PACKAGING TECHNICIAN - DAYS (7:00AM-7:00PM)

Amcor LLC; Hanover (MD); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Profit Sharing

Job summary

Amcor is hiring a Packaging Technician on a rotating 15-day-per-month schedule in Hanover, MD. The role involves packing at designated lines, operating automated equipment like a palletizer, inspecting products, and maintaining accurate quality records.

The ideal candidate will have up to three months of related experience and experience operating a palletizer, with physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work around moving mechanical parts.

Qualifications

• Experience: One to three months related experience and/or training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have prior experience operating a Palletizer.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.

Responsibilities

• Packs at designated lines and maintains production-based speed.
• Lines, pads as needed and assembles cartons.
• Practices quality packing procedures while obtaining and sorting product.
• Keeps accurate record of spoilage and quality charting.
• May weigh containers and adjust quantity.
• May close and seal packed boxes.
• May label packed boxes with product information.
• Inspects materials, products, and containers at each step of packaging process.
• Records information such as weight, time and date packaged and defects found during packaging.

Job description

PACKAGING TECHNICIAN - DAYS (7:00AM-7:00PM)

Work just 15 days a month with a rotating schedule! (Bi-weekly Schedule: work Monday & Tuesday, off Wednesday & Thursday, work Friday, Saturday & Sunday, off Monday & Tuesday, work Wednesday & Thursday, off Friday Saturday & Sunday then the schedule starts over)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Packs at designated lines and maintains production-based speed.
• Lines, pads as needed and assembles cartons.
• Practices quality packing procedures while obtaining and sorting product.
• Keeps accurate record of spoilage and quality charting.
• May weigh containers and adjust quantity.
• May close and seal packed boxes.
• May label packed boxes with product information.
• Packs special arrangements or selections of product.
• Inspects materials, products, and containers at each step of 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.
• Also communicates with other packers at 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 supply workers with materials as needed.
• Weighs materials or products and records weight on tags, labels, or production schedules.
• Keeps work area clean and organized removes cardboard and trash once per shift or more if needed.
• Understands and practices general work rules, safety rules and good manufacturing procedures.
• Bails the Cardboard when Bailer is full.
• Operates the Palletizer.
• Clears product jams in the robot (automation – robot is a programmed arm that packs finished goods into a specific pack pattern).
• Potentially resets the robotic arm after clearing jam.
• Has the ability to work multiple lines at the same time that are automated (palletizer, robotic pack arm, etc.).
• Assists with training new employees.
• Loads or unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device.
• Responsible for maintaining and adhering to established Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMP) and Safety Quality Foods (SQF) compliance requirements.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: One to three months related experience and/or training preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have prior experience operating a Palletizer.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract and to multiply and divide.
• 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.
• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk. The employee may lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and hearing protection is provided.

Amcor Benefit Plans Include:

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k) retirement plan (50% match on 1st 6% - 3 month waiting period – vesting period for employer match is 1 year!)
• Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Leave
• Paid Holidays
• Bonus – Profit Sharing Program (Bi-Annual June & December)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Health Savings Accounts
• Basic Life Insurance
• Short-Term Disability Insurance
• Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Supplemental Term Life Insurance
• Supplemental Medical Insurance (Accident, Hospital Indemnity & Critical Illness)
• Voluntary Additional Life Insurance
• Voluntary Whole Life Insurance
• Voluntary AD&D Insurance
• Voluntary Legal Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• myDevelopment Training & Employee Development Program
• Auto & Home Insurance
• Berry Discount & Savings Plans (savings thru GM, Verizon, AT&T, travel, etc.)
• Pet Insurance
• ID Theft Wellness Programs
• Succession Planning (promotion opportunities)
• Compensation: $16.00/hr

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when: Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team. Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation. Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns. The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products. Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business. Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world‑class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity. 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 click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" 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.

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Benefits

Benefits When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes: Medical, dental and vision plans Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location Wellbeing programs & 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)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC www.amcor.com|LinkedIn|YouTube Amcor is committed to providing a secure and reliable experience for all job seekers. If you are looking to join Amcor, please read this page to help you avoid recruitment scams.