Palletizer Machine Operator - Berry Global, Inc

Position Summary

The purpose of the Palletizer Machine Operator is to monitor the robotic palletizing machines while following all departmental and safety policies and procedures

Essential Functions

• Adhere to safety policies such as LOTO, PPE, PIT and Housekeeping
• Operate the robotic palletizing machines ensuring cases are properly stacked according to product work orders and JDE
• Manage, monitor and enact fault recovery processes for the Palletizer
• Ensure all full pallets are indexed and wrapped with plastic
• Enter data into sorter HMI
• Maintain frequent communication with leads and/or supervisor
• Keep necessary supplies on hand for the job
• Perform preventive maintenance on the equipment as needed
• Determine if boxes and labels meet proper specifications and take corrective action or notify the correct parties, as needed
• Stack cases of product manually as needed
• Assist at receiving pallets and place in stock
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. continuously when hand stacking cases of finished product
• Know and understand automated sequences of the Palletizer System
• Able to perform operational fault recovery tasks
• Complete daily inspection checklist for PM
• Be able to balance the load of the robots based on past performance knowledge of a fluid production environment
• Know when a job is beyond the operator’s scope and notify maintenance group
• Continuous Improvement and Education with regards to our specific system and the equipment with in it
• If you have an idea that would improve the system efficiency, say something
• Assist in receiving pallets and place stock in location
• Ability to work independently and with a team
• Ability to operate the bailer and grinder
• Ability to complete paperwork/documents/checklists required of this position
• Maintain good housekeeping in warehouse and working area as needed
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained in order to maintain SQF certification
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety
• Perform other warehouse or production duties as assigned
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualification Requirements

• Knowledge and skills to operate forklift trucks safely
• Ability to take direction and work well with others
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal
• Good English writing, reading & speaking skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating maintenance instructions and procedure manuals
• Basic use of hand tools
• Basic math skills
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to manage multiple tasks effectively
• Basic computer systems knowledge
• Basic knowledge of inventory systems
• Attention to detail

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to stand, walk sit and communicate for 12 hours per day
• Ability to see and hear
• Occasionally required to stretch, bend, climb, balance, stoop or kneel, push, pull, twist, turn
• Required to lift 50 pounds over head to total height of six feet multiple times in a 12-hour shift
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and/or airborne particles
• The employee is occasionally exposed to cold, heat and/or humid conditions
• Manual Dexterity; required to quickly move hand, hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
• Wrist-Finger Speed; required to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
• Multilimbed Coordination; required to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down
  
  

Work Environment

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts
• At a minimum, the environment requires the use of Personal Protective
• Equipment such as: safety glasses, ear plugs, bump caps and steel toed shoes
• Additional PPE maybe needed for various tasks
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud

Position Hours

• Assigned 12-hour schedule
• Schedule rotates as follows: two days on, two days off, three days on, two days off, etc.
• Flexibility for occasional overtime and call-in work required

Organization Relationships

• Report directly to Group Lead and Warehouse Supervisor for purposes of scheduling, performance evaluation, and compensation assessment, product requirements, quality requirements, and overall departmental goals

Safety Expectations

• Be a Role Model – No exceptions from safety absolutes and plant rules; What you say and do impacts everyone on your shift positively and negatively
• If you feel a task that you have been asked to complete is unsafe, stop and request additional information
• Take immediate action to address a safety hazard
• Visible participation in pre-shift meetings reiterating safety
• Daily review housekeeping with focus on your areas; don’t settle
• Conduct conversations with team members on safety
• Respond to employee concerns with the respect that it deserves
• Participate in EHS Framework scoring and improvement plans
• Enter in near misses and observation in EHS Systems