Role Overview: Unpack Your Potential
Join Amcor as an Extrusion Assistant and help produce high-quality packaging with global impact.
Extrusion Assistants support the operation of Coater and Blown Film extrusion lines. This position assists with machine setup, changeovers, production runs, and shutdowns, ensuring smooth and efficient operations while maintaining high standards of safety, quality, and productivity.
Schedule:
12-hour shift on a 2-2-3 biweekly schedule rotating from days to nights
12-hour shift on a 2-2-3 straight night shift schedule
Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized
We reward great work with:
Pay: $25.96/hour + $1.20/hour night shift premium (when working night shift)
Overtime: 1.5x pay on Sunday’s and for hours over 40 per week
401(k): Dollar-for-dollar match up to 8%
Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
Paid time off and holidays
Growth and development opportunities
Job Description: Possibility Unpacked
What You Will Do:
Safety & Compliance: Act as a safety leader by following all safety procedures and promoting a safety-first culture.
Machine Operation: Operate Coater or Blown Film machines when qualified and as needed to cover absences or vacations. Order and maintain resin box inventory to ensure a steady supply for extrusion lines. Package mill rolls and manage scrap materials efficiently.
Workplace Organization: Perform routine housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and organized work environment. Support 5S and Continuous Improvement (CI) initiatives, including cross-training and flexible work assignments.
Team Collaboration: Understand and support product safety requirements. Take on additional duties as assigned by supervisors or management to support team and operational goals.
What We Want From You: Lead the Pack
Preferred qualifications:
Previous manufacturing experience preferred
Knowledgeable and able to understand a computer and programs
Possess adequate math, measurement, and reading skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Commitment to teamwork, safety, and quality
What We Value:
Our Core Values guide us: Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Results, and Outperformance.
Physical Requirements:
Lift up to 50 lbs.
Stand for long periods (steel-toed shoes required)
Perform climbing, crouching, and reaching
Reasonable accommodations will be considered on a case-by-case basis
Why Amcor?
Be part of a global leader while working in a team-driven environment at our Oshkosh plants. At Amcor, your contributions are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a difference.
👉 Apply today and unpack your potential with Amcor.
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
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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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.
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BenefitsWhen 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)
Skills Required
- Previous manufacturing experience
- Ability to use and understand computers and programs
- Adequate math, measurement, and reading skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to teamwork, safety, and quality
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs
- Ability to stand for long periods (steel-toed shoes required)
- Ability to climb, crouch, and reach
- Follow all safety procedures and promote a safety-first culture
- Operate Coater or Blown Film machines when qualified
- Support 5S and Continuous Improvement initiatives and cross-training
What We Do
A global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharma, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content.
