Job Description

Position Overview:

Safely operate the palletizing machinery ensuring that only quality finished cans are properly loaded and packaged on pallets for shipment to the customer.

Duties And Responsibilities:

Reporting directly to the Team Leader, the Palletizer Operator responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:

• Set up and adjust machinery, ensuring product quality meets established standards through regular inspections.
• Operate palletizing machine controls to load cans, slip sheets, and top frames onto pallets, ensuring each pallet is labeled with the appropriate ticket.
• Correct tipped cans, fill voids , and remove jams to maintain consistent production flow.
• Inspect cans for defects, monitor pallet patterns, and replace missing cans as needed.
• Inspect pallets, top frames, and slip sheets for defects.
• Check drop points and conveyor systems when flow is interrupted, clearing minor jams as needed.
• Report equipment malfunctions or quality concerns to the Team Leader or Back End Maintainer.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area, follow all safety procedures, and report unsafe conditions.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the palletizing process.
• Replace strapping rolls when coils are depleted.
• Keep accurate records of production ticket printing.
• Perform all required process control checks as specified by operational guidelines.
• Control and monitor all switches and operations on lower conveyor system.
• Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Ability to learn and understand overall can quality requirements and be capable for identifying defects.
• Ability to learn quality requirements of packaging.
• Ability to learn basics of the can-making process.
• Basic data entry skills.

Preferred Requirements:

• Packaging industry experience
• Knowledge of Six Sigma, SPC, and Lean Manufacturing

Competencies:

• Strong problem-solving skills through an individual and/or collaborative approach
• Ability to work independently or with a team
• Must be able to look at new solutions and “think outside the box”

Physical Requirements:

• While performing the duties of this job, the Team Member is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands, reach with hands and arms, and may be required to balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The Team Member may lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. 
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Working Conditions:

• Generally, works in a plant environment but will be required to perform some job duties inside a typical office setting
• While performing the duties of this job, the associate may be exposed to moving mechanical parts and vehicular traffic

• The associate may be exposed to a wide range of temperatures
• The noise level is frequently loud

*Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

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