Assistant - Bag Machine Operator; 2nd or 3rd Shift

Assistant - Bag Machine Operator (2nd or 3rd Shift)

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Now hiring! Come work at a place to build your future and be an integral part of a fast‑paced, safety‑oriented, and growing industry. We are an ESSENTIAL employer that is ACTIVELY HIRING at our White House, TN facility!

Pro Ampac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry‑leading customer service and award‑winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success:
Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement and Impact. The safety and health of our team is our top priority. Pro Ampac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you.

• Quarterly Attendance Bonus
• Premium pay built into your shift schedule
• Paid Time Off (PTO) with 2 additional personal days
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings
• Company‑provided life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

8‑hr Days / Monday - Friday / 3PM-11PM or 11PM-7AM

The Assistant Bag Machine Operator’s is responsible for assisting in the overall operation of the machine ensuring the quality and efficiency of the bags created by the bag machines. The primary responsibility consists of assisting the operator in running and managing the machine that automatically measures, prints, cuts, folds, and glues, or seals to form bags.

• Assist operator in threading materials from parent roll through guides and rollers to cutters, gluer, printer, folding device, or electric sealer.
• Assist in starting machine, observes operation, and adjusts machine to ensure uniform shearing, printing, folding, gluing, or sealing of continuous roll of material into finished bags.
• May insert shaft into core of parent roll and secure with steel collars, using hand tools, and mount roll onto machine, using hoist.
• Assist in operating machine in proper manner, maintaining high production and a quality product, with minimum waste, while maintaining set goals of machine speeds.
• References work orders for paper supply, and requisitions paper from the warehouse when necessary.
• Assists in diagnosing problems on machines and corrects immediately, to keep smooth production flow.
• Performs daily maintenance on machine including: oiling machine, cleaning drum area of machine, re‑taping, and scraping down.
• Communicates well with other operators and teammates at shift change.
• Adheres and maintains equipment to all GMP and SQF regulations at all times.
• Ability to multi‑task as well as work in a fast‑paced manufacturing environment.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Management and Manufacturing

• Packaging and Containers Manufacturing