Job Description

Repro Operator

About the role

As a Repro Operator in the Extrusion Department, you will support the Repro Lead in transforming scrap materials into reusable products for manufacturing. Reporting to the Repro Lead, you’ll play a key role in maintaining efficient operations in the Repro area, ensuring accurate scrap handling, and supporting sustainability efforts. This position is vital to keep production running smoothly and safely. This department plays a crucial role in our value of sustainability.

Key Job Accountabilities

As part of the Reprocessing Team, you’ll be responsible for:

• Repro Grinder Operation: Operate and monitor the repro grinder to ensure consistent processing of scrap into usable material, adjusting settings and clearing jams as needed.
• Scrap Loading & Baling: Load scrap materials into the grinder and baler, ensuring correct handling and processing to maintain production flow.
• Scrap Weighing & Reporting: Weigh scrap from each line using a scale and record quantities accurately for inventory and production tracking.
• End-of-Shift Inventory: Complete a final count of scrap materials at shift end and submit inventory tickets showing any changes.
• Forklift Inspection & Use: Perform daily forklift safety checks and operate the forklift to move scrap and bales safely and efficiently.
• Area Cleanliness: Keep the repro and baling areas clean and organized to support safety and operational efficiency.
• Shift Support & Flexibility: Assist with overtime shifts as needed, including taking on Production Packer duties when required.
• Policy Compliance: Follow all safety, GMP, and HACCP policies to ensure a safe and compliant work environment.
• Computer & Reporting Skills: Use basic computer skills to enter inventory data and complete reporting tasks accurately.
• Assist Repro Lead: Support Lead with daily tasks such as scrap grinding, equipment setup, and maintaining workflow efficiency to ensure smooth and continuous operations.

Qualifications/Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

Skills/Experience:

• 3 to 6 months of experience in a manufacturing environment, preferably as a Production Packer or in a related role.
• Proficiency in operating forklifts and baling equipment.
• Ability to read and interpret scales for accurate scrap measurement.
• Familiarity with hand tools and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures.
• Basic computer literacy for inventory tracking and reporting.
• Ability to write legibly and complete documentation accurately.

Personality/Attributes:

• Dependable and punctual with a strong commitment to attendance.
• Detail-oriented with a focus on safety and quality.
• Adaptable and willing to learn new processes and equipment.
• Team-oriented with a proactive approach to supporting production goals.

Additional Requirements:

• Must be able to lift 50 lbs. unassisted and push/pull up to 100 lbs.
• Physical activities may include reaching, climbing, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, bending, or twisting for up to two-thirds of the work shift.
• Work is performed in a loud manufacturing environment with exposure to moving machinery and electrical equipment.
• Required to wear appropriate PPE including hearing, eye, and toe protection; additional PPE may be required depending on tasks.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)