Machine Technician Lead 1st Shift

Consolidated Container Company; Buena Park (CA); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

Altium Packaging in Buena Park, CA is seeking a Machine Technician Lead to direct a production team and ensure safety, quality, GMP, and CPS compliance. You will supervise machine operators, review schedules, and drive continuous improvement in blow-mold operations.

You will train staff, perform audits, and document daily production metrics while troubleshooting equipment and maintaining a safe work environment. 1–3 years’ experience required.

Qualifications

• 1 to 3 years’ experience in a manufacturing or packaging environment.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Champions a safety culture and promotes safe behavior.
• Monitors environment and takes corrective action for safety and security.
• Communicates specifications, blueprints, job orders, and policies to employees.
• Prepares training plans and conducts safety, maintenance, machine operation and quality assurance training.
• Provides performance feedback to introductory employees and plant leaders.
• Ensures employees have required tools, supplies and space to perform duties.
• Operates blow mold machines and related equipment.
• Analyzes charts, work orders, and production data to drive requirements.
• Performs and assigns audits, weights and quality checks.
• Troubleshoots and resolves process problems and makes minor repairs to equipment.
• Prepares and documents daily production reports.

Skills

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

1–3 years experience

Job description

Location Address: 6211 Descanso Ave, Buena Park, California 90620 Work Shift: 8hr-1st Shift (United States of America)

The Machine Technician Lead provides direction and support to the Machine Operators/Technician production team. Drives compliance with standard operating procedures and policies, such as Safety, Quality, GMP, and CPS.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Champions a safety culture, ensures a safe work environment, and promotes safe behavior.
• Monitors environment and becomes aware of conditions that may affect employee safety and security; takes corrective action.
• Communicates to ensure employees learn and comply with specifications, blueprints, job orders, and company policies.
• Prepares training plans and conducts or assigns safety, maintenance, machine operation and quality assurance training to new employees.
• Prepares documentation and provides performance feedback to introductory employees.
• Provides feedback to plant leaders concerning employee performance and behavior.
• Ensures employees have required tools, supplies and area to exercise their duties.
• Operates blow mold machines and other related equipment.
• Analyzes charts, work orders, production schedules, and other data to drive production requirements.
• Performs and/or assigns personnel to conduct audits, weights and quality checks.
• Troubleshoots and resolves process problems and makes minor repairs to blow-mold and support equipment.
• Prepares and documents daily production reports, including rejects, regrinds, line efficiencies.
• Other duties and roles maybe assigned by plant management.

Targeted Pay Rate: $27.00 Reasonable mandatory overtime may be required due to business needs.

Education/Experience

• 1 to 3 years’ experience
• Excellent communication and analytical skills are essential.

Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment and job site can be loud. Employee could be exposed to seasonal weather conditions if required to go outdoors. Proper use of PPE is required at all times.

Physical Demands

• Ability to perform standing job for 8 to 12 consecutive hours (depending on shift length).
• Remain stationary extended periods of time.
• Move around production floor.
• Move, adjust, and position anywhere from 10 to 45 pounds.
• Identify, recognize and assess documents, machinery and more.
• Must be able to walk, bend, kneel, stoop, climb, reach and grasp for varying periods of time during a consecutive 8- to 12-hour period (depending on shift length).

Targeted Pay Rate: $27.00

Altium Packaging, Our Culture Differentiates Us! We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers. Our Guiding Principles Act with Integrity & in Compliance Drive Value Creation Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs Focus on the Customer Act with Humility Treat others with Dignity and Respect Seeking Fulfillment in your Work We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource - Our People! We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package.

In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community.

EEO Statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

Take your career to the next level at Altium Packaging! We are the National Leader in a Stable, Growing Industry! Altium Packaging is a leading developer and manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging solutions in North America. We serve a diverse customer base in the dairy, household chemicals, food/nutraceuticals, industrial/specialty chemicals, water, pharmaceuticals, and beverage/juice segments. With a network of more than 70 rigid plastic packaging manufacturing facilities, two recycled resins facilities, and 4,000 employees, Altium Packaging has an integrated network that consistently delivers reliable and cost-effective packaging and recycled resin solutions to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. From its state-of-the-art Studio PKG, to the recycling technologies of Envision Plastics, to its experienced manufacturing teams across its network, Altium Packaging delivers high performance, cost-effective solutions.