Production Associate

Silgan Closures; New Castle (PA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid lunch

Rest breaks

Temperature controlled environment

Safe work environment

Job summary

Silgan Closures in New Castle, PA is seeking a Production Associate to help operate the lines producing caps. You will monitor the line for quality, feed caps into boxes, label and stack finished cartons, and perform visual checks on caps.

The position offers $16.00 per hour plus shift differential, overtime opportunities, and a steady shifting schedule across three daily shifts in a clean, temperature-controlled plant environment.

Qualifications

• Ability to frequently transport a box of product weighing between 15 and 35 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the line(s) produces quality caps through inspections.
• Monitor the automated line to ensure caps feed into boxes.
• Re-thread labels, fill ink and liner and unjam caps as needed.
• Label filled boxes and stack on pallet up to 32 pounds; 6-7 high.

Skills

Lifting 15-35 lbs

Job description

Stability. Innovation. Industry Leader - We are Silgan.

We are proud to be anessential part of the world's food supply chainand are looking for team members who will take this job as seriously as we do!

Now hiring Production Associates - $16.00 per hour plus shift differential. Overtime available. Plant runs 3 shifts 7 days per week. Employees are assigned to work one steady shift.

As a Production Team Member, you will maintain production lines with cartons as well as seal and stack finished product and doing visual checks of caps in our New Castle, PA facility.

What we offer:

• The chance to work for an industry leader and a company that provides a great culture where you feel like a member of our family
• Achievements are recognized, acknowledged, and celebrated
• An opportunity to join a stable, reliable, and environmentally conscious company

What you'll do:

• Ensuring that the line(s) you are assigned to produces quality caps through periodic inspections
• Monitor the automated line to ensure that caps are properly feeding into the boxes
• Periodically re-threading labels, filling ink and liner and unjamming caps
• Properly labeling the filled boxes and stacking them on the pallet. Filled boxes weigh up to 32 pounds and are stacked 6-7 high on the pallet

You'll love it here if you:

• Enjoy working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
• Like to maintain a safe work environment
• Paid lunch and rest breaks throughout the shift
• Like to work in an extremely clean, safe, temperature controlled working environment

What you'll need to have:

• Ability to frequently transport a box of product weighing between 15 and 35 lbs. for a short distance from the line to stack on the pallet

Who we are:

• Global Fortune 500 packaging company with 109 manufacturing facilities in North and South America, Europe, and Asia
• A leading supplier of sustainable metal and plastic packaging solutions for consumer goods products for food, beverage, health care, garden, home, personal care, and beauty products
• A stable, reliable, and environmentally conscious company

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

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