2nd Shift - Production Machine Operator
About The Position
Great Northern is a privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer established in 1962. They offer secure, stable, and meaningful positions in a collaborative, team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace. The company produces sustainable and eco-friendly products for national brands and is committed to making a difference in the lives of its team members, customers, and communities. Many team members are referred by existing employees. The Machine Operator I position functions as a general operator, utilizing Level One handfed, semi-automatic machines with minimal automation. Responsibilities include performing repetitive assembly operations, adjusting, fitting, and aligning components, and assisting higher-level machine operators. All duties must be performed in adherence to the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and established standards.
Requirements
- No previous experience required.
- Ability to perform physical and manual labor of a general character and simple nature.
- Pride in work.
- Punctuality.
- Ability to work safely.
- Ability to work effectively with others.
- Optimism.
- Ability to take ownership of responsibilities.
- Ability to look for continuous improvement opportunities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience and qualifications may influence pay.
Responsibilities
- Reads job specifications to determine machine adjustments and material requirements.
- Retrieval and staging of ink, tooling, and material while ensuring everything matches production specifications.
- Responsible for the output and condition of Level One machines.
- Effectively set-up, run, and trouble shoot Level One machines.
- Follows safe operating procedures and all safety rules and guidelines as listed on work center safety documentation.
- Selects, installs, sets, positions and aligns stops, guides, rolls, and blades as indicated by scale, rule or template of order specifications.
- Adjusts tension controls according to size, thickness and number of corrugated sheets.
- Stacks and feeds corrugated material.
- Observes machine operation to detect product defects or machine malfunctions.
- Adjusts settings and controls on Level One machines as required to ensure product meets all specifications, quality standards and ISO procedures.
- Measures product dimensions to determine accuracy of machine operation and performs quality inspection of finished product.
- Removes cut pieces and scrap from product, die or bed of machine.
- Counts, stacks, strips, marks, bands and transports finished product to the proper area as directed.
- Completes work orders and prints the correct load tag (Work in Progress or Finished Goods) for the applicable routing.
- Performs minor machine maintenance such as oiling of machines, and general housekeeping duties that include, but are not limited to, cleaning up scrap and ink spills.
- Evaluates area operations and recommends improvement, by applying 5S standards and continuous improvement principles.
- Participates in area meetings.
- Performs job costing and inventory transactions.
- Performs a variety of miscellaneous job-related tasks as may be assigned from time to time by a Management Representative.
Benefits
- Competitive 401K match
- Historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
- Paid time off accrued during your first year of employment
- Medical plan options
- Clean, comfortable breakroom
- Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
- Flexible overtime opportunities
- Annual merit increases
- Market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
