Packaging Technician (A-Shift)

Amcor LLC; Hanover (MA); On-site; USD 18,184 - 25,898; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Company-paid holidays

Retirement savings plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Amcor LLC in Hanover, Massachusetts is seeking a Packaging Technician for a rotating bi-weekly schedule of just 15 days a month. The role involves packing products, inspecting materials, and maintaining accurate production records while adhering to safety and quality standards.

Key benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, paid time off, company-paid holidays, and a retirement savings plan. The position offers a compensation of $16.00 per hour.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain production-based speed.
• Experience with automated packing lines.
• Strong attention to detail while packing.

Responsibilities

• Packs products following quality procedures.
• Inspects materials and keeps accurate records.
• Operates palletizing and lifting equipment.

Skills

Quality packing procedures

Inventory control

Heavy lifting

Communication

Maintenance of GMP and SQF

Job description

Packaging Technician – work just 15 days a month on a rotating bi‑weekly schedule:

Bi‑weekly Schedule: Monday & Tuesday (work), Wednesday & Thursday (off), Friday, Saturday & Sunday (work), Monday & Tuesday (off), Wednesday & Thursday (work), Friday, Saturday & Sunday (off), then the schedule starts over.

Compensation: $16.00 per hour.

Responsibilities

• Packs at designated lines and maintains production-based speed.
• Pads lines as needed and assembles cartons.
• Practices quality packing procedures while obtaining and sorting product.
• Keeps accurate records of spoilage and quality charting.
• Weighs containers, adjusts quantity, closes and seals packed boxes.
• Labels packed boxes with product information.
• Packs special arrangements or selections of product.
• Inspects materials, products, and containers at each step of the packaging process.
• Records information such as weight, time and date packaged and defects found during packaging.
• Discards scrap to proper bins.
• Communicates problems to supervisor and operator, and with other packers during shift change to promote efficiency and quality.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Inventories materials on work floor and supplies workers with materials as needed.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area; removes cardboard and trash once per shift or more if needed.
• Understands and practices general work rules, safety rules, and good manufacturing procedures.
• Operates the palletizer and clears product jams in the robot (automation).
• Potentially resets the robotic arm after clearing jams.
• Can work multiple lines simultaneously that are automated (palletizer, robotic pack arm, etc.).
• Assists with training new employees.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Maintains and adheres to established Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP) and Safety Quality Foods (SQF) compliance requirements.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans.
• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full‑time hourly employees.
• Company‑paid holidays, starting at 8 days per year.
• Wellbeing programs and Employee Assistance Program.
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account.
• Life insurance, AD&D, short‑term & long‑term disability, and voluntary benefits.
• Paid parental leave.
• Retirement savings plan with company match.
• Tuition reimbursement (dependent upon approval).
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date).

Equal Opportunity Employer – Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please accept the “Know Your Rights” poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224‑313‑7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.