Operator Helper Jobs in DeKalb, IL (NOW HIRING)

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

• $21.50 Hourly Payrate
• Paid Training Provided
• Competitive Base Salary
• 11 Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation
• Referral Bonus
• Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Voluntary Aflac Benefits
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Wellbeing Program and Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Program
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Profit Sharing Bonus Program
• Positive Safety Culture - 3 Years incident free
• Career Progression Opportunities
• And Much More!

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Follows all Company policies regarding safety, quality and attendance. Performs duties in a safe manner and report all observed safety hazards to the Production Supervisor or Production Manager. Must participate in monthly Safety Topic as well as pass monthly assessments.
• Ensures a quality product through regular quality checks, by reading and verifying line orders and spec sheets. Responds to Packers/Sr. Packers, QA, or other Process Techs when quality issues arise. Reports any out of spec product to the Team Lead or Production Supervisor immediately.
• Participates in employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other production related issues.
• Maintains a neat and orderly work area; meets plant and department housekeeping standards. May be assigned additional housekeeping responsibilities throughout the plant as needed to maintain a clean and orderly work space.
• Performs all duties related to start-ups. Threads up equipment with film and draw tape. Using correct gloves and PPE at all times.
• Performs roll changes when replacing film and/or conducting a product change
• Change out draw tape spools and know that there are various sized spools.
• Learn to adjust pinners and help tape pinners in bag machine and draw tape module, clean pinners.
• Identifies when a bleed/vent slit blades, hole punch claw, seal bar tape, perforation knives, drive belts, or other parts are dirty or worn; replaces seal bar tape with new tape.
• Notifies Team Lead and/or Production Supervisor when production and/or quality issues arise.
• Replaces filters on bag winder, bag machine, draw tape module and unwind.
• Learns the basics of resin: where it comes from, terminology of resin, how to read the silo scales equipment components / functions.
• Learn terminology used in production process such as FPM (feet per minute); EEF and MEEF and how they are affected, PPLH (pounds per labor hour) and understand how it is impacted.
• Tracks daily scrap.
• Learns to operate an electric pallet jack and complete an inspection report
• Reads travelers and set up all orders within specifications.
• Troubleshoots assigned equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge normally acquired through completion of a High Scholl Diploma or GED.
• In addition to the educational requirements 1-2 years hands on manufacturing experience in a production environment working with mechanical/electrical machinery. Blown film industry experience preferred, but not required.

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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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)