Packer II

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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Job Description

Major Responsibilities

To safely pack a quality productive product.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Follow and support all Company safety, GMP and ISO policies.
• Maintain a safe work environment by following safety policies.
• Perform required quality checks and understand the quality standards.
  • Quality of the product.
  • Insure the correct boxes are used.
  • Insure correct labels are being applied to the boxes.
  • Insure correct amount of product is placed in the boxes.
  • Insure correct product is placed in the boxes.
  • Reports bad quality product to Section Lead.
• Maintain good housekeeping.
• Reads "Traveler" - Bill of Materials (BOM)
  • Checks special instructions.
• Must pass electric pallet jack certification.
• Work on lines, LD 98 & 9, AG Line & Fume Line
• Work in the Packing area, lines LD 3, 4 &12, lines HD 12 & 21.

Packing Area

• Set up tapers and change tape rolls.
• Set up and trouble shoot box erectors.
• Set up label applicator
• Safe operation of bin lift
• Safe handling of the bin gates.
• Know pallet stacking formations for all orders.

In Line Packer

• Safely pulling of plastic and picking up scrap.
• Help string up downstream equipment.
• Know pallet stacking formation for all orders.
• Safe handling of hand taper and replacing the tape roll.
• Manual box making.
• Operates winders
• Uses a J-Knife safely to cut and tuck product.

Qualification Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience

• High School diploma or GED, preferred.
• Experience in a team-work oriented environment a plus.
• Working knowledge of extrusion/converting equipment and process desired.

Other Skills and Abilities

• Ability to use and read a ruler.
• Ability to read and understand a traveler.
• Ability to document quality and weight on bag check sheets.
• Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, procedure manuals and checklists.
• Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Reasoning Skills: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral and diagram or schedule form.
• Basic PC knowledge.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to work around moving machinery or electricity requiring a high level of safety awareness. Employee is required to work around moving equipment, forklifts and must be able to wear appropriate PPE. Employee may be required to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted while performing job duties; push or pull up to 100 pounds. Employee may reach, kneel, stoop, crouch, crawl, bend or twist up to 66% of the work shift.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is often subjected to changing priorities, time pressures and constraints, and a high level of job related stress. Work is performed in manufacturing operations where the noise level in the work environment is typically loud. Employees are required to use steel toed shoes, hearing and eye protection. Other PPE may be required when working around moving machinery.

Our Expectations

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

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)