Process Technician (Plastics)

Company: Amcor Rigid Packaging Addison
Location: Addison
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

**Position Overview:**
Performs a variety of duties necessary to monitor and maintain assigned productions line's operation in compliance of production quality and quantity standards.
**Essential Responsibilities and Duties:**

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• Adheres to Amcor Rigid Packaging Safety and Quality policies and procedures.
  
• Monitor assigned line's operation while complying with safety, quality, production, and housekeeping standards by:- Verifying operating conditions and settings against Process Set-up Sheet and Shop Order.
  
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  • Doing appropriate quality checks.
    
  • Auditing the line for cleanliness and orderliness when your takeover from the previous shift.
    
    
  • Maintain safety, quality, and production standards by doing the following:
    
  • Ensuring that safety guards are in place
    
  • Monitoring the downstream auxiliary equipment to make sure it is not damaging bottles and is maintaining a smooth flow.
    
  • Keeping the line clean and organized as your shift progresses.
    
  • Maintain required documentation and read available documentation posted at the line (previous LO's checklists, Quality Alerts, Line Notes etc.).
    
  • Start-up and Shut down lines (purge out materials)
    
  • Perform color and material changes without supervision and assistance.
    
  • Alert supervisor and appropriate personnel of any deviations from standard or normal operating conditions.
    
  • Perform changeovers when needed.
    
  • Replace without assistance or supervision normal equipment wear parts such as clevis pins, hydra bake, trim tooling, various belts, chains, LR4 valves, molds, etc.
    
  • Troubleshoot most aspects of bottle handling problems.
    
  • Perform a complete Preventive Maintenance audit on all equipment. Must be able to lubricate, inspect and record conditions of wear and tear.
    
  • Inspect for mold wear.
    
  • Sandblast molds when needed.
    
  • Perform all mechanical and processing aspects of a line set-up and start-up (including setting pin height, pitch circles, verifying tooling against specs, measuring, and inspecting tooling, programming bottle programmer, and setting downstream equipment etc.).
    
  • Troubleshoot all aspects of bottle quality and bottle handling problems.
    
  • Read and interpret bottle specification sheets and all quality data sheets.
    
  • Perform head cleaning, screw cleaning, changing grinder blades, and normal equipment teardown and assembly.
    
  • Assist with new product trials/sampling when needed.
    
  • All other duties as assigned
    
  • Performs all corrective/ preventive actions as well as effectiveness check as needed. These are communicated by the Quality Engineer/ Supervisor anytime there is a complaint.
    
  • Understand and communicate customer complaints to other employees to create awareness of the different defects.
    
  • Analyze dimensional attribute data to identify any trends or non-conformances
    
  • Train other employees in areas of expertise when required
    
  • Assists other job classifications when required
    
  • Performs other related duties as directed by the quality assurance manager, supervisor, or lead.
    
    **Qualifications:**
    Education and Experience:
    
    
  • 1. High school diploma or equivalent preferred2. Some post-secondary education preferred (i.e., technical or vocational education)3. Must be able to read, write and speak and understand English.4. Most be motivated and possess a high attention to detail.5. Basic math, computer, and organizational skills
    
    You should be proficient in:
    
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    • Packaging Experience
      

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