Operator II Conversion - 2nd Shift

Mativ; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Mativ is seeking a Conversion Operator to support our production lines. The role involves starting up, setting up, and running conversion machinery, ensuring correct materials and product specifications, and maintaining safety standards on a 12‑hour shift. Overtime may be required to meet production needs.

The operator will read schedules and BOMs, perform line adjustments, and label finished goods while complying with food safety regulations and packaging requirements.

Qualifications

• Read & understand English (US Customary) measuring system.
• Able to read ruler measurement to the nearest ¼.
• Basic computer skills.
• Basic math skills.

Responsibilities

• Read and understand the production schedule and BOM.
• Set up and operate conversion line machinery.
• Select proper raw materials (box, labels, and netting) and ensure correct product specs.
• Cycle the machine with limited maintenance support and perform line adjustments.
• Test initial product and verify length, bag alignment, and packaging.
• Label products with lot numbers and product descriptions.
• Adhere to food safety regulations as applicable.
• Follow packaging instructions and ensure product is in spec per work orders.

Skills

Read English (US) measuring system

Ruler reading (¼ inch)

Basic computer skills

Basic math skills

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Mativ is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The Company offers a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that connect, protect, and purify our world.

Description:

Our Conversion Operator supports Mativ’s machine operation. This individual will efficiently and safely perform the duties of conversion line machine operation, including identifying the correct raw materials required, start-up, set-up, and running for production. The shift schedule is 12AM-8AM.Must be able to work overtime when required.

Responsibilities:

• Ability to read and understand the production schedule and BOM
• Ability to perform all functions of the set-up including: Selecting proper raw materials (box, labels, and netting).
• Understand proper product characteristics required (length, width, etc.).
• Ability to cycle the machine with limited assistance from maintenance.
• Test initial product, length, bag alignment where applicable, etc.
• Make necessary line adjustments.
• Verify product is in spec per work orders.
• Package product in accordance with packaging instructions.
• Label products with lot number, serial, product type or description.
• Adhere to Food Safety Regulations as applicable.

Qualifications:

Required

• High School diploma or equivalent
• Read & understand English (US Customary) measuring system
• Able to read ruler measurement to the nearest ¼
• Basic computer skills
• Basic math skills

Preferred

• Past packaging experience

Position Demands

Conditions are that of a manufacturing environment:

• Air Temperatures can range from cold to hot.
• Atmosphere may contain dust, fumes, and odors.
• May include mechanical, electrical, chemical, explosive and radiation hazards.

Employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including:

• Safety Glasses
• Bump Caps
• Protective Gloves, when performing certain tasks
• Hearing Protection, when required
• Other personal protective equipment as required for certain tasks.
• Respirator (include for required positions)

While performing the duties of this job the employee must meet the physical demands:

• Be able to lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
• Be able to push or pull heavy objects up to 250 pounds.
• Be able to work 12-hour shifts.
• Routinely stand, sit, hear, walk, and talk.
• Reach, climb, bend, kneel, crouch, twist, and balance, sometimes in awkward or tight spaces.
• Have good close vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.
• Meet Mativ certification requirements to operate PIV’s (include if applicable).

This position has an hourly base wage of $17.43 an hour and h ours worked between 4pm-8am are eligible for a $1 per hours shift differential.

WHAT WE OFFER

Mativ benefits say a lot about how we care for each other. Our employees and their families have many different needs. As a result, our benefits offer choices on many levels and are high in quality, competitive in the marketplace, and affordable.

ABOUT MATIV

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through a wide range of critical components and engineered solutions that solve our customers’ most complex challenges. We manufacture on three continents and generate sales in nearly 100 countries through our family of business-to-business and consumer product brands. The company’s two segments, Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions, target premium applications across diversified and growing end-markets, from filtration to healthcare to sustainable packaging and more. Our broad portfolio of technologies combines polymers, fibers, and resins to optimize the performance of our customers’ products across multiple stages of the value chain. Our leading positions are a testament to our best-in-class global manufacturing, supply chain, and materials science capabilities. We drive innovation and enhance performance, finding potential in the impossible.