Packing Operator Specialist

LEGO Brand Retail; United States; Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family Care Leave

Life and disability insurance

Headspace wellbeing access

Colleague discount

Bonus program

Job summary

LEGO Group seeks a Semiautomatic Specialist Operator to support line leaders with changeovers, quality inspections, and packaging machine operations. You will troubleshoot, adjust, and maintain semiautomatic box forming/closing and case packing processes, ensuring safe, high-quality output.

We value proactive Safety and Quality leadership, collaboration with maintenance and engineering, and flexible attendance to meet production needs, including potential overtime and 2-2-3 patterns.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years of experience as machine operator on high-speed lines (box former/closer/case packer).
• Technical education in Mechanics is required.
• Good verbal and written communication with peers and leaders.

Responsibilities

• Support line leaders with changeovers and quality inspections.
• Maintain clean and safe work area; ensure equipment runs smoothly.
• Operate, adjust, and troubleshoot semiautomatic packaging machines.
• Collaborate with maintenance/engineering to prevent downtime.
• Contribute to safety, quality, and process improvements.

Skills

Communication skills

Math and measurement

Analytical thinking

Computer skills (manufacturing)

Mechanical repair experience

Preventive maintenance

Physical stamina

Education

Technical education in Mechanics

Tools

Easy HMI

Syntegon box former/closer/case packer

Job description

Job Description

In Final Pack we work as a team, always collaborating and helping each other to satisfy the needs of our three main customers: Planning, Shipping and Warehouse. Our key focus: Keep or increase our efficiency while ensuring high quality products and a safe environment delivering pieces on time in full.

Semiautomatic Specialist Operator exists because it is a position to support the line leaders with some activities regarding Change Overs, quality inspections, machine cleaning, proactive detection of safety and quality issues and timely escalating any issue to the Line leaders or Production team leads to receive the proper support.

• Provide support, participate proactively and demonstrate leadership on Safety and Quality in the area.
• Comply with the Safety legal requirements, standards (External / internal) and others applicable to the area.
• Responsible for keeping the machines and working area clean and in good conditions, before, during and after shift.
• Responsible for the Operation, Change Over and fine adjustments of the production.
• Semiautomatic Line, specifically the Box Former and/or Box Closer or Case Packer following SOP (Standard Operating Procedures).
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Follow the Quality standards to get a high quality product coming out from Box Former and/or Box Closer, Case Packer
• Contribute to the constant flow of the line avoiding unexpected downtimes and working with maintenance, engineering and other support areas as necessary.
• Accomplish with the standard hourly results of production.
• Support line operation activities (Autonomous Maintenance (AM), 5S, Quality Checks, Line Release Audit, etc.)
• Propose improvements in production processes regarding safety, quality and operations.
• Collaborate to keep an excellent communication with peers following LEGO values.
• Regular, reliable and predictable attendance, and able to work in 2-2-3 pattern and Overtime when requested.

REQUIREMENTS

• Technical education in Mechanics.
• 1-2 years of experience as machine operator, similar to a box former / box closer and Case packer machines, and with high speed production lines. Preferred experience with carboard processing machinery.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) with peers and leaders.
• Good Math skills. Ability to read a tape measure. Understand fractions and decimals, and ability to convert fractions and decimals.
• Analytical reasoning/problem-solving skills required.
• Experience with computers in a manufacturing setting (Easy HMI, electronic settings, solving for faults/alarms)
• Experience with minor mechanical repairs (e.g., jams, using tools, making basic adjustments to equipment, etc.)
• Experience with conducting preventative maintenance (e.g., inspecting and maintaining equipment, detecting and correcting issues before they occur, etc.)
• Must be able to lift/pull/push 50 lbs. up to 50 % of the shift.
• Must be able to stand/walk/bend/twist for prolonged periods of up to 12 hours/day as needed per production area.
• Maintenance experience.
• Syntegon box former/closer/case packer machines experience preferred.

What's in it for you?

• Family Care Leave - We offer enhanced paid leave options for those important times.
• Insurances - All colleagues are covered by our life and disability insurance which provides protection and peace of mind.
• Wellbeing - We want you to be your best self, so you'll have access to the Headspace App and lots of wellbeing initiatives and programs run by local teams where you are based
• Colleague Discount - We know you'll love to build so from day 1 you will qualify for our generous colleague discount.
• Bonus - We do our best work to succeed together. When goals are reached and if eligible, you'll be rewarded through our bonus scheme

Your workplace: Your workplace will be the office, store or factory specified in this advert.

Hybrid Working: Our hybrid work model, Best of Both offers you the option of flexibility to work from home up to two days per week. Your People Leader will discuss the principles of the model, including how this option applies to your role and team.

Learn more about our benefits, culture and workplace experience here

We strive to create a diverse, dynamic and inclusive culture of play at the LEGO Group, where everyone feels safe, valued and they belong.

The LEGO Group is highly committed to equal employment opportunity and equal pay and seeks to encourage applicants from all backgrounds (eg. sex, gender identity or expression, race/ethnicity, nati