Material Handler

Responsibilities

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

Requirements

• 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
• 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
• Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
• To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube
• 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

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