Graphic Packaging International, LLC

Operator

• Adjust and run the gluing machine
• Operate folding/gluing equipment
• Feed the gluer
• Assist with make-readies
• Maintain accurate records and production sheets
• Ensure product quality and production efficiency
• Communicate relevant information to facilitate production flow
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment
• Perform make-readies on straight-line and autobottom boxes
• Perform general cleanup
• Follow company policies and procedures
• Attend and participate in ongoing training
• Follow plant rules, processes, hygiene, allergen, and Safe Quality Food procedures
• Report potentially unsafe conditions and customer complaints to a person of authority
• Participate in SQF root-cause investigations and corrective actions as required

Feeder Operator

Supervisor

• Develop, improve and maintain all production activities
• Lead process improvement projects throughout the facility
• Coordinate and manage production planning, acquisitions, manufacturing and quality standards
• Optimize production while meeting deadlines, costs, quality and health and safety requirements
• Apply continuous improvement tools including 5S, Kaizen, SMED and TPM
• Coordinate with Customer Service and Sales regarding incoming orders
• Communicate with the Plant Manager and department managers about equipment and material needs
• Resolve customer and sales scheduling issues
• Ensure production schedules meet customer requirements
• Maintain corporate goals for Safety, NLF, OTD, OEE, QSR fill rate and Working Capital
• Coordinate new business endeavors
• Coordinate with the Structural Designer and Estimator on packing specifications, layouts, design structure and production throughput
• Develop employee training programs and ensure knowledge transfer
• Identify risky situations and implement preventative steps
• Support health and safety meetings, audits, accident investigations, safety talks and related action plans
• Participate in SQF root-cause and corrective actions
• Follow plant, hygiene, allergen and safe-quality-food procedures
• Report potentially unsafe conditions and customer complaints to a person of authority

Manufacturing Supervisor – Afternoon Shift

• Set up and operate straight-line, inner cell, 4-corner, and 6-corner gluers and related equipment
• Observe automatic feeding, folding, and gluing to detect machine malfunctions
• Inspect completed production for defects and conformance to work-order specifications
• Adjust machinery to correct production variations
• Maintain daily time and materials usage reports in Peak and SAP
• Perform preventative maintenance on manufacturing equipment
• Disassemble machines to maintain, repair, or replace worn or broken parts using hand tools
• Assist temporary employees with task assignments while reinforcing housekeeping, safety, and company core values
• Review job tickets
• Perform make-ready activities and general gluer or window-machine setup
• Run jobs according to customer specifications
• Perform quality control for carton alignment, glue adhesion, and proper folding
• Verify and communicate product and work standards to the crew
• Perform minor maintenance, troubleshooting, calibrations, adjustments, repairs, and authorized equipment modifications
• Clean the area around the gluer and maintain housekeeping

Finishing Operator Assistant

• Safely operate the press while meeting quality and productivity standards
• Examine job orders to determine quantity, stock specifications, colors and special printing instructions
• Load and unload paper rolls
• Check pH and viscosity
• Complete all necessary paperwork
• Perform housekeeping, pre-press and maintenance-related duties
• Perform plant tasks including cleaning, general housekeeping, painting, sorting, cup-by-cup work, lid-by-lid work and clerical tasks as needed

Press Operator

Technician

• Assemble and disassemble paper converting manufacturing equipment
• Test and debug mechanical/electrical devices for proper operation
• Install and repair electrical production devices within the plant
• Perform breakdown repairs, preventative maintenance, and predictive maintenance on production equipment, utilities, and building/grounds
• Complete parts requisitions, work orders, and time sheets in the computerized manufacturing maintenance management system
• Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment
• Replace fuses, light sockets, bulbs, and switches
• Work independently and on production teams
• Demonstrate safe manufacturing work practices
• Use PLCs for routine troubleshooting
• Complete associated manufacturing paperwork
• Adhere to preventative/predictive maintenance production schedules
• Read and work from mechanical and electrical blueprints
• Follow Safe Quality Food procedures and report unsafe conditions
• Participate in SQF root cause and corrective actions as required
• Perform other manufacturing duties as assigned

Electro-Mechanical Technician

• Adjust finishing equipment to process flat carton orders and oversee production
• Adjust glue machinery for the particular style of carton being processed
• Maintain machinery at optimum speed during production
• Detect malfunctions, determine causes, and make appropriate adjustments quickly
• Supervise gluer machinery crew members to ensure efficient and safe work
• Train feeder/catcher trainees as necessary
• Assume feeder/catcher duties during breaks, approximately 2 hours per day
• Perform maintenance on gluer machinery, including greasing, oiling, blowing off machinery, glue pot maintenance, bearing and belt replacement, and parts cleaning
• Maintain written and electronic SAP records of quality and production
• Perform hourly statistical measurements, including carton alignment, edge caliper, opening force, and glue length
• Make labels according to customer specifications
• Teach and help fellow operators troubleshoot problems
• Set up and operate specified glue, hot melt, label, window, and pick-and-place machinery

Finishing Operator

General

• Assist the Pressman in operating and maintaining the printing press efficiently, safely and accurately
• Read and interpret job jacket information on upcoming jobs on the production schedule
• Locate sheeted board and compare skid labels with job jackets to ensure correct material
• Operate pallet jack to move skids from the raw material warehouse to the press room
• Load skids of sheeted board onto the press conveyor and maintain the conveyor during production runs
• Respond to Pressman requests during press make-ready and monitor press feed during press runs
• Fill press chemicals, load and put away inks, and refill process inks on the press shelf
• Properly dispose of press waste, used rags, gloves, and AQ/Fountain solution flush water
• Label new waste drums appropriately
• Clean ink knives, ink fountains, water buckets, coater spills, washer blades, and the press area
• Empty garbage bins, change rag bags, and maintain a supply of clean rags
• Assist the Pressman with press maintenance
• Perform other duties required to achieve company goals and objectives

Press Helper

• Perform general housekeeping in assigned areas
• Assist in press operations safely and efficiently
• Follow direction from department leadership, Press Operators, and 2nd Press Operators to support production needs
• Back up the Press Helper as required
• Learn all aspects of press operations and train on department equipment
• Support machine operations as assigned
• Ensure product quality, production efficiencies, and scrap rates meet or exceed standards
• Comply with facility production and product safety standards, including food safety, food defense, and quality policies
• Stop processes that do not meet food safety or customer quality requirements
• Understand customer requirements and deliver results that meet or exceed expectations
• Perform other assigned duties

• Lead operation of the printing press, including overall start-up, shut-down, day-to-day procedures, and maintenance
• Perform a wide variety of production-related tasks
• Verify and follow production schedules, job specifications, and instructions
• Perform make-ready, setup, and operation of the press
• Follow quality control procedures to obtain high quality and ensure customer satisfaction
• Monitor printing and press-related processes and make necessary adjustments
• Perform basic troubleshooting
• Complete job logs, production, and quality paperwork
• Clean presses and perform preventative maintenance
• Provide direction, training, and guidance to crew members
• Follow company safety requirements, rules, and regulations
• Perform other duties required to achieve company goals and objectives

• Work within GPI’s core values of Integrity, Respect, Accountability, Relationships, and Teamwork
• Ensure production and distribution meet food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
• Maintain 5S in the assigned work area and keep equipment clean and orderly
• Complete product packaging tasks within the assigned work area
• Load blanks on paper cup finishers
• Start and stop cup finishers and monitor machine operation
• Check mineral oil pot fluids and maintain machine cleanliness
• Move, place, and thread bottom stock while minimizing waste
• Identify machinery problems and stop operation when necessary
• Perform basic preventive maintenance and machine cleaning
• Remove paper jams and perform minor adjustments
• Segregate spoilage and recyclable materials into appropriate containers
• Empty spoilage boxes continuously during the shift
• Ensure equipment meets safety standards and is routinely checked
• Record and maintain production data
• Complete the machine operator finishing rounds checklist
• Manage workload to meet production, shutdown, and startup requirements
• Communicate issues to outgoing and incoming shifts
• Meet required key performance metrics
• Fulfill overtime requirements and other assigned duties as business needs change

Machine Operator – Press, Die Cutting, Thermoforming

• Operate assigned and support equipment, including extruders, printers, metalizers, laminators, cutters, and gluers
• Perform make-ready activities on assigned equipment
• Ensure product quality, production efficiency, and scrap rates meet established standards
• Actively use quality control procedures, including SAP
• Operate equipment safely and efficiently and maintain shift production
• Direct team activities when required
• Identify and resolve process and equipment problems
• Notify management of potential problems and offer solutions
• Prepare accurate production, inventory, and material usage reports
• Perform preventive maintenance as required
• Train new employees in proper operating procedures
• Perform general housekeeping in assigned areas
• Ensure compliance with food safety, food defense, quality, GMP, sanitation, AIB/5S, and other company standards
• Stop processes that do not meet food safety or customer quality requirements
• Perform other assigned duties
• Strive to understand customer requirements and meet or exceed customer expectations

• Provide mechanical and electrical support to ensure continuous operation of all facility areas
• Install and repair electrical devices throughout the plant
• Perform breakdown repairs, preventive maintenance, and predictive maintenance on production equipment, utilities, buildings, and grounds
• Complete parts requisitions, work orders, and timesheets in the system
• Work independently and as part of a team
• Demonstrate safe work practices
• Troubleshoot routinely using PLCs
• Complete associated paperwork
• Adhere to preventive and predictive maintenance schedules
• Read and work from mechanical and electrical blueprints
• Operate forklifts to remove and replace extremely heavy parts
• Operate machine tools to make and repair parts
• Remove and replace parts from machinery

Maintenance Technician

Production Assistant

• Perform assigned production duties as directed by management
• Feed, pack, label, palletize, and operate banding/wrapping and Packsize equipment
• Lift material into equipment feeders
• Pack cartons into cases behind gluers or after stripping
• Inspect cartons and pack only quality products
• Strip individual cartons from die-cut loads
• Off-bear cartons from cut loads into separate copies or die positions
• Prepare cases, layer boards, and labels for jobs
• Check job tickets or spec books for pallet configurations
• Stack cartons according to specifications on pallets and verify labels and corrugated alignment
• Stretch-wrap completed pallets and send them to shipping
• Scan finished goods and input data into a computer
• Restock materials for following crews, including lids, corrugated, tape, cases, layer boards, and labels
• Safely operate electric pallet jacks to move work-in-process or finished pallets
• Maintain area cleanliness during make-ready
• Conduct quality audits and sorting operations as required
• Follow plant, hygiene, allergen, and Safe Quality Food procedures
• Report potentially unsafe food conditions or customer complaints
• Participate in SQF root-cause and corrective-action activities as required

• Set up and maintain folder/gluer equipment and processes to produce folding cartons
• Locate and load proper stock before operation
• Prepare the make-ready feeder, prefold, glue system, final fold, delivery, pack station, and inspection system
• Operate the folder/gluer according to customer specifications and standard operating procedures
• Ensure total job quality during operation
• Maintain the machine and work area according to standard operating procedures
• Demonstrate competency in straight-line, lock-bottom, inner partition, and other basic folds
• Complete required job logs
• Perform other assigned duties
• Follow company safety requirements and rules

• Perform manual labor duties in a fast-paced manufacturing environment under tight production deadlines
• Palletize, wrap, strap, and label loads
• Ensure all required quality checks are performed according to SOPs
• Maintain cleanliness of the work area by removing stray cartons, sweeping, and performing related tasks
• Safely perform tasks on and around moving machinery and equipment
• Follow all company policies, procedures, and GPI safe work practices
• Perform other duties as required and assigned
• Support Finishing department operations to exceed customer expectations and align with business, cultural, financial, and operational objectives