Production Operator - IC Spray

Job Type

Full-time

Description SUMMARY This role is responsible for operating, monitoring, troubleshooting, and maintaining can-making machinery to ensure the efficient production of aluminum cans while adhering to established safety, quality, and productivity standards.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Operate and monitor equipment such as can forming machines, presses, trimmers, liners, and other machinery involved in the can making process.
• Inspect finished cans for defects, ensure proper dimensions, and perform quality checks to maintain product quality standards.
• Handle raw materials required for can production. Load materials onto machines and monitor material supply throughout the production process.
• Set up machines according to production requirements, adjust settings as needed, and troubleshoot equipment issues to minimize downtime.
• Assist maintenance technicians in performing routine maintenance tasks, cleaning equipment, and conducting minor repairs as needed.
• Optimize machine performance, minimize waste, and maximize production output while maintaining quality and efficiency standards.
• Adhere to safety protocols, use personal protective equipment (PPE), and follow safety guidelines to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and team members.
• Maintain production records, log equipment downtime, report quality issues, and communicate effectively with supervisors and team members.
• Maintain 5S principles and ensure optimal area cleanliness and housekeeping standards are consistently met to uphold a safe and organized work environment.
• Complete daily housekeeping assignments to maintain a clean and organized work environment, contributing to continuous safety and quality improvement efforts.

Food Safety Responsible and required to notify management about actual or potential food safety issues; and empowered to act to resolve food safety issues within their scope of work. If this position is vacant for any significant period of time the obligation for completion of all food safety and quality related tasks will become the responsibility of the direct manager or a qualified designee.

Requirements QUALIFICATIONS 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.

Skills/ Knowledge Has learned the basic skills and routine tasks necessary. Beginning to learn advanced skills and gaining an understanding of the total process flow.

Computer Skills Must have basic knowledge of a variety of computer software applications, in word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Education High school diploma or equivalent; or two years of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Proven experience as a machine operator in a manufacturing environment, preferably in metal packaging or can making industry.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee must frequently stand, walk, bend and twist, reach with hands and arms, climb, stoop, kneel. Regular fingering, grasping, and feeling: requires repetitive movement with frequent use of hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls and hand-eye coordination.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus regularly.