PRODUCTION OPERATOR (Grave Shift)

Overview

About BerryAt Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Responsibilities

Purpose: Assure efficient manufacturing of a quality product that meets or exceeds customer expectations.

           Responsibilities:

• Perform changeovers and completes changeover setup form
• Arranges assistance for changeover
• Responsible for the cleaning of blenders and other equipment for material changes
• Pre-blend and oversee the blending or mixing of resins in off-line as well as on line
• Completes paperwork for production sheet, labor log, scrap sheet and daily functional check sheet.
• Make sure scrap gets weighed and recorded on shift paperwork or entered into MRP system
• Set all secondary equipment (printer, punches, venting, portable winders, etc) and test functionality to assure proper set-up and operation
• Watches for and reacts to stack light alerts
• Supports and complies with safety, food safety and environmental guidelines
• Make machine adjustments as needed to maintain required product quality and/or as identified by Packer/Inspector
• Implements Berry incident protocol for medical assistance and applies first aid if trained
• Identifies equipment shortfalls and completes maintenance request forms
• Closes orders in system when complete
• Identifies and strives to meet expected rates or standards of production and notes correct variance code in system
• Collects, weighs and documents all scrap; enters in system
• Assures that repro is being run into product at predetermined
• Bill of Materials adjustments and corrections

 

Secondary Responsibilities include:

• Continue to check run rates.
• Performs quality checks front to back (resins, silos, computer info., blender settings, etc.)
• Ensures tools are in proper location
• Ensures axillary equipment is in working condition (press, vents V-board, etc.)
• Ensures the ink room is in proper order
• Cleans around extruders and blenders
• Documents any maintenance and safety concerns
• Perform all duties of a Utility

 

 

Qualifications

Qualifications

·         High school diploma or GED equivalent.

·         2-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with extrusion experience preferred.

·         Ability to adhere to Berry’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards.

·         Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.

·         Ability to read and write to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced.

·     Ability to work independently.

·     Ability to work in warm and cool climates for 8 or more hours per day or night.

·     Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes hairnets,  safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask.

·     Ability to handle & resolve problems.

·     Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights, for 8 or more hours.

·     Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach, and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day.

·     Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.

·     Must have good vision, eye-hand coordination, and hearing.

·     Must have manual dexterity involving total wrist action, twisting, pulling, and raising arms at or above shoulder height.

·     Must be punctual; at line on time.

·     No fear of heights.

·     Can read and follow written and verbal instructions & specifications in English.

·     Ability to read a ruler to 1/8”/tape measure and gauge caliper device.

·         Basic math skills.