• Folder Gluer Operator Trainee

    WestRock Company (Greenville, TX)


    Folder Gluer Operator Trainee

    Safety

    Ensure all safety procedures are followed at all times. Hold employees accountable for working within established rules and for proactively identifying and removing hazards. Immediately report all near misses, incidents, first aid cases, and unsafe working conditions to the Plant Manager and Safety Manager without exception. Model and reinforce safe work practices within the assigned area of responsibility. Ensure compliance with all applicable OSHA regulations and plant safety standards. Maintain responsibility for the safety and well-being of self and assigned employees.

    Production

    Safety always takes priority over production. Learn how to manage crew assignments on the machine, including rotations and breaks. Work in conjunction with the Gluer Operator to support management of packers, feeders, and belt personnel. Learn and assist with machine make-ready activities. Read and understand job jackets to verify job-specific requirements and collect customer job samples when required. Participate in achieving production goals related to waste, output, and make-readies. Assist the operator to ensure DMS checklists and documentation are completed accurately and on time. Inspect products for non-conforming conditions including glue issues, folds, scoring, cutting, and print quality. Learn and assist the operator with setting up proper delivery for each job, configuring the Leary system for glue detection, completing daily production reports, and setting up code printers. Learn and assist with troubleshooting gluers, Leary systems, and other applicable production equipment as needed. Maintain responsibility for product safety and quality and report any concerns to Senior Management or the Quality Manager.

    Quality

    Assist the Gluer Operator in maintaining excellent product quality. Ensure adherence to established control plans. Perform Leary system challenges as required. Follow proper procedures for rejecting raw materials. Ensure correct procedures are followed when evaluating, rejecting, or approving questionable product produced by the machine.

     

    Maintenance

     

    Assist with machine maintenance activities as needed.

    Housekeeping

    Assist with housekeeping of the machine and surrounding work area. Maintain cleanliness of equipment within the assigned area of responsibility.

     

    Machinery

     

    Assist with performing preventative maintenance in accordance with scheduled Zone PM requirements.

     

    Performance Excellence

     

    Actively participate in applicable performance excellence and continuous improvement activities.

     

    Additional Responsibility

     

    Serve as backup to the Gluer Operator as required.

     

    Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

     

    Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.