Packaging Line Operator

Bilstein-Cold-Rolled-Steel-; Bowling Green (KY); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilstein-Cold-Rolled-Steel- in Bowling Green, KY, seeks a Packaging Line Operator for a full-time role. You will set up, operate, maintain, and monitor the packaging line to prepare coils for storage or shipment, impacting efficiency and quality.

Key duties include reading production schedules, loading coils with conveyors, signaling crane operators, and ensuring packaging conforms to specifications. A collaborative, safety-focused mindset is essential.

Qualifications

• Completion of High School or Secondary Education; AS or Technical degree preferred.
• Knowledge of cold rolled steel production and processing is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Set up, operate, maintain and monitor packaging line to prepare coils for storage or shipment.
• Read production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences.
• Repair and perform preventative maintenance on packaging line equipment.
• Train new workers and ensure safety and quality standards are met.

Skills

Production scheduling

Packaging line operation

Crane operation

Quality assurance

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma

AS or Technical degree

Tools

Crane hoists

Packaging equipment

Hand tools

Job description

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Packaging Line Operator

Full Time Manual Labor Bowling Green, KY, US

3 days ago Requisition ID: 1144

Salary Range: $18.00 To $20.00 Hourly

Company Overview:

The BILSTEIN facility in Bowling Green, KY is the company’s first United States manufacturing operation and serves the automotive industry as well as, the saw and tooling industry with tailor-made steel grades. BILSTEIN Cold Rolled Steel has doubled its revenue each year during it is first 3 years. As a young company we continue to plan further expansion in organic growth.

Position: Packaging Line Operator

Duties & Responsibilities

Are you a highly motivated individual with a passion for innovation? Are you seeking a role that will challenge you in a company committed to championing your growth? We are presently looking for top talent to join our diverse organization. This position will set up, operate, maintain, and monitor the packaging line to prepare coils for storage or shipment objectives that impact the bottom line in an exciting, challenging and performance driven organization. It is essential that you are transparent and lead in a collaborative way

Specific duties include (but not limited to):

• Operations
  • Reading production schedules and work orders to determine processing sequences, packing and shippingrequirements.
    • Starting conveyors to load steel coils and/or signaling crane operators to move coils to the requiredposition.
    • Positioning steel coils on the packaging lines, using crane chain hoists orgrabs.
    • Recording data form the operator control screen for Quality Assurance purposes to ensure that the steel coils have been packed according tospecifications.
    • Adjusting controls to maintain operations, utilizing output form operator controlscreens.
    • Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of packaged coils, ensuring that the products conform to Domestic and Export packagingspecifications.
    • Operating, monitoring, adjusting and maintaining the various packaging machines as necessary to ensure efficient operation, including Oiling, Welding, Stacking, Wrapping, (.i.e. protective film, paper, etc.), Weighing,Labelling.
    • Taking corrective action to recover the packaging line operation in the event of problems duringproduction.
      • Repairing, replacing, and maintaining packaging line equipment as needed, using hand tools, such as hammers, screwdrivers but also electrical appliances such as shears, nibblers and load handling devices such as C-hooks, chains, ropes and slings. Cleaning, oiling, and making minor adjustments or repairs to pack line machinery and equipment, including preventative maintenance tasks.
      • Placing packed steel coils on conveyors, using crane, chain hoists or grabs, or signaling crane operators to transport them to subsequent stations.
• Inspecting the prepackaged and packaged product, removing finished packaged coils from the packing line and separating rejected items noting defects affecting width, thickness, surface, shape, edge damage, placing the material on hold for furtherinspection.
  • Signaling crane operators to deposit packed steel coils in storageareas.
    • Printing and attaching packaging line identification tags on finished product for subsequent processing andidentification.
    • Controlling inventory and sorting products for packaging, replenishing packaging supplies, such as oil, wrapping paper, wooden skids, stretch wrap andlabels.
      • Reporting maintenance job orders asnecessary.
      • Instructing new workers in packaging line operation.

Qualifications/Training:

• Education: Completion of High School or Secondary Education, AS or Technical degree with equivalent experience is preferred.
• Knowledge of production and processing of cold rolled steel would be an advantage.