Machine Adjuster

**Position Summary:

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Pratt Industries is now hiring machine adjusters. Successful candidates will safely produce high quality paper bags in accordance with the production schedule, set up instructions, operating procedures and quality standards. Must be able to assist with servicing, troubleshooting and performing preventative and predictive maintenance functions on plant equipment.

**Responsibilities:

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• Provide support for production and production equipment to reach optimum capabilities

• Understand print job requirements and quality issues

• Perform quality checks on finished products to ensure packaging integrity and print quality along with working with site Quality Techs.

• Monitor correct product weights/counts and ensure that they are maintained throughout the shift and track waste

• Continually expand knowledge base on maintenance practices, procedures, and technologies

• Good Manufacturing Policies and Procedures.

• Clean machinery and maintain a safe and clean work area

• Perform regular and preventative maintenance on printing presses and bag machines to ensure optimum work cycles.

• Educate workers on exercising caution to avoid accidents and prevent injuries

• Reset/adjust machines following malfunctions or need for repeated cycles

• Troubleshoot issues and perform maintenance.

• Repair machine and make adjustments to machinery when necessary to improve performance.

• Cross-train on other machines and learn other positions in the plant. Switch duties with co-workers as necessary. Learning environment to learn as many job duties to assist with plant growth and personal and professional growth opportunities.

• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

• Perform other duties as assigned by Management

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

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• High school diploma or GED.

• Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

• Prior work experience in the packaging industry; paper, bags, converting

**LANGUAGE SKILLS:

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Able to read and follow instructions; quality, safety, job packets

**MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

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Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume and rate. Able to apply concepts of high school math.

**REASONING ABILITY:

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Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form. Ability to deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

**CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

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May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee may occasionally be required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

**WORK ENVIRONMENT:

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While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.