Job description
Amcor Rigid Packaging
Maintenance Technician
Blythewood, South Carolina
Join Amcor and you can be part of the team that makes the packaging of the future better for people and our planet.
Here at Amcor, we work together every day to make a positive impact on the lives of millions of people across the globe by providing packaging for essential products, including food, beverages, pharmaceutical, medical, home and personal-care.
We are sustainability leaders in our industry. We are the first global packaging company to commit to make all our products recyclable or reusable by 2025.
Our products are vital to support the lives of millions of people across the globe every day.
We are always looking for talented and passionate individuals who are motivated to make a difference. Working at Amcor means you will have a unique opportunity to be a part of an organisation that is committed to innovating and driving new solutions to create more sustainable packaging solutions.
At Amcor Rigid Packaging (ARP), our teams are focused on developing and making plastic bottles and jars that create a unique experience and are better for the environment. Our bottles and jars are primarily made from PET (polyethylene terephthalate), which has rapidly become the world’s preferred packaging material. PET is lightweight, shatterproof, recloseable, resealable, reusable and infinitely recyclable*.
With approximately 6,000 people across about 50 manufacturing operations in 11 countries and an annual revenue of US$2.9 Billion, ARP provides rigid packaging solutions to the beverage, pharmaceutical, food, and home and personal care segments.
with existing technologies including chemical recycling
***Must be available for day and night shifts***
SUMMARY
Maintains all production machinery and mechanical equipment that comprises the total process of producing containers to ensure efficient operation of the machines and facility.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Observes all production machinery and mechanical equipment, to include electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems, to ensure proper and efficient operation.- Troubleshoots all production machinery and mechanical equipment to locate
malfunctions and repair them.
- Dismantles machinery and mechanical equipment using appropriate lockout/tagout procedures to remove defective parts; repairs or replaces the defective parts, using hand tools and power tools.
- Determines and orders appropriate materials and parts needed for service/repair of equipment and facility.
- Performs preventative maintenance on all machinery.
- Performs changeovers on all machinery as required.
- Troubleshoots and repairs hydraulic and pneumatic controls with the aid of a schematic.
- Uses blueprints, drawings, sketches, layouts, and equipment manuals to identify
machine malfunctions.
- Inspects product for quality defects and notifies the process lead and/or supervisor of quality issues.
- Ensures operations are completed in accordance with Amcor Rigid Plastics USA Inc. safety procedures.
- Effectively communicates with all internal departments.
- Maintains a clean work area and performs general housekeeping duties.
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.
EDUCATION
Associates degree or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or five years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interests, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
REASONING ABILITY
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, diagram, or schedule form.
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 stand or walk for 12 hours, and is frequently required to reach with hands and arms, stoop and kneel, and climb stairs. Regularly uses hands to handle and feel product. The employee is regularly required to communicate with other employees and be aware of sounds in the plant. The employee must also frequently lift and/or move 50 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Job is performed near moving mechanical parts and occasionally in high, precarious places. Safety glasses are required to be worn. The noise level is loud, requiring hearing protection to be worn. GMP procedures are observed in all areas of the plant.
AUTHORIZATION
- Ability to shut down any machine if it poses an imminent danger to employee’s health and/or safety.
- Ability to shut down any machine because of a quality problem so suspect material can be contained.
- Ability to shut down any if it is down three times in one hour for the same mechanical problem.
- Authority to contact any staff or management team member with concerns, questions or suggestions pertaining to their job or work environment.
- Initiate Corrective Actions for violations of Company policies.
- Recommend hiring, termination and promotions of subordinates.
- Approve expenditures up to pre-determined amount identified by corporate guidelines without prior approval of Department Manager.
TRAINING
- Lock Out / Tag Out
- Blood borne Pathogen
- Hearing Conservation / PPE
- Right to Know / Hazardous Communication
- Emergency Evacuation
- Ladder Safety / Fall Protection
- Forklift Safety
- Environmental Awareness
- Food Security
- HACCP / GMP
- SAP
- Corporate Training Requirements
The information contained herein is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of the duties and responsibilities of the job, nor are they intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.
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