Description

 At Evergreen, we’re in business to change the world. Evergreen was originally founded in 1998 to provide a sustainable, reliable supply of quality polyester resin. Each year, Evergreen recycles billions of PET bottles, keeping them out of landfills, oceans, rivers, forests, and roadways. We also produce hundreds of millions of pounds of recycled PET plastic that goes into new bottles and other products.

There’s another important side to Evergreen. We partner with municipal and commercial recycling facilities as well as business and industrial customers, accepting recyclable material and offering rebates for PET bottles and other PET material. This material is then sorted and made ready for other uses. The end goal is to make landfills a thing of the past, help customers achieve sustainability goals and make the circular economy possible for all of us.

All of the above would mean nothing if it were not backed by dedicated employees and extraordinary service.

Requirements

The purpose of the Material Packer is to perform a variety of material packing duties. Duties and responsibilities may include but are not limited to operating plant equipment which includes forklifts and hand trucks. Responsible for monitoring the loading of PET and other products into bags and accurately recording weight of each bag. De-bagging PET flake. Responsible for removal and disposal of trash from work area and using Bag baling machine to bale empty bags. Responsible for completing required production reports.

Safety

• Understands the company’s commitment to safety.
• Understands the basic safety requirements, policies, and SOP’s. 
• Understands the disciplinary policy for safety violations. 
• Understands the Zero Tolerance Safety Rules. 
• Understands and follows plant safety procedures and guidelines.
• Wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required.
• Understands Lock-Out/Tag-Out policies and procedures.
• Informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately, this includes witnessing such acts committed by other employees.
• Participates in required safety training and toolbox talks. 
• Be aware of the surroundings, watch where you are walking. 
• Knows emergency procedures and what to do in the event of power outages, machines failures, workplace injuries, etc. 
• Inspects machine guarding and work areas for hazards and informs supervisor of any safety concerns. 
• Responsible to look for hazards, continuously and notify supervisor of any safety hazards. 

Tasks

• Operate, inspect, and maintain forklifts.
• Load and monitor PET bale input in accordance with production goals. 
• Empty trash bins as required.
• Maintain a clean and orderly workspace.
• Load and unload trucks as directed.
• Clean all grates and trenches from solid debris.
• Relieve equipment Operators/Material Handlers/Sorters for breaks as needed.
• Assist with physical inventory.
• Track and record material movements using appropriate means (computers, forms, etc.)
• Monitor and report condition of trailers to Logistics.
• Work with Quality department to maintain acceptable quality of product.
• Follow all procedures, processes, and safety requirements.
• Report to work on time and maintain company attendance standards. 
• Maintain appropriate work behavior with co-workers and management.
• Report directly to Foreman.
• Perform other duties as assigned by management.
• Assists other workers with specific tasks as requested. 
• Follows plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s).

General & Administrative

• Completes and fills out required paperwork, logs, and related materials, including forklift checklists.
• Carries out activities in accordance with Company policies, procedures, and applicable laws.
• Completes all assigned cleaning tasks.
• Immediately notify supervisor of any/all processing or maintenance problems.
• Reports to work on time and follows Evergreen attendance policy and guidelines.
• No direct supervision responsibilities

Qualifications:

• Willingness to work and follow instructions.
• Forklift Certification.
• Proficiency in math, reading and typing. 

Experience, Education and/or Licensing Certifications

• High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate)

Working Conditions:

• Work requires normal manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Corrected hearing and vision to normal acceptable range
• A significant amount of time will be spent in a production environment.
• Production area is not climate controlled and may experience extreme temperatures.
• This position requires approximately 8-12 hours per day standing and/or walking. 
• This position requires the ability to climb stairs and ladders.
• This position may require lifting of up to 50 lbs.

Day Shift Hours are: 

3:45am to 4:00pm 

Shifts rotate every two weeks: 

Week #1: Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, 

Week #2: Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday