Finishing Gluer Operator

Job Opening: Finishing Gluer Operator We are seeking a skilled Finishing Gluer Operator to join our Finishing Department. As one of the largest manufacturers of paper-based packaging for some of the world's most recognized brands, we offer a collaborative, innovative environment where you can advance your career in the printing and packaging industry. Position Overview

• The Finishing Gluer Operator is responsible for operating machinery that forms and glues flat cartons into finished packaging products.
• The role involves understanding and aligning business operations to exceed customer expectations and meet financial and operational objectives. Key Responsibilities
• Machine Operation & Setup: Verify that the correct job is running based on the production schedule, adjust forming bars to accommodate box sizes (make-ready), fill glue pots with adhesive, and position rollers to dispense glue.
• Quality & Maintenance: Observe machine operations to detect malfunctions, inspect cartons for flaws, make mechanical adjustments, and place repair requests in Maintenance Connection.
• Team Coordination: Move Finishing Helpers as needed to ensure all glue lines are adequately staffed, train Helpers and Operator Assistants, and verify that the area is properly stocked by coordinating with Purchasing.
• Operations & Troubleshooting: Complete Daily Management boards with root cause and corrective action plans, clear jams from the Carton Pack, and verify pallet labels for accuracy.
• Helper Duties Support: Step in when short-handed to feed cartons into the machine bed, keep the feed continually filled, communicate with forklift drivers for supply needs, pick up and stack cases from the conveyor, and check cartons for excessive glue.
• Technical Skills: Basic computer skills and data entry capabilities are required, along with mechanical aptitude. Candidates must be familiar with AIB, HACCP, SQF, and Food Defense compliance standards.
• Core Competencies: Must possess math skills (including calculating rates/percentages and interpreting bar graphs), reasoning ability to solve practical problems, and the language skills to read safety manuals and write routine reports.
• Quality Assurance: Requires visual color discrimination to match or detect differences in shades of colors.

Please apply directly by emailing brennan.hennigan@randstadusa.com

salary: $23 - $24 per hour shift: Second work hours: 3 PM - 11 PM education: High School

Responsibilities

Observes machine operation to detect malfunction

 Inspects cartons for flaws

 Make mechanical adjustments on machines

 Moves around Finishing Helpers to keep all glue lines adequately staffed

 Verify based on production needs that Finishing area is properly stocked with supplies and coordinates with Purchasing to bring supplies in

 Train Finishing Helpers and Finishing Operator Assistants

 Place requests for repairs in Maintenance Connection

 Complete Daily Management boards as required including root cause and corrective action plans

 Able to perform all duties of a Finishing Helper, when glue line is short-handed, such as:

o Feeds cartons into machine bed

o Continually keeps machine feed filled with paper cartons while machine is running

o Communicates with operators/forklift drivers to ensure there is an ample supply of die cut cartons available to be fed into gluer

o Picks up cartons from conveyor and stacks it into cases

o Check cartons for quality and excessive glue

o Able to clear the line when machine gets jammed with the Carton Pack

o Verify pallet labels for accuracy

The essential functions of this role include:

• wearing steel toe shoes
• working in a non-temperature controlled environment
• standing for 8 hours at one time

Skills

• machine operator
• CNC
• Setting
• Press Operation
• Blueprint Reading
• Basic Computer Skills
• Maintenance
• Mechanical Assembling
• Math and Calculation

Qualifications

• Years of experience: 2 years
• Experience level: Experienced

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Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Randstad offers a comprehensive benefits package, including: medical, prescription, dental, vision, AD&D, and life insurance offerings, short-term disability, and a 401K plan (all benefits are based on eligibility).

This posting is open for thirty (30) days.