Graphic Packaging International, LLC

Operator

• Maintain operation of paper cup machines producing paper cups
• Clean machines and surrounding areas
• Start and stop finishers
• Load blanks onto finishers
• Perform duties safely and orderly
• Participate in department safety meetings and initiatives
• Monitor equipment to ensure safety standards
• Observe, mitigate, and/or report unsafe acts or conditions
• Follow ZES/IES requirements when working on equipment
• Communicate with supervisors, group leaders, peers, other employees, and oncoming shifts
• Attend daily team production meetings
• Assist in producing products consistent with food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
• Maintain 5S in the work area
• Complete shutdown and startup procedures on PMC finishers, baggers, and CE machines
• Operate an ergo tug to move blank carts
• Relieve cup packers during breaks and lunch
• Assist the material handler and padlocker operator as required
• Maintain bottom stock ink jet printers
• Monitor machines, fluids, and glue while maintaining cleanliness
• Remove damaged paper stock and clear scrap stock
• Empty spoilage boxes during the shift
• Perform quality checks including fiber teardown, print, scuffs, and date codes
• Log in, code downtime, and enter make-ready information in Ignition software
• Hang butt rolls on finishers
• Splice and thread bottom stock through the bottom punch station
• Complete machine operator finishing rounds checklists
• Notify the Shift Supervisor or Group Leader of problems beyond the role’s scope
• Instruct and train others once qualified
• Manage workload to meet production requirements

Cup Operator

Operations

• Plan, direct, and manage production operations across multiple departments
• Achieve operating goals and objectives consistent with plant and division objectives
• Support and assist the Plant Manager in daily facility operations
• Develop, recommend, and implement operating policies
• Coordinate and collaborate with all plant departments
• Establish performance goals, allocate resources, and assess employee performance
• Lead continuous improvement in safety, quality, and productivity
• Improve quality, reduce waste, and increase throughput
• Drive the LEAN Sigma process throughout the facility
• Improve organization, housekeeping, and raw-material and finished-goods inventory levels
• Serve as Plant Champion for continual improvement and process change
• Drive overall plant performance and compliance with quality standards

Operations Manager

Equipment Operator

• Unload and deliver materials necessary for manufacturing needs
• Record and warehouse raw materials and in-process materials for future use
• Perform all duties in a safe and orderly manner
• Participate in the SBO process, safety meetings, and safety tours
• Ensure production and distribution of products consistent with established food safety, sanitation, and quality standards
• Deliver raw or in-process materials to production areas
• Document transactions between production and warehouse
• Operate RF units
• Store materials in designated storage areas according to designated storage patterns
• Consolidate product in the warehouse to ensure sufficient space
• Unload, warehouse, and document inbound shipments
• Load and document outbound shipments
• Keep assigned areas clean and orderly
• Help reconcile inventory problems
• Notify supervisors or group leaders of damaged shipments
• Inspect truck areas using the forklift check sheet and report problems
• Shuttle materials from the outside warehouse for production needs
• Operate powered industrial trucks, baler machines, and tape sealing machines
• Fill propane tanks as assigned
• Remove snow
• Instruct and train other operators once qualified
• Assist in other areas or perform other assigned duties

Special Equipment Operator 4

Technician

• Install and repair all electrical devices within the plant
• Perform breakdown, preventative, and predictive maintenance on production equipment, utilities, buildings, and grounds
• Complete parts requisitions, work orders, and timesheets in the Computerized Maintenance Management System
• Disassemble defective electrical equipment, replace defective or worn parts, and reassemble equipment
• Replace fuses, light sockets, bulbs, and switches
• Use PLCs for routine troubleshooting
• Complete associated paperwork
• Adhere to preventative and predictive maintenance schedules
• Read and work from mechanical and electrical blueprints
• Perform other duties assigned by management

Maintenance Technician

• Set up, adjust, and perform make-readies on the assigned folder gluer machine
• Troubleshoot machine and quality issues
• Assist with maintenance and machine setups
• Safely and efficiently manufacture high-quality folding cartons at or above target run speeds while minimizing waste and downtime
• Obtain and review job tickets, paperboard caliper, quantities, special instructions, and case specifications
• Ensure make-readies are applied as quickly as possible
• Inspect folded score caliper, gluing, stacking, carton and score alignment, case fit, and overall machine condition
• Ensure the Leary glue and mix detection system functions correctly
• Complete required product and process audits
• Exchange information with prior and following shifts
• Identify product/process enhancements to improve efficiency and reduce downtime and spoilage
• Meet production schedule outputs and timeframes
• Lead the machine crew and oversee feeder packer activities
• Train new team members
• Attend team meetings
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Enforce compliance with company policies, including Safety and GMP
• Shut down the machine when left unattended
• Perform other assigned duties
• Report to the Finishing Lead, Shift Supervisor, and Finishing Manager

Finishing Operator

• Safely operate and maintain an Offset Printing Press to manufacture folding cartons
• Perform machine setup, adjustments, and make readies
• Troubleshoot machine and quality issues
• Assist with maintenance and machine setups
• Complete required product and process audits
• Exchange information with shifts before and after the work shift
• Adhere to quality specifications
• Identify product and process enhancements to improve efficiencies and reduce downtime and spoilage
• Meet production schedule output and timeframes
• Lead work crews effectively to meet production goals
• Attend team meetings
• Train new team members
• Maintain a clean and safe work area
• Enforce compliance with company GMP, AIB, and safety policies
• Perform other assigned duties

Offset Printing Press Operator

• Efficiently operate and maintain machinery to achieve high-quality production standards
• Perform set-up and adjustments on all manufacturing machines to ensure optimal performance
• Conduct general and preventative maintenance on all manufacturing machines to minimize downtime
• Train production operators, feeders, and packers in the proper operation and maintenance of manufacturing machinery
• Support maintenance technicians in production equipment repairs to ensure continuous operation
• Coordinate and assist in executing daily schedules to complete all tasks on time
• Maintain accurate production records of materials used and spoiled and assist manufacturing operators in tracking this data
• Participate in tasks necessary to ensure the continuous operation of the production process
• Follow all plant safety rules and maintain a safe working environment
• Monitor the quality of products being produced to ensure they meet company standards

• Assist in operation of assigned and support equipment, including sheeters, printers, cutters, and gluers
• Perform make-ready activities and ensure production and quality levels meet established standards
• Observe company safety rules and comply with safety practices
• Document required quality checks for the work center
• Assist in the safe and efficient operation of production and support equipment
• Help identify and resolve process and machine problems
• Prepare necessary reports to accomplish production goals
• Perform general housekeeping in the assigned area
• Promote orderliness and cleanliness in support of SQF/5S and company standards
• Understand customer requirements and deliver results that meet or exceed expectations
• Stop processes that do not meet food safety or customer quality requirements
• Perform other assigned duties

Entry Level – Machine Operator, Production

• Maintain operation of the Blanking Department by producing blanks required by the blanker schedule
• Inspect the assigned blanker to ensure guards are in place and assess roll alignment, brakes, housekeeping and paperwork before production
• Ensure blank quality through visual inspection and machine adjustments as needed
• Complete roll changes and print changes on the machine
• Unstack blanks from the machine and load them onto a blank cart
• Continuously monitor blank and print quality during production
• Report potential quality issues
• Use cutting knives, cutting gloves, pushers, conversion carts, miscellaneous tools, hoists, pallet jacks, stretch wrap, tape, blank carts and covers

Blanker Operator

• Operate sheeting equipment during daily operations
• Follow current control plan specifications and matrix requirements
• Enter rolls into PEAK and SAP
• Reconcile sheeted material for proper inventory control
• Check size, job number, customer name, stock type, and caliper
• Perform make-readies, changeovers, and back-side printing on equipment
• Meet control plan requirements for caliper, de-curl, sheet squareness, and related specifications
• Perform housekeeping, maintenance, work orders, and belt replacement
• Remove pallets from the sheeter using a forklift
• Lift and carry ink buckets and stacks of sheets
• Move rolls using an easy mover
• Follow Safe Quality Food procedures and report unsafe conditions or customer complaints
• Participate in SQF root-cause and corrective actions as required

Sheeter Operator

• Operate and maintain a Bobst basket gluer
• Comply with company and department safety, quality, productivity, and security procedures
• Accurately record production reports, specification verification, quality requirements, machine logbooks, checklists, and SAP information
• Monitor machine operation, make adjustments, and assist the lead operator with issue resolution
• Operate glue monitoring and control systems
• Participate in the Standard Work system and take ownership of the working environment
• Communicate machine and department issues to supervisors, converting manager, and lead operators
• Arrive 5–15 minutes before shift start unless otherwise directed
• Communicate quality issues to printing and cutting operators
• Assist in breaking out operators as needed
• Monitor product quality and maintain requirements
• Participate in lean manufacturing teams and cross-functional process improvement
• Enter information into SAP and use the ei3 system
• Follow Safe Quality Foods procedures, report unsafe conditions and complaints, and participate in SQF root cause and corrective actions
• Perform other duties as required

Manager

• Direct the Quality and Continuous Improvement Process for the GPI facility
• Develop, implement, and maintain the validity of the Quality System
• Allocate capital appropriately to equipment and processes that advance the business
• Identify personnel training requirements related to new equipment and processes
• Improve people and processes to reduce costs, improve product quality, strengthen competitiveness, and support business growth
• Meet and maintain divisional Quality Process Management objectives
• Direct employee activities, duties, and projects to ensure compliance with customer specifications
• Serve as plant contact for customer complaints and customer compliance audits
• Maintain internal and external complaint reporting systems
• Direct development of Statistical Process Control in production and quality-control areas
• Execute and manage Continuous Improvement initiatives, including Six Sigma, Process Improvement, and Lean projects
• Track and report financially validated savings through the GPI Project Tracking Database
• Communicate plant quality expectations and monitor performance against objectives
• Solicit employee input to support quality and continuous improvement goals
• Share responsibility for product safety, GMP, and sanitation compliance
• Maintain knowledge of SQF prerequisites, including HACCP, GMP, and Food Defense
• Develop, implement, review, maintain, and communicate the current SQF Code
• Lead annual plant SQF reviews, internal audits, and third-party audit scheduling
• Coordinate SQF root-cause and corrective-action activities
• Perform verification and validation of SQF controls
• Establish and maintain methods for monitoring, sampling, inspection, testing, and analysis of materials and finished goods
• Review and update training requirements for onsite personnel
• Develop and maintain QA tracking and employee-development documents and records
• Protect and strengthen Graphic Packaging International’s reputation and uphold its core values
• Perform other duties as assigned

Continuous Improvement Associate Manager

• Direct and coordinate all daily quality activities, including production, design, customer service, vendor complaints and customer complaints
• Set product and service quality guidelines with upper management
• Participate in formulating company policies affecting quality
• Direct and coordinate implementation of an AIB/HACCP Quality system
• Formulate quality policies and objectives with management
• Implement document control, quality records, auditing plans, training plans, inspection and testing equipment controls, corrective action and statistical techniques
• Confer with department heads to coordinate quality activities
• Provide management analyses of production performance and product and service performance
• Direct re-work and disposal of defective or returned cartons
• Analyze and control department expenditures within budget
• Supervise the quality technician team and report directly to the site manager
• Oversee development, implementation, review, maintenance, communication and integrity of the SQF system, including Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Defense
• Lead and train a multidisciplinary HACCP team
• Update site leadership monthly on SQF matters
• Lead and coordinate the annual plant review of the SQF system
• Validate and verify SQF controls
• Develop and maintain internal audit schedules and coordinate SQF third-party audits
• Coordinate SQF root cause and corrective action activities
• Establish and maintain methods and criteria for monitoring, sampling, inspecting, testing and analyzing materials and goods
• Review and update SQF training skill requirements

Continuous Improvement Manager

• Install and repair all electrical devices within the plant
• Perform breakdown repairs, preventative maintenance, and predictive maintenance on production equipment, utilities, building/grounds, and other facilities
• Complete parts requisitions, work orders, and time sheets in the Computerized 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 teams
• Demonstrate safe work practices
• Use PLCs for routine troubleshooting
• Complete associated paperwork
• Adhere to preventative and predictive maintenance schedules
• Read and work from mechanical and electrical blueprints
• Follow plant, process, hygiene, allergen, and Safe Quality Food procedures
• Report potentially unsafe conditions and customer complaints
• Participate in SQF root cause and corrective actions as required
• Perform other duties as assigned

• 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

Cup Operator

Operations Manager

Special Equipment Operator 4

Maintenance Technician

Finishing Operator

Offset Printing Press Operator

Operator

Entry Level – Machine Operator, Production

Blanker Operator

Sheeter Operator

Finishing Operator

Continuous Improvement Associate Manager

Continuous Improvement Manager

Maintenance Technician

Operator Assistant