Machine Assistant- Asheville
Role Overview: Unpack Your Potential
Join Amcor as a Coater or Laminator Assistant and play a key role in producing high-quality laminated products that protect what’s important. You’ll assist the operator adhesive and extrusion laminators or presses, ensure safety and quality standards, and contribute to a team focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.
Schedule
Nights- Monday – Thursday, 7:00 p.m. – 7:00 a.m.
Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized
We reward great work with:
Pay: $21/hour + $1.00/hour night shift premium
Overtime: 1.5x pay 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’ll do:
Set up and assist the operator on laminators to meet quality and productivity goals
Troubleshoot lamination, web handling, and equipment issues
Inspect adhesion quality, identify defects, and ensure customer specifications are met
Follow all safety and chemical handling procedures
Complete required documentation and reports
Assist with training team members
Communicate with supervisors, maintenance, and co-workers
Maintain housekeeping standards and support process improvements
What We Want From You: Lead the Pack
Preferred qualifications:
Mechanical aptitude
Ability to distinguish minor imperfections and color accuracy
Computer proficiency and willingness to learn new systems
Forklift certification (or ability to obtain)
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
Why Amcor?
Be part of a global leader while working in a team-driven environment at our Asheville plant. 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
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to distinguish minor imperfections and color accuracy
- Computer proficiency and willingness to learn new systems
- Forklift certification or ability to obtain certification
- Commitment to teamwork, safety, and quality
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds
- Ability to stand for long periods
- Ability to climb, crouch, and reach
- Steel-toed shoes required
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.
