States. The company values integrity, personal growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared future, with a vision to help employees win through personal growth and a shared future, and a mission to help customers win by doing what others can't or won't. This specific position is for a 1st shift Production Crew Member at the Appleton, WI facility.
Requirements
- Pride in work
- Punctuality
- Ability to work safely
- Ability to work effectively with others
- Optimism
- Ownership of responsibilities
- Proactive in seeking continuous improvement opportunities
Nice To Haves
- Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
- Ability to give and/or trade shifts with other team members
Responsibilities
- Accumulate, count & pack goods produced on the Vboard machine.
- Inspect all goods as they come off the line for proper lamination, and general appearance of printing.
- Produce product at targeted production rates and waste goals.
- Set a safe & steady speed that targets scheduled need, productivity and waste goals.
- Plan & set up correct paper, footage, caliper and width to operate machine for corresponding customer orders.
- Read & understand computer-based production scheduling system & customer expectations.
- Supply appropriate type & amount of paper.
- Constantly monitor & act upon quality and inform the machine adjuster and others.
- Pack product in quality manner per packing standards.
- Have proper skids ready for start-ups. Build, band, stack and wrap skids to customer specifications.
- May require working up to 12 hour shifts to cover for vacations and other absences.
- Assist in all phases of Plant machine operations (including Legacy) as needed for breaks, vacations, changes or special projects.
- Keep up to date with any ongoing machine improvements.
- Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area.
- Foster an attitude of lean thinking, sustain improvements and follow lean initiatives.
- All other duties as required by Production Supervisors or Management
Benefits
- Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
- 9 paid holidays
- Paid vacation during your first year of employment
- Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs
- Climate-controlled facility with a clean, comfortable breakroom
- Opportunities to advance your 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 as well as market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages
- Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
