Production Operator
Amcor
Product
Posted on Mar 28, 2026
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Job Description
Purpose
The Calhoun (CAL) Production Department is committed to providing high quality products and service that meet our customer’s expectations. The production area is the hub of our operations and rely upon the right balance of technology, teamwork and skilled employees to meet our customer needs. This position adds more steps to the foundation to continue building a solid career path within our organization. As a member of the CAL Production Team, you will train packers, report to the Shift Supervisor, and will work closely with various team members to achieve a cohesive unit.
Responsibilities
- Perform changeovers and completes changeover setup form.
- Arranges assistance for changeover.
- Responsible for the cleaning of blenders and other equipment for material changes.
- Pre-blend and oversee the blending or mixing of resins in off-line as well as on line.
- Completes paperwork for production sheet, labor log, scrap sheet and daily functional check sheet, safety culture and SQC pack.
- Make sure scrap gets weighed and recorded on shift paperwork or entered into MRP system.
- Set all secondary equipment (printer, punches, venting, portable winders, etc.) and test functionality to assure proper set-up and operation.
- Watches for and reacts to stack light alerts.
- Supports and complies with safety and environmental guidelines.
- Make machine adjustments as needed to maintain required product quality and/or as identified by Packer/Inspector.
- Identifies equipment shortfalls and completes maintenance request forms.
- Must be able to follow online schedule
- Identifies and strives to meet expected rates or standards of production and notes correct variance code in system.
- Collects, weighs and documents all scrap; enters in system.
- Assures that repro is being run into product at predetermined.
- Bill of Materials adjustments and corrections.
- Works a 12-hour day, 4 days on and 4 days off a week (Swing shift); weekend work is mandatory.
- Maintains housekeeping throughout production area.
- Helps Team relieve breaks.
- Performs and document 1-hour quality checks.
- Perform other related functions and duties as assigned or required.
Secondary Responsibilities include:
- Continue to check run rates.
- Performs quality checks front to back (resins, silos, computer info., blender settings, etc.).
- Ensures tools are in proper location.
- Ensures axillary equipment is in working condition (press, vents V-board, etc.).
- Ensures the winder room is in proper order.
- Cleans around extruders and blenders.
- Must be able to obtain LOTO certification
- Must be able to obtain PIT certification
- Documents any maintenance and safety concerns.
- Ensure all BRC Food Safety Standards are followed.
- All others task assigned by supervisor/manager
Qualifications
- High school diploma or GED equivalent.
- 2-5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment with extrusion experience preferred.
- Ability to adhere to Amcor’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards.
- Ensure all logs are completed to company standards
- Ability to read and write to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced.
- Ability to work independently.
- Ability to work in warm, humid, and cool climates for 12 or more hours per day or night.
- Ability to handle & resolve problems.
- Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days or nights, for 12 or more hours.
- Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach, and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
- Must be punctual; at line on time.
- Ability to read a ruler to 1/8”/tape measure and gauge caliper device.
- Basic math skills.
- Must follow on-call rotation
- Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state, or local protected class.
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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