K3 Technician

Department

Decoration (Night Shift)

Greiner Packaging is seeking a Machine Process Technician to join our team in Pittston, Pennsylvania. This position is essential to maintaining smooth production operations at our manufacturing plant and provides technical capability within the Decoration Department, focusing on process optimization, product specifications, and technical decision making. The decorations department is responsible for the production of the end product, from plain to decorated product with cardboard wrapping.

You will learn specific Decoration process, equipment (specifically Hoerauf machinery), machine speeds, changeover times, product specifications and customer quality requirements. You will load and changeover machinery, keep machines running smoothly, and communicate problems to supervisors in a timely manner. You will become an expert in operating and maintaining machinery, making adjustments or changes as necessary to maintain production at the highest level, with support from your Production, Warehouse, and Maintenance teammates.

• Follow Standard Operating Procedures, set up new operating procedures as required for future department development
• Ensure all Food Safety / Hygiene / GMP requirements are adhered to at all times to ensure high levels of product safety and quality.
• Technical set up of machines to run at optimum speed, as per GPC benchmarks, including machine speed increases if required.
• Complete product changeovers as per production schedule and in accordance with established procedures and time frames
• Provide support to ensure machine efficiency targets are achieved (troubleshooting)
• Assist with management of machine downtime, including breakdown & maintenance
• Prepare and check changeover trolleys
• Minimize waste & scrap and record relevant data

• Detect, root cause and resolve non-conforming source efficiently and effectively, using the continuous improvement approach to problem solving
• Carry out maintenance tasks
• Provide assistance and/or technical support to maintenance engineers
• Provide electrical, controls and automation support to plant process, packaging and machine operations
• Support department in system and equipment troubleshooting and in technology transfer
• Motivated to achieve department and company performance targets
• Be a champion of Continuous Improvement Activity in the Decorations department
• Product change overs
• Quality checks
• Qualified operator
• Owner of department tool inventory
• Provide break coverage when necessary
• All other duties and tasks as assigned

• 3-5 years’ experience in a Maintenance or high-level machine operator role
• Experience with Hoerauf machines strongly preferred but not required

Full-time, Night Shift

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance

• 12 hour shift
• Night shift
• Overtime
• Weekend availability

Pittston, PA 18640:
Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

• Programmable logic controllers: 1 year (Preferred)
• Mechanical knowledge: 1 year (Preferred)

Mid-Senior level

Full-time

Engineering and Information Technology

Plastics Manufacturing

We provide equal opportunities for everyone and see diversity as our strength. Therefore, we welcome all applicants – regardless of characteristics such as gender, age, background, social status, sexual orientation, religion, or mental and physical abilities. We have set the goal of empowering women and increasing female leader representation. We foster an inclusive work environment and encourage all individuals to apply.