Die Cut Tooling/Order Readines

Smurfit Westrock plc; Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock plc is seeking an Order Readiness candidate to ensure efficient manufacturing productivity by preparing, delivering, and removing tooling to machines across the plant. The role involves verifying tooling to CAD drawings, coordinating inks and materials, and maintaining lifecycle of dies and plates.

The position requires a high school diploma or GED, ability to read technical documents, and proficiency with Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Verify tooling to CAD drawings and ensure readiness.
• Maintain tooling inventory and set up future orders.
• Assist operators with keeping machines running and safe.
• Provide dies, plates, inks, and coordinate supplies.
• Overtime may be required.

Skills

Reading & interpreting documents

Team collaboration

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

Job description

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Shift: 3rd Shift

Summary

The Order Readiness position is responsible for ensuring the efficient productivity of manufacturing by preparing, delivering, and removing all needed tooling materials to machines throughout the plant.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Verify tooling to cad drawings for correct emboss and adding matrix, if needed. Verify that tooling is ready to run.
• Make ink and coordinate correct ink at machines and ensure that PH/Velocity is within standards. Return ink to ink room.
• Monitor machine line up in the system and deliver Job Jacket plus tooling (cutting die, printing plate, and ink) to converting machines.
• Make sure that correct Mylar’s are at machine when needed.
• Deliver correct cutting die to machines and ensure that print plate is ready to run.
• Assist if repairs are needed on cutting dies or printing plates (manually re-knifing, re-rubber, etc.). Write up repair form for tooling needed repairing.
• Remove die cut and print plate from machine center and inspect before replacing in storage. Return all other items used to their designated area.
• Wash printing plates before returning to storage.
• Check new tooling for accuracy and nonconformance.
• Give locations for new tooling and enter into the computer systems.
• Maintain inventory and stock supplies.
• Assist in monthly purge of obsolete tooling.
• Set up all future orders to ensure maximum productivity at machines.
• Assist operator and apprentice with keeping the machine running.
• Responsible for the overall Safety and cleanliness of equipment and area.
• Work in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with company policies and procedures.
• Overtime is required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or GED minimum.

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. May require the ability to write routine reports and correspondence. May require the ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have proficient Microsoft Office computer skills to include Outlook, Word and Excel.

Other Qualifications

The Order Readiness position must be able to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented manufacturing environment. They must possess strong motivation, good judgment, and a sense of urgency. Prior Die experience helpful.

The starting rate is $24.43 per hour, depending on your role, level, and location. The benefits for this role may include short-term bonus incentives, health, dental and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts or health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance programs, and paid sick leave as required by applicable state/local law, 10 days of paid vacation, and 11 days of paid holidays, subject to annual change. Your actual pay will be based on your work location and other factors, such as your skills, experience, and education.

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.