Packer

Amcor; Calhoun (GA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Amcor in Georgia seeks a Manufacturing Operator to operate perforation equipment and assist with side cutter and cutter setups, ensuring product quality and line efficiency.

You will inspect finished goods, log production data, and maintain safety and hygiene standards. The role requires lifting up to 50 pounds, standing for long periods, and flexibility for shifts, overtime, and cross-training as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 2–5 years in manufacturing with extrusion experience preferred.
• Ability to obtain LOTO certification.
• Ability to read/write required forms and verify quality.
• Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights for 12+ hours.
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach for extended periods.

Responsibilities

• Operate perforation equipment and monitor robot cell.
• Inspect finished product quality before operations.
• Complete operation to specifications and log paperwork.
• Assemble/stack rolls per customer/in-house requirements and prepare for shipment.
• Perform housekeeping and maintain hygiene standards; follow BRC Food Safety Standards.
• Operate Side Cutter and Cutter setups and log production via JD Edwards.
• Provide assistance to operator(s) when running products.
• Cross-train for fill-in support as needed.

Skills

Read/write forms

Independent worker

Punctual

Basic math

Read ruler

Caliper usage

Lift 50 lbs

Safety compliance

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

JD Edwards scanning equipment

PIT equipment

LOTO certification

Ruler and caliper gauges

Job description

Responsibilities

Job Description

Operates perforation equipment.

• Inspects finished product quality before performing operations.
• Operates controls for perforation robot cell. Monitors robot/perforator operations.
• Complete operation to specifications. Ensure all paperwork is completed to company standards
• Assembles/stacks rolls per customer/in-house requirements.
• Obtains packaging material to complete order and prepare for shipment.
• Completes quality control procedures including roll unwind, perforation inspection, diameter inspection, perforation centering, and perforation alignment
• Operates PIT to transport materials.
• Completes all recordkeeping requirements including printing, labeling, stretch-wrapping
• Must be able to set-up a line independently
• Uses JD Edwards scanning equipment to log production and record inventory transactions
• Performs housekeeping duties to maintain work area based on hygiene requirements
• Ensure all BRC Food Safety Standards are followed
• Sets up cutter to product specifications.
• Ensure accuracy and maintain quality according to work order specification
• Complete other operations/responsibilities highlighted above.

Operates Side Cutter.

• Sets up cutter to product specifications.
• Ensure accuracy and maintain quality according to work order specification
• Complete other operations/responsibilities highlighted above.

Operator Assisting.

• Provide assistance to operator(s) when running particular products.

Occasional Job Functions

Fill-in/Relief Operator (fully trained)

• Successfully cross trained to provide fill-in support for extruder and/or pelletizer.

Performs general duties such as plant housekeeping, clean-up, or other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Miscellaneous

• Completes all work in a safe manner
• Follows all safety rules.
• Complies with operating procedures and quality standards.
• All other duties assigned by supervisor

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• 2-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with extrusion experience preferred.
• Ability to adhere to Amcor’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards.
• Ability to read and write to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask.
• Ability to handle & resolve problems.
• Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights, for 12 or more hours.
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach, for extended periods multiple times per day.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Must be punctual; at line on time.
• Must be able to obtain LOTO certification
• Ability to read a ruler to 1/8”/tape measure and gauge caliper device.
• Basic math skills.

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, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.

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.

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