Extrusion Operator

Department:
Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Full-time or Part-time:
Full-Time

Job Type: Employee

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 ever changing 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.

Amcor is a global leader in packaging solutions. With industry-leading innovation capabilities, global scale and technical expertise, we help our customers grow and meet the needs of millions of consumers every day. Our teams develop responsible, more sustainable packaging in flexible and rigid formats across multiple materials. Supported by a commitment to safety with 70,000 colleagues across 140 countries bring our global capabilities to local customers and provide local access to global brands.

Our work is guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future.

As an Extrusion Operator you will support with the manufacturing of high quality blown extrusion film ensuring it meets customer standards whilst maintaining a safe working environment. During the training period (normally 2-3 weeks) you will work Mon-Fri 9am-5pm before moving on to shift and reporting into the Shift Manager. Shift pattern is 4 on 4 off, 2 days/2nights.

Key responsibilities to include:

• Working safe in accordance with site procedures and safe systems of work
• Reporting all hazards and act on them accordingly
• Housekeeping on all extrusion lines
• Monitor of product quality and ensure all quality checks and testing is carried out in line with specifications
• Monitor and manage line output rates, utilisation, scrap levels against plan/targets on each line
• Operate extrusion machinery and monitor and manage recycling equipment on each unit
• Ensure accurate data is recorded and inputted correctly
• Ensure a good handover of information to the incoming operator

• Experience in the operation of extrusion equipment (desirable)
• Experience of working in a manufacturing environment (desirable) Full training will be provided.
• Good team working and communication
• Positive and pro-active attitude
• Be able to work unsupervised and using own initiative
• Ability to handle multiple priorities to ensure deadlines are met

22 shifts annual leave

Competitive rate of pay and graded pay progression

Benefits such as eye care vouchers, medicash and more.

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers.

We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries.
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