Primary Technician - Machine Support - Night Shift Details

Primary Technician - Machine Support - Night Shift

Amcor - Asheville, NC

Employment Type : Full-Time

We are global, we are impacting the lives of millions every day, we are making a difference!

At Amcor we are inspired to change the packaging industry and are taking on the aspirational challenge to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025. Through our products and global footprint, we are in a unique position to truly make a difference in the packaging space. Our products impact the lives of millions of people across the globe every day from food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other essential products. Amcor is a thriving S&P 500 organisation listed both on the NYSE (AMCR) and ASX (AMC) with US$13 billion in sales. We have a proud history dating back to the 1860’s and come a long way from a single paper mill based in Melbourne to becoming the global leading packaging company. Today, Amcor is an international organisation empowering its 50,000 employees in over 40 countries and across 250 sites.

Will you be next to join our journey towards a more sustainable future? At Amcor we are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to providing sustainable packaging solutions. To find out more about our commitment to sustainability and about Amcor, visit www.amcor.com .

Amcor Flexibles North America (AFNA), a division of Amcor, operates across 35 plants and employs 9,000 colleagues within North America with headquarters in Chicago, IL and Oshkosh, WI. AFNA makes flexible packaging solutions for food and beverage, healthcare, and home and personal care applications.

Job Description

1. Job Overview

The Primary Tech supports and assists in the operations of the Primary Dept. The position includes advance preparation for operational needs and keeping the machines stocked. The Primary Tech supports the department, performing operator duties and ensuring that the overall quality of work produced meets product specifications. This position also has Hazardous Waste duties as noted below.

2. Job Dimensions

The Primary Technician supports and assists the operations of the Primary Department.
Primary Technician appropriately understands and follows the plant’s EHS (Environmental, Health and Safety) and Quality systems to maintain a safe workplace and ensure quality product.

3. Principal Accountabilities

Operate lifting equipment (i.e. hoists and forklifts).
Responsible for reading & interpreting specifications and manufacturing instructions.
Responsible for thorough and accurate documentation to maintain traceability.
Always maintains a clean and safe working area.
Completes required paperwork, including housekeeping checklist, miscellaneous inspections, batch tickets, etc.
Assists with machine set ups and ensures compliance with job specifications.
Works proactively; assuring that the work area is supplied properly for the next operation.
Understands, adheres to and reinforces Environmental, Health, and Safety policies and regulations.
Responsible for the proper handling and labeling of Hazardous Waste drums on the production floor, staging, and transport to the Hazardous Waste Cage.
Anticipates and reacts productively to changes and handles other tasks as assigned.
Seeks and implements improvement activities through teamwork and participation in the Continuous Improvement process.
Understands and complies with grounding and bonding procedures.
Follows all safety rules and proper chemical handling processes.
Assists in training other personnel.
Provides communication daily with management, maintenance, operators, etc.
Performs other duties as assigned.

4. Major challenges & complexities

Fast paced environment
Product needs to be precisely manufactured to customer specification
Multiple products with multiple customer demands

5. Relationships

Internal

Primary Department Members
Supervision / Management

External

Customers
Auditors

6. Qualifications/Requirements

6.1 Formal Qualifications and Experience

Knowledge and Experience

One or more years of experience in rotogravure printing and/or adhesive and extrusion lamination and coating.
Prior training in web handling / winding preferred.
General knowledge of computers preferred

Education and Certifications

High School Diploma or GED
Fork Truck Certification preferred

6.2 Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Behaviours

Ability to read and understand manufacturing instructions.
Ability to operate or learn to operate a forklift.
Ability to read layouts and/or drawings.
Attentive to details.
Skilled in or able to learn safe operation of listed tools and equipment:
Drum Dolly, Shafts, Densitometer, Mixers, Air Pumps, Grinders, Lathes, Lifts and Hoists
Clear understanding of fine measuring tools. (i.e., rulers, tape measure)
Proficiency with computers and the ability to learn and use new programs.
Math skills equivalent to high school level for calculating formulas and measuring products.
Good mechanical aptitude.
Ability to work with flammable materials and rotating equipment safely at all times. Aware of risk and continually uses caution.
Willingness and ability to obtain and stay current with Hazardous Waste handling and labelling requirements.
Stay current on required training requirements and training records associated with Hazardous Waste duties.
Effective interpersonal skills in a team-based environment.
Effective oral and written communications skills.
Ability to see accurate colors.
Ability to speak, read, and complete reports accurately in English.

6.3 Physical Demands

Work requires physical strain such as long periods of standing and walking in the production facility and lifting of heavy items.

Ability to manipulate rolls weighing up to 1600 pounds suspended from a hoist into a suspension rack throughout shift.
Ability to manipulate cylinders weighing up to 400 pounds suspended from a hoist into various work stations or trolleys
Ability to move 300-400 lb drums with a drum dolly throughout the shift.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs throughout the shift.
Ability to lift a 90lbs. shaft/core combination with assistance from another employee multiple times per shift.
Ability to work in various awkward positions high and low with outstretched arms cleaning idlers and rollers on powered-down machinery.
Other physical demands include crouching and reaching.

6.4 Work Environment

The work environment involves moderate risks or discomforts requiring special safety precautions that are normally encountered when working around moving machines in production facilities.

Protective clothing or gear such as hearing protection, safety glasses or goggles, gloves, bump cap and safety shoes are required.
The employee will occasionally be exposed to solvent fumes and flammable liquids. Working with these chemicals possess a risk of fire or explosion from an ignition source, therefore Static Dissipating (SD or ESD) safety shoes are required.
The employee will occasionally be required to go outside up to four times per shift.
The employee will occasionally be required to work on a catwalk approximately ten feet high.
The employee will be required to work near fast moving equipment with nip points and rollers that require caution.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor Flexibles North America is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the links "EEO is the and "EEO is the Law" Poster Supplement . If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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