Machine Operator - Production

Win Cup is a food service packaging company focused on providing our customers and consumers the highest quality products allowing them to enjoy the beverages and foods they love, whether at home, or on the go. Win Cup was established in 1962 and is now a leading manufacturer passionately transitioning into an innovative, technology driven enterprise focused on creating superior products and brands directly addressing plastic pollution.

Win Cup is driven by our Vio biodegradable foam technology, Our Phade line of PHA based straws and stirrers is the only Marine Biodegradable, Home and Industrial Compostable straws and stirrers in the world.

We are a diverse team and bound together by our shared Values. We value:

• One Team
• Performance Based;
  Rewards & Recognition Driven
• Excellence in All We Do
• Respectful and Engaged Leadership
• Always Do the Right Thing

So, if working on fantastic brands through innovation that leaves a positive legacy for our environment is what you are passionate about - read on to see if you might be a fit with our growing team!

The position is responsible for 4-6 lines maintaining machine operations for foam cups . Performs basic operator maintenance and equipment repair in a manufacturing environment.

• Record timely checks to ensure that only quality product is manufactured and enters the packing bins.
• Comply with all safety rules, polices, procedures and practices to include performing lock-out/tag-out of production equipment when required.
• Diagnose and determine cause for machine malfunctions along with making operator repairs to assigned machines.
• Perform “scrap bin checks”, “line checks”, and all assigned quality tests to measure the quality of the product being produced. This requires frequent inspection of the product, allowing defective finished goods to be identified by the operator.
• Maintains established cycle times on assigned machines to ensure production goals are met.
• Immediately respond to any defective cups or other finished goods that a Packer, Print Operator or Packing Tech identifies.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area at all times.
• Performs all required daily preventative maintenance to equipment including eliminating all air, steam, and water leaks.
• Provides timely communication to Production Lead or Supervisor when assistance is required to resolve raw material, machine, handling equipment, quality or other problems.
• Follows Win Cup OPERA Values, safety initiatives, and other related plant standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Education – High School Diploma or GED

Experience – Two years in a manufacturing environment tending a production machine preferred

Skills – Mechanical aptitude

Read, write and speak English

• Ability to follow directives with WCH leadership, managers, supervisors, in ensuring productivity and target levels are sustained.
• Ensures all company policies and procedures including manufacturing and safety policies and procedures are followed at all times.
• Collaboration with plant and safety leadership.
• Ability to complete mandated new manufacturing training on equipment to maximize output efficiencies.
• Supports all current and new product introductions.

• In-doors in a manufacturing environment that is not air-conditioned.
• Wear PPE while working which includes hairnet, hearing protection and safety glasses with side guards.
• Work a 12-hour shift that begins at 6:50 a.m. for dayshift or a night shift that begins 6:50 p.m.
• Required to work weekdays, weekends and overtime as needed.

• Receive a “pass” on a pre-employment physical.
• Work a 12-hour shift while standing, walking, stooping, bending, reaching, grasping and lifting throughout the entire shift.
• Requires the manual movement of cases of finished goods and other objects such as bagger film that weight up to 40 pounds.

The list of job requirements above is not intended to be exhaustive or all-inclusive. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description as needed to comply with actual job…