Manufacturing ​/ Production Operator, Maintenance Technician ​/ Mechanic

The Palletizer Operator operates the console that controls the palletizing equipment to sort, transfer, and stack pallets of finished products.

• Understands and complies with position related safety SOP's and work instructions, especially for Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Housekeeping, SQF, and Personal Protective Equipment.
• Controls the operation of equipment including turning on and stopping equipment to clear jams and troubleshoot equipment malfunctions.
• Verify correct number of layers on each pallet.
• Observe cans moving along conveyor to identify misaligned cans and to detect quality defects.
• Examine, test, and measure cans from assigned equipment for quality specifications using appropriate gauges and instruments to record data.
• Inform Supervisor of equipment malfunctions and potential quality defects.
• Maintain supplies and cleanliness of work area.
• Perform preventative maintenance checks and inspection of assigned equipment.
• Maintain forklift certification and provide back-up forklift duties, as required.
• Communicates with peers to understand issues, changes, and processes.
• Sorts, re-feeds or depals cans, as required.
• Includes other duties, as assigned.

• Familiar with Personal Protective Equipment.
• Detail oriented.
• Two years experience working in a manufacturing environment; aptitude for, and work experience with troubleshooting, repairing and applying mechanical knowledge to machines/equipment.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.

• Exposure to heat, cold, vibrations, odors/fumes, and loud noises.
• Ability to work multiple machines in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to climb stair frequently.
• Ability to lift up to 20 pounds.
• Able to visually differentiate colors and read fine print.
• Willing to work overtime, weekends, holidays, and night shift.

• Ardagh produces many of the beverage cans and bottles that contain your favourite beverages.
• Our packaging is manufactured from metal and glass - permanent materials that can be infinitely recycled without any loss of quality.
• Ardagh produces more than 60 billion containers per year (more than 160 million containers per day).