Overview
About BerryAt Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website, or connect with us on LinkedIn.
LOCATION: STERLING MA
SHIFT: 12 hours 8:00am to 8:00pm Rotating (work 3 days have 4 days off; work 4 days have 3 days off; work every other weekend)
Responsibilities
Summary
Assure efficient manufacturing of a quality product that meets or exceeds customer expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Perform changeovers and completes changeover setup form
- Arranges assistance for changeover
- Responsible for the cleaning of blenders and other equipment for material changes
- Pre-blend and oversee the blending or mixing of resins in off-line as well as on line
- Completes paperwork for production sheet, labor log, scrap sheet and daily functional check sheet
- Make sure scrap gets weighed and recorded on shift paperwork or entered into MRP system
- Set all secondary equipment (printer, punches, venting, portable winders, etc.) and test functionality to assure proper set-up and operation
- Watches for and reacts to stack light alerts
- Supports and complies with safety and environmental guidelines
- Make machine adjustments as needed to maintain required product quality and/or as identified by Packer/Inspector
- Implements Berry incident protocol for medical assistance and applies first aid if trained
- Identifies equipment shortfalls and completes maintenance request forms
- Closes orders in system when complete
- Identifies and strives to meet expected rates or standards of production and notes correct variance code in system
- Collects, weighs and documents all scrap; enters in system
- Assures that repro is being run into product at predetermined
- Bill of Materials adjustments and corrections
- Works a 12-hour day, 3 & 4 days a week (84 hours every two weeks); weekend work is mandatory
- Maintains housekeeping throughout production area
- Helps Team relieve breaks
- Performs and document 2-hour quality checks
- Perform other related functions and duties as assigned or required
Secondary Responsibilities include:
- Continue to check run rates.
- Performs quality checks front to back (resins, silos, computer info., blender settings, etc.)
- Ensures tools are in proper location
- Ensures axillary equipment is in working condition (press, vents V-board, etc.)
- Ensures the ink room is in proper order
- Cleans around extruders and blenders
- Documents any maintenance and safety concerns
- Perform all duties of a Utility
Qualifications
High school diploma or GED equivalent
Ability to handle & resolve problems
2-5 years' experience in a manufacturing environment with extrusion experience preferred
Ability to adhere to Berry's Safety, Health and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
Basic math skills
Ability to read, write, follow written and verbal instructions and specifications in English to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced
Ability to read a ruler, tape measure, and gauge caliper device to 1/8"
Ability to work independently
Ability to work in warm, humid and cool climates for 12 or more hours per day or night
Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask
Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights, for 12 or more hours
Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted
Must have good vision, eye-hand coordination, and hearing
Must have manual dexterity involving total wrist action, twisting, pulling andraising arms at or above shoulder height
Must be punctual, on-time and present at work space when shift starts
Must not be afraid of heights
