Role Overview: Possibility in Your Hands
Join Amcor as an Assistant Thermoforming Operator and play a key role in creating packaging that protects essential products. In this role, you’ll support production by assisting machine operators, ensuring smooth operation of thermoforming equipment, and helping finished products meet our quality standards. Your work helps us deliver reliable, sustainable packaging to customers worldwide.
Schedule
Shift: 12-hour 2-2-3 straight night shift (6:55 p.m. – 7:10 a.m.)
Work 3–4 days per week with schedules provided a full calendar year in advance
Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized
We reward great work with:
Pay: $21.06–$24.02/hour + $0.50/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, vision, pharmacy, disability, and life insurance coverage starting day one
Paid time off and holidays
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Job Description: Possibility Unpacked
What you’ll do:
Assist Thermoforming Operators with machine setup, operation, and monitoring
Load raw materials and ensure continuous machine operation
Inspect finished products to meet quality standards
Keep production areas clean, safe, and organized
Document production data and report issues to the operator or supervisor
Support troubleshooting and minor adjustments to minimize downtime
Assist with changeovers, roll splices, regrind/elutriator systems, QA checks, and BMS operations
Follow all safety, EHS, GMP, food safety, and operational guidelines
What We Want From You: Lead the Pack
Preferred qualifications:
High school diploma or equivalent
Prior experience in a manufacturing or production environment preferred
Mechanical aptitude and willingness to learn machine operation
Ability to read and follow work instructions and production schedules
Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills
Reliable attendance and commitment to working 12-hour shifts
Capable of lifting up to 70 lbs. and working in a high-heat, fast-paced environment
Physical Requirements
Stand, walk, bend, and lift up to 50 lbs.
Work on and around machinery for extended periods
Perform tasks in a fast-paced production environment
Why Amcor?
Be part of a global leader while working in a supportive, team-driven environment at our Fremont plant. At Amcor, your contributions are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a difference.
👉 Apply today and put possibility in your hands 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
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Prior experience in a manufacturing or production environment
- Mechanical aptitude
- Ability to read and follow work instructions
- Strong teamwork, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Reliable attendance and commitment to working 12-hour shifts
- Capable of lifting up to 70 lbs.
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.
