Job Description

Machine OperatorPOSITION DESCRIPTION:

Machine Operator’s operate equipment in a manufacturing setting. The Machine Operator aligns with manufacturing operations to achieve optimal production efficiency and effectiveness in support of the overall goals and objectives of the department. Machine operators are responsible for always maintaining the highest standard of safety.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Start machinery and adjust machinery when necessary to improve performance

• Operate machinery and equipment according to instructions

• Troubleshoot issues and report maintenance issues

• Perform Quality Inspections, follow reporting and recordkeeping procedures, and report problems to supervisor

• Comply with all safety and health regulations

• Responsible for general housekeeping in and around immediate work area

• Process and packages production to specification of work order

• Develop and follow standardized work instructions to minimize machine downtime

• Follow all safety and food safety guidelines always and take a proactive approach to safe working conditions

• Maintain familiarity with SDS and other regulated material information, requirements, and guidelines.

• Assist during shift changes to ensure a smooth transition from crew to crew.

• Alert appropriate personnel of production-related issues in an efficient manner. Communicate all important information including but not limited to quality concerns, equipment problems, safety issues, and others.

• Other duties as assigned.

SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Supports a culture where employees address unsafe conditions and behaviors, make suggestions for improvements, and actively participates in implementing solutions
• Identifies safety gaps and self-initiates corrective actions
• Strictly adheres to plant safety, housekeeping, and 5S efforts
• Understands, identifies, and corrects safety hazards
• Drives a culture which empowers employees to understand and embrace what they own

FOOD SAFETY REQUIREMENTS:

• Monitor and verify activities to ensure that all maintenance work in the facility meet food safety standards in addition to quality standards.
• Comply with all company food safety and quality assurance procedures and complete documentation correctly.
• Ensure all work product contact surfaces are restored to sanitary condition after any job completion.
• Report incidents, and product or process failures that could impact food safety of manufactured product to your direct reports and submit a safety/food safety incident report.

REQUIRED SKILLS / ATTITUDES:

• Preferred High School Diploma or GED

• Preferred machine operating experience in a manufacturing facility, or similar relevant experience

• Ability to follow written and oral instructions

• Ability to understand basic Quality Control methods

• Knowledge of basic hand tools

• Knowledge of the products manufactured in the facility w/ basic computer / scanning technology experience

PHYSICAL REQUIRMENTS:

• While performing the duties, the employee will be required to sit and/or stand, talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands, fingers and arms to feel objects or controls, reach with hands and arms. Prolonged standing/walking periods of 12 hours. May be required to stoop, kneel, bend, crouch and lift to 50 pounds.

ABIDES BY MRP SOLUTIONS’ VALUES AND BELIEFS:

• Integrity – We have the courage to act with the highest level of integrity, even when no one is watching. We do what is right 100% of the time.
• Value Creation –The sole reason a company exists is to create real long-term value for society. This starts with ensuring human safety, as value cannot be created without first protecting human life. We seek opportunities for mutual benefit with all our stakeholders, including customers, employees, shareholders, suppliers, and the communities in which we operate. In everything we do, our overarching goal is to deliver superior results.
• Accountability -We are accountable to each other and to our stakeholders. We say what we do and do what we say. We embrace a culture of ownership, empowering and equipping employees with the ability to own their outcomes.
• Entrepreneurial -Everyone thinks and acts like owners, employing good economic and critical thinking skills while adopting the risk profile of our shareholders. We are inquisitive, constantly seeking opportunities to improve, actively searching for and innovating across each aspect of our business. We relentlessly strive to understand and profitably anticipate what our customers need and value, because if our customers do not grow, we do not grow.
• Respectful and Friendly –Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity. Because everyone's perspective has value, we embrace diversity of thought background and experiences. We are friendly and lead with a smile. What we do is important, but how we do it is what makes it impactful.
• Change -We actively seek out and embrace change wherever profitable. Because society is constantly identifying and employing new and better ways of accomplishing tasks, we must constantly innovate, reinvent and, ultimately, destroy the old ways of doing business. We actively engage in rigorous debate and embrace challenges to ensure we stay relevant and deliver superior results.

ABOUT US:

MRP Solutions is a leading provider of high-quality, injection molded closures, jars and recyclable packaging components used every day by millions of consumers around the globe. But we offer more than just plastic caps and lids – we deliver fast, flexible and reliable packaging solutions. MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce costs and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity. MRP Solutions combines extensive packaging expertise with a consultative approach to reliably uncover customer needs. By understanding your business goals, we can tailor smarter, safer, and more flexible packaging solutions that reduce costs and increase speed to market, helping your businesses capitalize on opportunity.

Our vision: We deliver industry-leading packaging solutions tailored to each customer’s unique requirements, providing best-in-class product protection while ensuring consumer confidence.

We are passionate about partnering with distributors and manufacturers who understand that plastic caps and lids are a small but important part of how people experience their brands. Together, we deliver packaging with purpose. By constantly innovating, MRP enables our customers to grow, making us a preferred partner.

MRP Solutions is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring or promotion based on race, color, religion, sex (including sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status), national origin, age, disability, medical condition, marital or protected veteran status or any other basis or characteristic prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local law. Consistent with the obligations of state and federal law, MRP Solutions will make reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities. Any employee who needs reasonable accommodation should contact Human Resources.

You should be proficient in:

• Equipment Troubleshooting
• Industrial Cleaning Equipment Operation
• Electrical Systems & Diagnostics (Heavy Equipment)
• Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Equipment Repair & Maintenance
• Plastic Extrusion Experience
• Binding Experience