Material Handler

Job Description

Responsibilities:

All personnel must be familiar with Life Saving Rules as presented in the Employee Handbook.

Earplugs, safety glasses, hairnets, smocks and any other equipment that is job related must be worn in production areas at all times. Hairnet must be changed daily, or as needed. All hair must be placed inside hairnet, and hairnet must be worn below ears. Smocks must be removed prior to entering break room or restroom.

Steel toe safety shoes must be worn at all times.

Material Handler is required to clock in at least 15 minutes before the beginning of their shift to discuss shift operations with Material Handler from previous shift before reporting to the safety meeting site at the start of their shift.

Review schedule and note any changes to be made during shift.

Check material and concentrate for all presses that are running. This must be done throughout the shift to ensure proper levels are maintained and machines are not running out of material.

Complete the Maguire and Conair Color Sample Checklist sheet for any changes made during shift.

Mix color pigments or concentrate as required.

All Maguires and all areas of the mezzanine must be kept in a clean and orderly manner throughout the shift.

Prepare and perform necessary color and material changes.

Assist Group Leader in running color or resin samples, as needed.

Pick up purge as necessary and separate by material type in labeled gaylords in the warehouse. This will only happen if the Mold Tech cannot collect his own purge.

Give breaks, pick up scrap, and assist on the floor as needed.

Switch and weigh scrap gaylords as necessary. Record weights on scrap log. Clean rejected product will be reground and introduced back into production but must not exceed 10% of total resin weight. Regrind containers must be labeled with material type, color, and date produced.

When changing resin or color being reground, follow instructions outlined in Procedure for Cleaning Maverick Grinders.

Perform all required deep cleaning listed on the Master Sanitation Schedule as necessary.

Pump resin, tap railcars, release railcars, and perform melt tests as needed. Receive and take up to mezzanine incoming color, resin, and sample materials as needed.

Use Work Orders to coordinate with maintenance any problems with Maguires, vacuum pumps, surge bins, silos, or the resin pumping equipment in a timely manner to eliminate excessive downtime.

Perform any and all job assignments that the employee has been trained to do or is able to accomplish.

Authorities: The material handler has the authority to perform color and material changes, to monitor and maintain color and material levels at machines, to grind and reuse clean non-conforming product, to pump resin from railcars, and to perform blender duties as needed.

Qualifications:

* Minimum 6 months as a Line Inspector, or previous material handling experience.

* Self-starter / self-motivated.

* Have the ability to work in a high stress environment.

* Good communication and organization skills. Minimal knowledge of plastic materials, and colorants preferred

OurExpectations

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

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

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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Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

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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Benefits

When 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)