AMERICAN PACKAGING CORPORATION

For over a century, American Packaging Corporation (APC) has been a leading flexible packaging converter for customers throughout North America. We nurture our employees by providing competitive salaries, excellent benefits, 401(k) plans and tuition reimbursement programs. These are just a few reasons why we were named a “Best of the Best” in the Best Workplaces in the Americas awards for 12 years in a row. APC’s longstanding success is fueled from the inside out, and we consistently seek to improve our internal operations to propel that success into the future.

JOB TITLE: Finishing Team Lead

SUMMARY: Safe and efficient operation of Finishing Dept, which includes slitting, DR winding, and pouching, as well as related changeovers, mechanical troubleshooting, personnel, and paperwork responsibilities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following: Other duties may be assigned.

• Participate in training, embrace concepts of and actively practice the SPOT Safety Program fundamentals to aid American Packaging Corporation’s efforts to achieve a zero-accident rate.
• Collect and review shift reports from previous 24 hours of operation
• Prepare dashboard daily for morning review
• Maintain people schedules to ensure proper staffing and ensure shifts are balanced with crewing
• Review production schedules to ensure next 24hrs is organized and goals are established.
• Completes reviews and performance discussions with employees
• Participate in and generate ideas for department continuous improvement efforts
• Inventory all Dr. rewinds generated from previous 24 hours
• Review location sheet for WIP rolls not located or issued properly
• Schedule and prioritize Dr. winds by release
• File and review job jackets for next 24 hours of production in the Finishing Dept.
• Talk with all operators at shift change about any issues with job or machine issues
• Troubleshoot and run all equipment within the department
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues with job orders and specs
• Provide direction to utility personnel and prioritize Finishing Dept duties. Embrace concept of shared resources and work cell design to organize the shift.
• Check setups and review upcoming specs to be sure they’re clear and match job order
• Embrace and implement Kanban or other inventory management system for the dept supplies: pallets, cores, slitting knives, corrugated and all packaging supplies,
• Work with Junior Operators and Rewinders for proper cross training within the dept.
• Work with Technical and QA for disposition of material on hold and returned material
• Complete work orders
• Review and record dept SPOT cards
• Able to work various hours on short notice for special projects
• Actively participates in safety programs and makes safety observations. Follows plant safety rules.
• Must possess a healthy work ethic.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Must take responsibility for work assigned.
• Follow all Plant Safety Rules, GMPs, and other procedural training requirements.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and previous experience in a Slitter Operator position.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. Ability to compute waste, footage, pounds, impressions and production as well as to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representatives of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, climb and balance. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 35 pounds. Anything needing to be lifted that exceeds this poundage should be moved with the help of another individual or by using a mechanical aid. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, distance and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, vibration and fumes or airborne particles (a specific list is available upon request). The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

American Packaging Corporation is committed to equal opportunity for all, without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic. American Packaging Corporation will make reasonable accommodations for known physical or mental limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants with disabilities unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business. If you are interested in applying for an employment opportunity and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply for a posted position, please contact our Human Resources department at APC-Careers@americanpackaging.com.