Machine Operator Job at ARKAY PACKAGING

ARKAY PACKAGING Roanoke, VA 24019

From $17 an hour

Position Summary

Sets up and operates sheeting machine equipped with rotary blades to cut rolls of material, such as paperboard, into sheets, according to job specifications.

Responsibilities:

  • Operate clamp truck to move paperboard rolls from warehouse to sheeter area
  • Unwrap rolls and prepare rolls for loading onto roll stand
  • Readjusts machine to ensure specified dimensions of sheet according to job specifications
  • Inserts chucks into core of one or more rolls and raises and positions roll on cutter rack, using hoist
  • Threads ends of material through feed and decurl rollers, under cutting blades, and aligns material against machine guides
  • Starts counting device, conveyor belt, or raises platform (bearing pallet)
  • Observes operation of machine to detect malfunctions, such as jamming, wrinkling, or tearing of material
  • Stops machine to make required adjustments
  • Perform and document quality and production level inspections as the job is producing
  • Informs Maintenance if blades need sharpening or replacing
  • Reads work order to determine dimensions of sheets to be cut and fills out Production Report
  • Knowledgeable in starting machine and verifying size of cut material, using tape measure
  • Inspects sheets periodically with Lansco Angle light to detect any defects in the sheet
  • Uses propane torch to singe sides of load to minimize paper dust getting into printing presses
  • Uses manual pallet jack to move pallets of paperboard
  • Adhere to all company safety policies and procedures

Skills & Abilities

  • Good English communication skills
  • Ability to read and understand fractions and decimals in order to set machine dimensions properly
  • Understands the technical aspects of the machinery in order to adjust the air jets, hardware, slitters, jogger plates, and belts
  • Ability to read a tape measure
  • Ability to read and understand a production schedule
  • High attention to detail and ability to work independently

Experience

  • Minimum High School diploma, can be trained on the job

Equipment

  • clamp truck, forklift, pallet jack, propane torch

Physical Requirements

  • Lifting from floor to waist up to 25 lbs. frequently, able to bend, squat, step up 5 steps to sheeter platform
  • Pushing/pulling using manual pallet jack to move pallets (Av. 1000lbs, 50” high) of paperboard
  • Manufacturing environment, noisy at times (hearing protection required), heated and cooled
  • We offer a $250 bonus after 90-days and again at 1 year.
  • Hourly increases available after 90 days and 6 months.
  • Referral bonuses available.
  • Production bonuses available.
  • Safety bonuses available.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $17.00 per hour

Benefits:

  • 401(k)
  • Dental insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance

Schedule:

  • 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person




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