This is an entry level position. The employee who occupies this position is responsible for any/all duties assigned by management irrespective of whether such duties are specifically included in this list.

JOB FUNCTIONS:

• The Feeder/Packer’s responsibilities can include feeding the gluer, packing cases into cartons, and labeling cartons.
• Lift handfuls of material and placing in the feeder of the equipment
• Pack cartons into cases directly behind gluers or directly after stripping
• Inspect cartons to ensure quality
• Strip individual cartons off die cut loads
• Off bear cartons off cut loads into separate copies or die positions
• Prepare cases, layer boards, and labels for jobs
• Check job ticket or spec book for appropriate pallet configuration
• Operate electric Pallet Jacks safely to move WIP or finished pallets.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the area (remove stray cartons, sweep up, etc.) performed during make-ready.
• Conduct quality audits as required
• Conduct sorting operations as required

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• KNOWLEDGE:  H.S. Education or equivalent, computer literate.

• SKILLS:  Mechanical, communication.

• ABILITIES:  Good attendance, guide teams/processes, ability to work alone.

• CORE VALUES: Demonstrates qualities of our Core Values – Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships & Teamwork

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Duties require standing (except breaks and lunch) with little lower body movement throughout working shift for 8 to 12 hours.

• Visual acuity at short distances. Needed to detect variances in job numbers, register and collator marks.

• Color vision needed to detect inappropriate color of product.

• Lifting and loading up to 20 lb. bundles of corrugate into case.

• Occasional climbing, stooping, bending and overhead reaching.

• Fine hand manipulation.

• Grasping and gripping.

• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK 8 OR 12 HOUR SHIFTS PLUS OVERTIME AS REQUIRED

• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK ANY SHIFT (DAYS/SWING/GRAVEYARD)

• MUST BE ABLE TO WORK WEEKENDS AND HOLIDAYS AS NEEDED.

PAY:  Starting pay is $19.38

BENEFITS: 

• Medical/Prescription/Dental/Vision
• 401(k)
• Life Insurance/AD&D
• Short and Long-Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Home & Auto Insurance Programs
• Purchasing Power
• Aflac
• LifeLock Identity Protection
• MetLife Legal Services
• Tobacco Cessation
• Safety Shoe, and Safety Prescription-Eyewear benefits are also available.

Required Skills Required Experience

 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.  If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more about us at www.graphicpkg.com. 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. Click here to view the EEO is the Law Poster

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