Packaging Tech (Night Shift)

Who We Are:

Trivium Packaging is a global leader in metal packaging with more than 60 locations worldwide and employs close to 8,000 people. Trivium serves a diverse range of customers in a variety of end markets such as food, seafood, pet food, nutrition, beauty and personal care, household care and premium beverages.

At Trivium, people are the driving force in all our successes by bringing expertise and talent to help us stand out, achieving excellence through their commitment and drive, and maintaining a focus on continuous improvement in everything they do. Together, our goal is to be the number one choice for customers seeking sustainable metal packaging solutions.

Job Summary:

Under the direction of the Operations Team Leader, is responsible for operating/tending machinery used for palletizing product in the manufacturing area while ensuring finalized products are of sound quality and ready for distribution. The role performs repetitive production and packaging operations to mass process products such as metal cans.

Job Duties:

• Safely operate console that controls automatic palletizing equipment to sort, transfer, and stack finished product on pallets.
• Read production schedules and stacking pattern to determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of product on pallet, and destination of loaded pallet.
• Observe product moving along conveyor to identify / detect defective product and follows reject protocols.
• Stop equipment to clear jams.
• Inform proper personnel of equipment malfunction.
• Visually inspect product and prepare all required documentation to maintain the highest quality finished product for our customers.
• Monitor flow of product into processing machinery.
• Operate and tend machines, such as palletizers, pallet magazine, and conveying to maintain production flow.
• Maintain performance expectations with respect to key performance metrics and identify opportunities to improve operations.
• Must be able to recognize waste (wasted labor, time, product, etc.) within the palletizing area, adjust accordingly and aid with developing action plans to drive continuous improvement.
• Learn inventory and tracking systems, including accurately printing and attaching pallet identification tags to finished can pallets as well as accurately entering the pallet tag information into the APL system for consumed pallets to maintain inventory accuracy.
• Requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
• Communicate directly with co-workers on issues, openly share ideas with others, encourage performance in others, give feedback when needed, and train new employees when applicable.
• Effective communication to operations and supply chain teams to maintain product flow and prevent distribution disruptions.
• Support the hazardous waste and recycling programs
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment for self, team members, and equipment through daily maintenance, 5S, and housekeeping activities.
• Shall understand the BRC Food Safety Policy, GMP’s, HACCP Principle and BRC Food Safety Standard.
• While conducting work functions, ensures compliance of all policies, procedures, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration rules (OSHA).
• Perform various jobs of responsibility on a rotational basis.
• Provide relief to personnel as necessary.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Experience in high volume manufacturing preferred
• Ability to effectively document product fills with accuracy
• Understand power sources on all machines used and machine hazards.
• Ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
• Ability to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
• Able to present ideas / issues effectively, actively listen, and work across functional boundaries with the ability to effectively communicate with coworkers, customers, and vendors.
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work all shifts including 8 or 12- hour shifts, daylight, and off-shifts as well as weekends, holidays, and overtime as needed

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and use hands to finger, handle, feel, talk, or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and or move up to 75 pounds. There is no continual lifting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close and distance vision as well as color recognition. Good hand eye coordination is necessary.

Work Environment:

This position works in a manufacturing environment and around machinery that produces noise.

The noise level in the work environment is very loud. Employees must wear hearing protection and all other assigned personal protective equipment. Temperature can range from extreme cold (<40 degrees) to extreme heat (>95 degrees). The atmosphere contains fumes, dust, and odors.

Trivium Packaging is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.