Production - 1st shift Team Lead/Machine Operator
About The Position
Great Northern, a privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer established in 1962, offers secure, stable, and meaningful positions within 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 operating five manufacturing facilities across the United States. The company's core values include integrity, personal growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared future, with a vision to help employees win through personal growth and a shared future, fostering a people-centric culture and developing leaders from within. Their mission is to help customers win by doing what others can't or won't, demonstrated through a willingness to serve, value-added partnerships, and innovative solutions.
Requirements
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos.
- Ability to write simple correspondence.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for safety, quality and efficiency of Vboard machine and crew.
- Effectively and efficiently operate Vboard machine to maintain production goals.
- Provide crew leadership and coordinate crew.
- Lead communications with crew and plant leadership.
- Support and lead training efforts.
- Proficient in all areas of the Vboard machine.
- Meet performance metrics. Document and communicate in glass wall.
- Ability to perform preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on all equipment.
- Ability to satisfactorily perform all Vboard duties.
- Participate in continuous improvement and effectively communicate opportunities to improve efficiencies and effectiveness for this position.
- Assist in all phases of machine and department operation as needed for breaks, changes, or special projects.
- Keep up to date with any ongoing machine improvements.
- Maintain cleanliness to ensure safety of all personnel.
- Foster an attitude of lean thinking, sustain improvements and motivating the rest of the crew to not be satisfied with status quo.
- Ensure all safety guidelines are followed. Report any unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries to supervision immediately.
- Ensure good communication between shifts.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
