03 Skilled Labour

Hood Packaging Corporation; Tifton (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Coveris is seeking a Production Specialist at its Tifton, GA location. You will read production orders, stack tubes and finished bags on pallets, and ensure quality and order specifications are met.

The role involves lifting up to 50 pounds, occasionally handling a 100-pound paste-pan, and spending most of the shift standing or walking while maintaining safety and cleanliness. You must follow ISO quality checklists, report potential quality or food safety issues, and assist teammates when needed

Qualifications

• Basic mechanical understanding and ability to work with small parts and assemblies.
• Strong organizational skills to manage multiple orders and batches.
• Ability to read and interpret production orders and quality specs.
• Attention to cleanliness and proper labeling of materials.

Responsibilities

• Read orders and verify finished product meets quality and order specs.
• Communicate with team, prepare accurate records and perform basic math.
• Inspect products according to ISO quality checklists and ensure safety.
• Maintain clean work area according to SQF standards and document issues.
• Back up other Production Specialists as needed during absences.

Skills

Mechanical comprehension

Organizational skills

Reading production orders

Quality awareness

Housekeeping

Job description

Coveris is the world’s sixth largest flexible and rigid plastics packaging company, servicing international customers in the food, pet food, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, beverage, advanced coatings and other industries. Coveris was formed with the 2013 merger of five top-ranking packaging companies in the US and Europe.

With 9000 employees in 65 manufacturing facilities in 21 countries, Coveris offers innovative packaging and coatings solutions on a global basis. With sales revenue of approximately $3.0 billion, the Company continues to grow organically and through mergers and acquisitions.

This position is located at our Tifton, GA location.

Responsibilities

General Summary:

The Production Specialist is responsible for checking and stacking tubes and finished bags onto pallets in the Bottoming/ Tubing departments. Ensures all quality aspects are adhered to and completes finishing by positioning a corrugated cover over the pallet. Also includes rework of bags and tubes and liner insertion as needed.

Essential Job Functions:

• The Production Specialist must be able to read orders and ensure the finished product meets quality and order specifications. They must be able to communicate orally with team members, prepare accurate records, and have basic mathematics skills. They must have good visibility to perform inspections of the product and to follow ISO Quality Checklists.
• The Production Specialist must be able to lift a “hand” of bags/tubes weighing a maximum of 50 pounds. They must be able to maneuver a paste-pan once per week that can weigh up to 100 pounds. A Production Specialist will be expected to spend 92% of their time either standing or walking and must be able to exert 15 lbs. force to pull a pallet off a stack and slide along the floor to place in the proper position for the product to be stacked upon.
• Safety – It is plant policy to work in a safe manner. All Production Specialists must ensure guards are in place, follow lock-tag-try procedures, observe hazards such as nip points, and follow plant and department safety rules.
• Ensures work area is kept clean according to SQF standards
• Responsible for reporting any potential quality or food safety issues to their supervisor or a member of management
• Responsible for backing up other Production Specialists in the event of their absence as scheduled

Qualifications

Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Basic mechanical comprehension/ability.
• Good organizational skills.
• Operate at an acceptable level of performance (Waste, M’s, Downtime, Efficiency, etc…).
• Ability to read and understand production orders and quality specifications.
• Good housekeeping skills a must.
• Assure all unused materials are properly labeled and returned to stock and properly stored.