03 Skilled Labour

Hood Packaging Corporation•Tifton, GA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Coveris is a global leader in flexible and rigid plastics packaging, serving diverse industries such as food, pet food, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, and beverages. Formed by a merger of five prominent packaging companies, Coveris operates 65 manufacturing facilities across 21 countries, employing 9,000 people. With a sales revenue of approximately $3.0 billion, the company is committed to growth through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions. This specific role is based at our Tifton, GA facility.

Requirements

Ability to read orders and ensure the finished product meets quality and order specifications.
Ability to communicate orally with team members.
Ability to prepare accurate records.
Basic mathematics skills.
Good visibility to perform inspections of the product.
Ability to follow ISO Quality Checklists.
Ability to lift a "hand" of bags/tubes weighing a maximum of 50 pounds.
Ability to maneuver a paste-pan once per week that can weigh up to 100 pounds.
Ability to spend 92% of their time either standing or walking.
Ability to exert 15 lbs. force to pull a pallet off a stack and slide along the floor to place in the proper position for the product to be stacked upon.
Basic mechanical comprehension/ability.
Good organizational skills.
Ability to operate at an acceptable level of performance (Waste, M’s, Downtime, Efficiency, etc…).
Ability to read and understand production orders and quality specifications.
Good housekeeping skills.

Responsibilities

Checking and stacking tubes and finished bags onto pallets in the Bottoming/Tubing departments.
Ensuring all quality aspects are adhered to.
Completing finishing by positioning a corrugated cover over the pallet.
Performing rework of bags and tubes.
Performing liner insertion as needed.
Reading orders and ensuring the finished product meets quality and order specifications.
Communicating orally with team members.
Preparing accurate records.
Performing inspections of the product and following ISO Quality Checklists.
Working in a safe manner, ensuring guards are in place, following lock-tag-try procedures, observing hazards, and adhering to plant and department safety rules.
Keeping the work area clean according to SQF standards.
Reporting any potential quality or food safety issues to their supervisor or management.
Backing up other Production Specialists in the event of their absence as scheduled.
Assuring all unused materials are properly labeled and returned to stock and properly stored.