ENTRY LEVEL PRODUCTION AND FORKLIFT

Title : Entry Level Production and Forklift Location : Lawrenceburg, TN, US, 38464

Primary Responsibilities are, but not limited to the following :

• Observes company safety rules and complies with safety practices.
• Capable of documenting quality checks required by work center.
• Assists in safe and efficient operation of extruders, printers, metalizers, laminators, cutters, gluers, and all support equipment.
• Aids in identifying and resolving process and machine problems.
• Participates in make-ready preparation for assigned equipment.
• Prepares necessary reports as required to accomplish production goals.
• Performs general housekeeping functions in assigned area.
• Responsible for compliance with all facility food safety, food defense, and quality policies and procedures including product safety (GMPs) / Sanitation policies and procedures.

Employee must continually work to promote the orderliness and cleanliness of their work area in support of SQF / 5S and other company standards.

• Must be supportive of GPIs Mission, Vision, and Core Values (Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships, and Teamwork).
• Must be supportive and involved in GPI efforts for LEAN, 5s, Six Sigma and other Continuous Improvement programs and processes.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.
• Strives to clearly understand customer requirements and delivers results to meet or exceed customer expectations.
• Ability and responsibility to stop any process that is not meeting food safety requirements.
• Ability and responsibility to stop any process that is not meeting customer quality requirements

Assistant Machine Operators and Forklift Operators-Multiple Departments (2nd, 3rd and 12-hour Night Shifts only)

Assists in operation of assigned and support equipment, including extruders, printers, metalizers, laminators, cutters, and gluers, by performing make-ready and ensuring that production and quality levels meet established standards.

Independent judgment is necessary. Supervisor is usually available.

Required Skills

• Frequent / strenuous physical effort (lifting, moving heavy objects, etc.) required.
• Frequently exposed to conditions involving noise, fumes, and hazardous chemicals.
• Graphic Packaging International is on a 7-day continuous operation. Must be able to work overtime as required.
• Required PPE : Steel Toe Shoes / Safety Glasses / Ear Protection / Hair Net / Beard Net
• Forklift experience a plus.

Required Experience

• At least 6 months of experience with the same or similar equipment is preferred.
• Skills : Mechanical

At Graphic Packaging International (NYSE : GPK), we produce the box you may have poured your child's cereal from this morning, the microwaveable tray that heated your lunch, the paper cup that held your coffee throughout the day, and the carrier of those bottles of craft beer you may enjoy tonight! We're one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet care products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are a team of collaborative, innovative, passionate individuals who are committed to providing consumer packaging that makes a world of difference.

With almost 18,000 employees working in more than 70 locations in North and South America, Europe and the Pacific Rim, we strive to be an environmentally responsible leader in our industry and in the communities where we operate.

We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry's best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

Inspired Packaging. A World of Difference.

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question.

We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran / military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.