Overview

About Berry

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

Responsibilities

THE POSITION: Under the supervision of the Production Supervisor/Team Lead, the Operator is responsible for achieving daily production goals and performing the duties and responsibilities outlined below.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Ensures a quality product through regular quality checks, by reading and verifying line orders and spec sheets. Responds to Packers/Lead Packers, Quality and other Operators when quality issues arise. Reports any out of spec product to the Production Supervisor immediately.

• Maintains a neat and orderly work area; meets Plant and department housekeeping standards. May be assigned additional housekeeping responsibilities throughout the plant as needed to maintain a clean and orderly work space.

• Correctly starts up extruders; starts up lines, threads up various equipment with film.

• Conducts QA checks during startups and makes modifications to line as needed; ensures correct product is running on line and in accordance with product specifications listed on the Traveler report.

• Completes a roll cutover when film diameter is reached, when conduction product change or after a line start up.

• Identifies when the slitter blade, fly knife, vacuum pump filter are dirty or worn and replaces with new ones.

• Makes adjustments to the A-frame, gusset boards, guide sticks to ensure conformance with width specifications.

• Learns the basics of resin: where it comes from, terminology of resin, how to read the silo scales equipment components/functions.

• Learns to effectively and safely use the tools required on the line.

• Assists with tracking daily scrap.

• Participates in employee driven teams to address scrap, quality, safety or other production related issues.

• Learns to complete and conduct an overhead crane/hoist inspection. Inspects equipment for proper operation.

• Performs profile tests, read analyses and interprets a Fourier Analysis and a Polar Plot to ensure film is at correct gauge throughout.

• Reviews finished film samples, meter weights an lay-flat measurements to ensure product meets specifications; makes modification to the time as needed

• Identifies when die pin is dirty and writes up work order for Maintenance to clean.

• Enables/disables, sets fill time for hoppers to change formula according to Traveler Report.

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE NECESSARY:

Education: Knowledge normally acquired through completion of a High Scholl Diploma or GED.

Experience: In addition to the educational requirements 1-2 years hands on manufacturing experience in a production environment working with mechanical/electrical machinery. Blown film industry experience preferred, but not required.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. (https://careers-berryglobal.icims.com/jobs/24048/process-technician/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in_iframe=1&hashed=-1834445335)

Location US-IL-AURORA

Job ID 2024-24048

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Category Manufacturing

Location : Address 921 WEST INDUSTRIAL DRIVE