Production Associate: Kenosha

Job Description

Company: Colbert Packaging Corporation – Kenosha, Wisconsin

Date: February 1, 2020

Job Title: Production Associate

Vocational:

Pay Schedule: Hourly

Physical Demand: Medium

Work Pace: Machine and self-paced

Key Job Description

Work in Finishing, Printing and Insert Folding departments. Feed product into insert and gluing machines; catch material off printing press. Pack finished pieces from machines into cases or onto pallets/carts. Inspect product, read and fill out job paperwork. Assist machine operators/technicians with work center setup and housekeeping.

Essential Job Functions

• Read all job-related paperwork.
• Accurately complete job-related paperwork, including time sheets, production and defect reports.
• Assist with machine and area line clearances; including removing all material from previous job.
• Visually inspect product to detect defects and variances from approved sample or proof. This includes inspection of color, copy, print-to-print position, print-to-cut register, and other defects.
• Perform and record quality checks throughout the production process; comply with all procedures required by Quality Assurance and SOPs; notify appropriate personnel of defects and variances.
• Use hand pallet jack to transport products and material.
• Maintain cleanliness & organization of department and area around machines.
• Assist with preventive maintenance as needed.

In Finishing:

• Lift cartons out of material bins or from pallets.
• Grasp cartons while fanning them to inspect.
• Place cartons into machine.
• Pull sample cartons per quality assurance requirements.
• Clear jams to keep machines running.
• Lift cartons from conveyor belt.
• Operate Stak Kounter to count product.
• Verify accuracy of case labels; adhere to case pack information.
• Place cartons into shipping container.
• Place ID number on each corrugated case packed.
• Weigh cartons/blanks.
• Assemble corrugated cases.
• Access data from computer; use ERP system to create labels for cases and pallet inventory reference. Use electronic scanning device to scan individual case and pallet labels into inventory. Complete label accountability form.
• Assist Operator and other Finishing Department personnel as needed.
• Sort cartons for defects offline.

In Insert Department:

• Lift sheets of paper out of material bins or from pallets.
• Visually inspect flat printed sheets of paper while loading paper into machines.
• Inspect product to detect defects and variances during the production process.
• Operate folding equipment to clear jams and keep machines running.
• Use a ruler to measure product.
• Operate iCount to count product.
• Record tray counts and final case counts on job paperwork.
• Set up and operate shrink-wrap machines.
• Access data from computer; use ERP system to create labels for cases and pallet inventory reference. Use electronic scanning device to scan individual case and pallet labels into inventory. Complete label accountability form.
• Assist other Insert Department personnel as needed.

In Printing:

• Assist with press make ready and wash up.
• Pick up product from conveyor.
• Grasp cartons while fanning them to visually inspect product at delivery end to detect defects and variances from approved sample and/or okayed press sheet.
• Perform P306.00 for any press shutdown. 100% inspect cartons where defects were removed.
• Discard defective cartons into designated receptacles.
• Pull sample cartons per quality assurance requirements.
• Clear jams to keep machines running.
• Place cartons from press onto/into pallet/cart/basket in an organized manner; maintain consistent height of carton stacks to ensure accurate counts.
• Operate Stak Kounter to count product.
• Access data from computer; use ERP system to create labels for cases and pallet inventory reference. Use electronic scanning device to scan individual case and pallet labels into inventory. Complete label accountability form.
• Complete load tags and prepare product for shipment; band loads using banding guns when necessary.

In all departments:

• Maintain expected standards of productivity while adhering to all customer quality requirements and expectations.
• Communicate with operators, technicians, quality personnel and supervisors about machine issues relating to productivity and quality assurance.
• Monitor condition of machinery and report unsafe conditions and/or needed repairs to supervisor and/or technician.
• Be dependable, on time to work and at work consistently, regular and overtime hours and weekends with short notice.
• Adhere to all company rules, policies/procedures and all Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
• Meet all established standards of conduct and work performance and safety requirements.
• Develop teamwork and positive relationships with co-workers.

**Additional job functions may be added as necessary

Non-essential Job Functions:

• Sweep work area and perform other housekeeping tasks to ensure plant is clean, neat and organized.
• Operate ream cutter to produce layer boards.
• Operate compactor to dispose of waste.
• Operate shredder to dispose of waste product.
• Use hot glue gun and heat gun.
• Train personnel to perform Production Associate job.
• Operate an air hammer.

Other requirements of this position include:

• Meticulous attention to safety requirements.
• Ability to read and comprehend information on job jacket, load tags and accurately perform quality checks.
• Ability to detect small defects on product.
• Attention to matters of cleanliness, neatness and organization, including seeing that the plant is in the best possible condition at all times.
• Flexibility, including willingness to perform a variety of projects and tasks when asked, fill in for other personnel when needed and do whatever is necessary to ensure the company’s efficient operation.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical computations including addition, subtraction, and multiplication of whole numbers, fractions and decimal.
• Ability to take and record precise measurements.
• Ability to operate a hand-held calculator.
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Willingness to learn and ability to grasp new information quickly and multi task.
• Attention to detail, accuracy, neatness of work.

Equipment, Machines, Tools, Vehicles

Computer, handheld scanner, Stakkounter, iCount; micrometer, drum dolly, hoist, electric and manual hand trucks, insert folders, shrink film machines, bindery equipment, bander; tape guns, rulers, pallet jacks, hot melt glue system, compressed air, folder gluer machines, ream cutter, shredder, compactor, hot glue gun, heat gun, flexographic printing press.

PPE: Safety shoes recommended, dust mask, gloves, eye and hearing protection as needed.

Environmental Exposures

Inside: 100%

Temperature Range: Ambient

Chemical Exposure: Moderate: Solvents, oil, grease, alcohol, inks, coatings, glues.