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POSITION TITLE: ROLL CLAMP DRIVER                                                   

REPORTS TO: SHIPPING MANAGER         

LOCATION: CHICAGO, IL

DATE: OCTOBER, 2020                                  

OPPORTUNITY: We are a Food service folding carton manufacturing operation seeking candidates to join our Chicago, IL team. We’re recruiting for multiple positions so be sure you review all of our job postings.  THIS JOB POSTING IS FOR A ROLL CLAMP DRIVER WITH A STARTING RATE OF $16.48 HOUR PLUS SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL AND PROGRESSIVE PAY INCREASES. We continually encourage our employees to advance their careers through on the job training and job progression through our strong promotion from within program. We offer a wide array of benefits including, but not limited to, Paid Vacation & Holidays, optional Health, Dental, and Life Insurance, including health spending accounts and a progressive healthy lifestyle program, as well as 401-K with a company matching component and standard supplemental company contributions.

Please review all of our job postings and apply for each position you feel you’re qualified and would like to be considered for.

JOB SUMMARY: The person who occupies this position is responsible for the unloading and loading of paperboard material from trucks, staging the rolls through computer database and staging the shipping with material. 

JOB FUNCTIONS: Job functions include, but are not limited to the following.

• Responsible for unloading and loading roll stock material from trucks using roll clamp truck.
• Responsible for delivering roll stock material to sheeters by use of roll clamp truck and staging of materials (i.e. plastic pallets) by the sheeters.
• Remove sheeted stock from sheeter and double stack in proper lanes.
• Responsible for assisting sheeter operators to ensure continuous run of the sheeter machines. This includes covering for breaks, lunches, etc. 
• Maintain proper inventory in database
• Responsible for general housekeeping of work area including; the collection of all paper and metal waste and cores, banding waste and the appropriate disposal of the collected waste.
• Maintain PIV (Power Industrial Vehicle) certification.
• Bring sheeted stock to pressroom and remove printed loads from pressroom.
• Communicate required information to co-workers and manager.
• Coordinate outgoing customer shipment requirements with customer service personnel.
• Set up appropriate truck lines to carry shipments and use Allen Lund freight plan. Communicate pertinent information to carrier.
• Maintain accurate freight rate information using Allen Lund freight plan.
• Understand and use T-Box pick ticket, etc. Complete manifest and bill of lading information to support shipment.  Shipping clerk must sign bill of lading and obtain drivers signature on bill of lading.
• Coordinate with supervisor and scheduler for items in process that are needed for shipment.
• Review all incoming board and corrugated shipment paperwork. Complete internal receiving function, and supply paperwork to front office.
• Other departmental duties as assigned by management.

BACKGROUND / EXPERIENCE / SKILLS:

• Manufacturing experience preferred
• Some clamp truck experience required.  Forklift and hand truck experience helpful.  Knowledge of Sheeting Department equipment helpful

EDUCATION / KNOWLEDGE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Must speak, read and write in English.

SCHEDULE REQUIREMENTS:

• Schedules are up to 8 or 12-hour shifts on alternate days with rotating weekends off.  However, employees must have the ability to work alternate schedules and overtime that may include early mornings, nights, and/or weekends and be punctual while doing so.
• Some Departments/Jobs may run a M-F 8-hour Shift Schedule.
• Must be willing and able to work overtime.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Sitting or standing, depending on changing job assignment, for extended periods.
• Awkward and/or repetitive movements.
• Position associated with walking, standing, handling (removing roll covers), pushing (paperboard rolls), lifting (cores - approx. 50 - 60 lbs.), interacting (communicating with operator).
• Must have physical coordination to operate roll clamp truck.
• Reading computer screen or other electronic devices.
• Use of various hand and electrical tools and equipment.
• Inside Conditions, extremes of heat and humidity (seasonal), noise (from sheeter machinery and forklifts).

GRAPHIC PACKAGING INTERNATIONAL, LLC 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, sex, age, religion, natural origin, sexual orientation, citizenship, handicap, or disability, marital status, veteran status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.

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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. 

GPI Converting, a subsidiary of Graphic Packaging International, LLC (“GPI”) 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