Amcor Rigid Packaging
Material Grinder - 12 Hour Night Shift
Allentown, PA
Amcor is the world's largest publicly traded packaging company; a market and innovation leader adding value to the world’s most recognizable brands.
- Headquartered in Melbourne Australia Amcor is a global leader in responsible global packaging solutions supplying a broad range of rigid & flexible packaging products into the food, beverage, healthcare, home and personal care and tobacco packaging industries.
- As the world's largest packaging company, Amcor offers exclusive and innovative solutions that are at the forefront of the packaging industry.
- Today, Amcor has more than 27,000 co-workers working together across more then 180 sites in over 40 countries.
- We are: Global, Customer-driven, Innovative, Responsible and Talented.
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Specific Responsibilities/Essential Functions- Pull scrap from warehouse as needed to assist forklift drivers
- Audit resin lines to ensure the room configuration sheet is accurate
- Access and utilize reports to identify available scrap in the warehouse
- Follow changeover instructions to accurately move resin lines
- Accurately changeover blenders to run other materials on the schedule by calculating throughput
- Accurately change blending percentages on blenders
- Accurately label materials once ground
- Accurately process materials according to labels
- Load and dump grindables
- Accurately consume product tickets
- Accurately and correctly complete daily paperwork
- Accurately identify and separate scrap into correct resin types
- Clean systems as needed, to include de-dust system, grinder, etc
- Clear plugged resin lines and contain materials in correct locations
- Move hoses on railcars following established procedures
- Accurately diagnose mechanical issues using resin system panel. Adjust valving and settings to alleviate issue.
- Drain ground materials into Super-Sacks
- Safely and efficiently operates material handling equipment such as forklifts and pallet jacks
- Abides by all Amcor Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
- Maintains a clean work area and performs general housekeeping duties.
- Assure inventory reporting compliance for audit requirements.
- Performs other related duties as directed by the Operations Manager.
Education and Experience
- Requires high school diploma or equivalent
- Two or more years of employment showing steady work history. Previous experience in manufacturing desired.
Other Requirements:
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
- Ability to recognize and understand numbers, values, and enters this information into an on-line database accurately.
- Ability to visually distinguish fine variations in color and other visual differences.
- Ability to speak, read, and write in English in order to communicate with co-workers, read work instructions and job procedures, and document job activities.
- Ability to visually and mentally make priority decisions and independent judgment calls based on the situation at hand.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to efficiently and effectively use a computer and related software.
- Ability to demonstrate skills and knowledge necessary to be awarded a forklift certification by Amcor if needed.
- Must have prior maintenance experience or have exhibited a higher level of mechanical competence.
- Must maintain a fast pace through the working day and work on multiple tasks
- Ability to lead self and initiate communication with the warehouse, lead and supervisor
Physical Requirements: This is a medium physical demand job as outlined by the U.S. Department of Labor
- Incumbent is required to stand/walk for up to 11 hours per shift and is frequently required to do the following;
- Carry up to 50 lbs.
- Ability to push/pull up to 1000 lbs. 50 feet using a hydraulic hand jack (this is the equivalent of a static push/pull of approximately 70 lbs.).
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations must be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
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