Conversion Grade 5 Operator - Rotherham

Cepac; Rotherham; Hybrid; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Job summary

Cepac is seeking a Conversion Grade 5 Operator at its Rotherham site to join the production crew. You will support the Conversion Machine Leader, handle cartons, build pallet loads, and perform routine quality checks to meet customer specifications.

The role requires teamwork, attentiveness, and basic IT literacy, with responsibilities across loading, labeling, and maintaining tidy work areas in a busy packaging environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to work as a team member and individual as necessary.
• Proactive and problem-solving.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Numerate and IT literate.

Responsibilities

• Operate as part of the Conversion machine crew under supervision.
• Receive cartons, place on palletiser in order with correct orientation.
• Check base board requirements and insert interleaving.
• Build stacks to specified heights; prepare pallet loads.
• Apply pallet labels and ensure samples are added when required.
• Carry out quality checks on bundles and report errors.
• Ensure bundles are tied and non-conforming bundles are identified.
• Keep work area clean and assist the Conversion Machine Leader.
• Perform any other duties within skills and knowledge.

Skills

Teamwork

Proactive and problem-solving

Attention to detail

Numerate and IT literate

Job description

Job vacancies: Conversion Grade 5 Operator - Rotherham

Your role

IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR/MANAGER:

Conversion Shift Manager

FUNCTIONAL SUPERIOR/MANAGER:

Interim Conversion Manager

MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB:
To work as a member of the Conversion machine crew, supporting the Conversion Machine Leader and other machine members to produce product to customer specifications, ensuring quality.

MAIN DUTIES:

• Comply with & duties on employees (Use equipment in accordance with instruction and training-
  report serious and immediate danger-take reasonable care of themselves and others).
• Comply with & duties.
• Receive cartons in bundles from the casemaker outlet conveyor.
• Place them on the palletiser in the pattern specified on the order with correct orientation.
• Understand base board requirements.
• Insert cardboard interleaving and add the next layer of bundles.
• Repeat the process to build the stack of cartons to the height specified on the order.
• Repeat the process to prepare further pallet loads.
• Insert pallet label in the specified position.
• Place sample on top of finished load when specified as a customer requirement.
• Whilst handling bundles carry out quality checks (examples below and report errors to the machine operator).
• Check that bundles are bundle tied if specified on the order.
• Check random bundles for non-conformance.
• Check random samples of un-banded bundles to ensure the individual cartons are glued, not ‘out of square’ or inadequately glued.
• Check that the individual bundles and the palletised bundles are well presented.
• Keep the work area clean and tidy.
• Assist the Conversion Machine Leader and other crew members as necessary.
• Any other duties as requested within skills and knowledge.

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to work as a team member and individual as necessary.
• Proactive and problem-solving.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Numerate and IT literate.

Cepac is the UK’s leading independent corrugated packaging producer.

Meadows Road, Brookfield Park
Manvers, Wath Upon Dearne
Rotherham
S63 5DJ
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Paper Mill Road, Rawcliffe Bridge
Goole
East Riding of Yorkshire
DN14 8SL
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