Overview

Under the supervision of the Process Engineering Manager, You will be responsible for monitoring daily production, quality and scrap, while maximizing equipment operations within established standards. You may be assigned to work in all area's of production. 

Berry Global Berry Global, headquartered in Evansville, Indiana, is committed to its mission of ‘Always Advancing to Protect What’s Important.’ With $13 billion in revenue for fiscal year 2019 on a combined pro forma basis from operations, Berry is a leading global supplier of a broad range of innovative nonwoven, flexible, and rigid products used every day within consumer and industrial end markets. Berry operates over 290 manufacturing facilities worldwide, on six continents, and employs over 48,000 individuals.

At Berry, we pursue excellence in all that we do and are always advancing to improve the way we work along with the products and services we provide. Our culture fosters trust and partnerships through appreciation, acknowledgement, and inclusion. At Berry, we are continuously improving to support our mission and exemplify our values of partnerships, excellence, growth, and safety. To learn more about Berry, visit berryglobal.com

Responsibilities

Essential Items:• Follows all Company policies regarding safety, quality and attendance. Performs duties in a safe manner and reports all observed safety hazards to manager. Participates in safety programs by reporting Unsafe Conditions, Unsafe Acts and Close Calls; enters Near Miss data and observations into Global Data Center database (GDC)• Maintains assigned area free of safety hazards; reports safety issues to the Process Engineering Manager or Safety Manager; works in a safe manner and acts as an example to other team members.• Organizes and leads employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other production related issues.• Works on a variety of equipment and machines (extruders, bag machines, folders, automation, winders, box machines, etc.) and maximizes equipment operations and up time on all equipment while maintaining quality and production rates.• Troubleshoots equipment; determines and recommends appropriate solutions.• Reviews processes and procedures and updates as needed.• Sets up job changes; works with Senior Operators and Operators to ensure efficient job changes and reduce down time.• Coordinate maintenance functions as needed to ensure production lines are operating. Follow-up on all work orders to ensure that the closed looped system is followed.• Trains and develops Senior Operators and assists them with training subordinate operators. Assesses training needs and works with Process Engineering Manager and Human Resources to schedule and/or develop appropriate training.• Responsible for startups of new equipment; evaluates performance and integrates new equipment into production process.• Looks for opportunities to improve processes and output utilizing MEEF and EFF reports and other reports as appropriate; presents improvement to Production Manager for review and approval; organizes and leads teams as needed to review and implement process improvements.

Qualifications

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly; Wears required personal protective equipment.
• Quality - Is dedicated to providing the highest quality products and services which meet the needs and requirements of internal and external customers; looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Language Skills - Ability to read and understand technical procedures and manuals. Ability to write simple procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from managers and employees.
• Computer Skills - To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of standard business software.
• Reasoning Ability - Ability to solve practical problems where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time; Ensures work responsibilities are covered when absent; Arrives at meetings and appointments on time.
• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Keeps commitments; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; Completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.