Utility- Extruder Night

Now hiring! Come work at a place to build your future and be an integral part of a fast-paced, safety-oriented, and growing industry! We are an ESSENTIAL employer that is ACTIVELY HIRING at our Westfield, MA facility!

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement, and Impact.

The safety and health of our team is our top priority. ProAmpac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you. 

We are actively seeking to join our growing team. If you are looking for a new opportunity with a leading packaging company, ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• A unique, "4 on / 4 off" schedule (work 12-hour shifts for 4 days, then get 4 days off) -- only work for half the year!
• Quarterly bonuses: perfect attendance bonus
• Premium pay built into your shift schedule.
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings
• Company-provided life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellness program -- living a healthy lifestyle can get you a discount on your health insurance premiums AND other incentives.

Essential Duties and Tasks
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Fill in as Machine Operator or Assistant as needed and directed by Supervisor. If assigned to a machine center the Operator will determine the duties of the Utility position while at that machine center.
• Cover lunch schedules as needed and directed by Supervisor.
• Make necessary corrections for and notify operator if non-conforming material is produced.
• Ensure raw materials have been approved for use.
• Commitment, awareness and involvement pertaining to ISO (policy, standards, procedures, etc.) and food safety practices (GMP’s, procedures, etc.) are requirements of all employees
• Responsible for substrate basis weight and appearance sample testing, documentation, and retention.
• Responsible for documentation of raw material usage and defects and the chronology of production.
• Ensure proper packaging and labeling of any unused raw material returns.
• Responsible for the setup of the resin blenders.
• Monitor and control of the process and production when operator is absent.
• Verifying in-line and bench top measuring and test instruments are calibrated through the calibration records and/or verification control charts prior to using.
• Set-up and Clean-up machine.
• Assist during P.M.’s as needed and directed by Supervisor.
• Sets next crew up for success and effectively and efficiently communicates at shift change to Operators and Supervisors.
• All other duties as required

The above reflects the duties considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the position and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work that may be assigned or that may be inherent in the position.

Qualifications, Education and Experience
• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Nine to twelve months related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience. • Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.