What are the responsibilities and job description for the MACHINE OPERATOR/PACKER position at Berry Global, Inc?
Overview
Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of 40,000 employees across more than 240 global locations, we develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. At Berry Global, we believe in the extraordinary power of people and their unique talents, experiences, and perspectives that help shape a shared future of innovation, inspiration, and influence. Every employee at Berry Global has the opportunity to make their mark on our company and the world around us. Together, we champion a people-first culture that cultivates individual growth, diversity, and collaboration, unleashing our collective strengths to forge a path to greater success for our company, people, and planet. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn.
****$600.00 Sign on bonus*****
Berry Global offers a comprehensive benefits package including:
- Health insurance after 30 days of employment
- 2 weeks vacation in the first year
- Company paid life insurance
- 401(k) retirement plan with a company match
- Educational reimbursement
- Paid vacations and holidays
- Incentive Bonuses
- Perfect Attendance Bonus
- Referral Bonus- Up to $1500.00
Summary:
This position is responsible for the packaging of manufactured products. Packer responsibilities are in a support role for several areas of manufacturing, including, but not limited to; injection molding, thermoforming, quality and assembly.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities will include: (but not limited to the following):
- Responsibility to safety procedures
- Visually inspect, place into box (as necessary), and palletize finished goods to customer specifications
- Use lifting assist device to where applicable
- Tape and makes boxes for workcenters, insuring to keep the proper quantity available at all times
- Monitor quality (deviations, comparing comparators)
- Document daily production values, including scrap quantities and reasons
- Operate pallet jack
- Cleaning/housekeeping; sweeping, cleaning machines
- Stack cartons from 25-40 #’s on pallets
- Pushing/pulling full pallets on pallet jack and transport to elevator
- Maintain assigned area in a fashion consistent with 5S principalsNotify shift leader and/or technical employees if a workcenter is experiencing consistent issues, or has stopped cycling
- Insure that all machine downtime (start times) are recorded
- Record accurate production data that includes all necessary information needed for tracking purposes
- Assist with the flow of raw materials, supplies, and finished goods to and from the production area.
- Participate in the training of new employees
- Support and maintain all policies of the company including but not limited to ISO Standards, Health and Safety Requirements, Continuous Improvement, and standard work procedures.
- Report unsafe conditions and behaviors
Qualifications
Qualifications
- Must have excellent attendance
- Must be safety & quality conscious at all times
- Must be responsible, self motivated and function well in a team environment
- Be open to a flexible work schedule and work overtime as needed
- Must have good communication skills, both written and oral
- Be able to perform basic visual quality inspections on products
- Production environment, Must have excellent attendance, long periods of standing
- Ability to repeatedly lift boxes ranging from 25-40lbs onto pallet manually and/or with the use of a Tawi lifter.
- Able to use a pallet jack on full skids
- Effectively communicates with all co-workers, assists and coaches others when able
- Acts in a consistently safe manner, Effectively managing one’s time and resources to ensure that work is completed efficiently
- Reports each day, on time, ready to contribute
- Able to contribute and adapt when work assignments change
