Position Overview:
Safely operate the palletizing machinery ensuring that only quality finished cans are properly loaded and packaged on pallets for shipment to the customer.
Duties And Responsibilities:
Reporting directly to the Team Leader, the Palletizer Operator responsibilities would include, but not be limited to, the following:
- Set up and adjust machinery, ensuring product quality meets established standards through regular inspections.
- Operate palletizing machine controls to load cans, slip sheets, and top frames onto pallets, ensuring each pallet is labeled with the appropriate ticket.
- Correct tipped cans, fill voids, and remove jams to maintain consistent production flow.
- Inspect cans for defects, monitor pallet patterns, and replace missing cans as needed.
- Inspect pallets, top frames, and slip sheets for defects.
- Check drop points and conveyor systems when flow is interrupted, clearing minor jams as needed.
- Report equipment malfunctions or quality concerns to the Team Leader or Back End Maintainer.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area, follow all safety procedures, and report unsafe conditions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues in the palletizing process.
- Replace strapping rolls when coils are depleted.
- Keep accurate records of production ticket printing.
- Perform all required process control checks as specified by operational guidelines.
- Control and monitor all switches and operations on lower conveyor system.
- Performs other job-related duties as required or assigned.
Minimum Requirements:
- Able to read and understand date codes and pallet tickets, know how to operate computer to generate pallet tickets and the procedures for application.
- Ability to learn and understand overall can quality requirements and be capable for identifying defects.
- Ability to learn quality requirements of packaging.
- Ability to learn basics of the can-making process.
- Basic data entry skills.
