Maintenance/Operator Technician (Night Shift) starting at $31.35/hour

Graham Packaging Company is hiring a Maintenance/Operator Technician (Master Technician) in Prattville, AL. This is a Night Shift position, working from 6:48pm-6:48am on a 2/2/3 schedule (working every other weekend).

• Weekly pay starting at $31.35 per hour.
• Additional $1.00 shift differential for night shifts.
• Benefits effective on day one: Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k) with match.

Master Technicians are responsible for operating and maintaining injection and/or Blow Molding machines to ensure employee safety, production of high quality containers, and maximizing machine efficiency.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Operate and maintain/assist with maintaining a group of plastic blow molding/injection machines and auxiliary equipment at identified optimal performance, including mold insert and color changes, producing containers in a safe and high quality method while minimizing and reducing scrap.
• Perform process set up and establish set up sheets of injection stretch blow molding machines to improve machine efficiency and reduce scrap in an accurate and timely manner.
• Operate equipment to minimize the generation and maximize the consumption of regrind, purge and scrap within customer specifications where applicable.
• Responsible for product quality, making frequent on time quality checks on products being produced from established quality standards, identifying and making necessary changes and adjustments.
• Perform regular preventative maintenance checks on all equipment, including lubrication and checks of all equipment and systems in accordance with preventative maintenance schedules, completing and maintaining all required documentation and escalating issues as necessary.
• Perform minor repair on all production equipment such as case sealers, trimmers, blow molder extruder, conveyor systems and material loading and unloading as required.
• Assist with Installing, program, repair and maintain machinery and equipment such as conveyor systems, hydraulic equipment, pneumatic equipment, compressors, chillers, dryers, auto-packers, robots or programmable controllers as well as troubleshooting fluid power circuits and making necessary repairs.
• Perform trial runs on all new molds, tooling, resins, and color concentrates.
• Perform all tasks with minimal supervision, in a prompt, safe, and efficient, manner including replacement of fasteners, guards, valves, cylinders and safe ties.
• Maintain work area to acceptable safety and housekeeping standards.
• Verify material usage per standards
• Properly identify regrind and chunk produced.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and/or Experience:

• Formal training in a mechanical or electrical related field (Preferred).
• 6 months’ prior experience operating or maintaining blow molding/injection molding machines or similar equipment (Preferred).
• Experience with Electrical
• Understanding and operation of PLC, or willing to obtain training.
• Working knowledge of HDPE and/or PET technologies preferred. Direct experience with Blow Molding on any platform preferred.
• Must be able to pass all requirements to become an “Electrically Authorized” employee in accordance with the corporate Electrical Safety Training Program”
• Computer usage and typing skills are essential.