Machine Operator

Job Description : Converting Machine Operators / Process Techs

1st Shift : 6 : 00am - 4 : 00pm (Monday thru Friday)

Pay : $20.00 - $23.00 per hour

Are you looking for a stable work environment where safety is a top priority? Do you need a consistent and reliable work schedule?

Come join our work family! We'd love to see you become part of the Southeastern Paperboard team.

Southeastern Paperboard, Inc. is one of the largest and most diverse independent paperboard converters in the U.S. and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Our company employs a team of dedicated, motivated, and highly-trained individuals. We maintain state-of-the-art equipment and uphold the highest standards of cleanliness and efficiency.

We offer full Medical, Dental, Vision, STD and LTD, Life Insurance, 401k and Profit Sharing, Paid Vacation, and Holidays.

Other perks include :

• Monthly Safety Raffle up to $400 Cash Prizes
• Employee Recognition Events (Catered Lunches, Food Trucks, etc.)
• Weekly Awards for Safety Participation / Awareness
• Sign On Bonus $2000
• Referral Bonuses (up to $300 per referral no cap!)
• No rotating schedules or lack of hours WEEKENDS OFF!

Apply today!

As a Converting Machine Operator / Assistant at Southeastern Paperboard, Inc., you will be responsible for the following :

• Operate equipment and machines within established guidelines to ensure product meets quality standards; maintain awareness of product quality and adjust process within specifications to attain high quality output.
• Inspecting machine and checking items produced for proper quality specifications.
• Organizing process area to increase production, reduce safety risks and improve efficiency.
• Working with maintenance to improve machine reliability.
• Load and Unload web fed paper rolls.
• Learn material paper grades.
• Collect and inspect random samples during print runs to identify any necessary adjustments.
• Adjust and maintain coater operations.
• Examine job orders to determine quantities to be coated, stock specifications, colors, or special coating instructions.
• Monitor paper feed through press cylinders and adjust feed and tension controls.
• Input production job settings into workstation terminals that control automated coating / printing systems.
• Load presses with paper and make necessary adjustments, according to paper size.
• Monitor automated press operation systems and respond to fault, error, or alert messages.
• Verify that paper and coating meet the specifications for a given job.
• Maintain time or production records.
• Operate in a safe and productive manner.

Qualifications

• 3+ years previous machine operation or technician experience in a similar environment is required.
• 3+ years manufacturing experience preferred.
• Previous experience with rewinders or slitting preferred.
• Prior experience in rod coating operations or wide printing presses preferred.
• Previous machine operation experience in a paper converting environment preferred.
• Must be able to work in a non-climate controlled environment which is hot in the summer months and comfortable during cooler weather.
• Must be team oriented and have the ability to lead and direct a team.
• Must be able to lift between 50 to 75 lbs, repetitively without any assistance.
• Must be able to stand, walk, push, pull, squat, reach overhead, twist and bend regularly to complete job tasks.
• Must be mathematically inclined and know how to convert fractions and measurements.
• Must be able to achieve production output in a fast-paced environment.
• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• Strong mechanical and technical aptitude is required.

Opportunity to advance internally.

EOE : M / F / D / V