Slitter Operator

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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Job Overview

The primary role of the Slitter Operator is responsibility for setting-up and operating slitting machine to cut rolls of stock to specifications to ensure optimum safety, quality and production while minimizing cost, energy, and waste in our team-based environment.

Job Duties:

• Support Environmental Health & Safety for the facility, following all current policies and procedures and making an effort to improve the Environmental Health and Safety performance of our facility.
• Set-up and operate slitter machines to efficiency, quality and waste specifications.
• Maintain visual workplace standards
• Complete required paperwork including visual check sheets and run condition sheets
• Monitors and maintains quality by removing flag defects
• Operate safely hoists and pallet jacks
• Meets established percent of target production goals
• Generates and completes necessary paper work and forms to include AIMS
• Actively participate in all Continuous Improvement, Safety and Quality initiatives
• Involvement and support of continuous improvement as assigned to teams, roles in maintaining WCOM changes and daily in changes made as well as updating machine/department boards as assigned.
• Practices safety at all times in compliance with company and department safety guidelines
• Performs housekeeping duties to ensure a clean and safe work environment
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor or management

Qualifications/Requirements

  Formal Qualifications and Experience

• Experience in a manufacturing environment
• HS diploma or equivalent/Technical experience

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities/Behaviors

• Vision requirements of the job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus to perform all functions safely
• Must have the ability to distinguish color, must pass a color blindness test.
• Regular attendance.
• Frequent interaction with others.
• Must have the ability to work in a team-based environment, assist others when needed and lead by example while focusing on safety, quality and productivity.

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• Ability to lift/push/pull up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to communicate both written and verbally.
• Frequent use of hands and wrists.
• Required to stand, sit, squat, bend, walk, lift (as noted above) and climb frequently throughout the day on a daily basis
• 100% of the time spending in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to wear all personal protective equipment as required.
• Occasional stooping, kneeling and bending.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the above job description in its entirety and am capable of performing all the stated requirements.

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

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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When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Flexible time off, starting at 80 hours paid time per year for full-time salaried employees

• Company-paid holidays starting at 9 days per year and may be slightly higher by location

• Wellbeing program & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary accident disability benefits are available

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)