Title:  Cutting Operator

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At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities. 

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

Position Purpose:

Perform manual and machine operator tasks related to the set-up, maintenance, and operations of the Die Cutter. 

Job Functions:

Make-ready, adjust, and run job as efficiently as possible to meet safety and productivity standards.

Examine job order to determine quantity to be cut, stock specifications, and special die cutting instructions

Examine cutting dies for visual defects and apply correcting solution to repair minor defects

Make necessary adjustments to ensure quality

Ensure information is communicated between shifts

Ensure Company Safety, Quality, and Production standards are met

Perform proper and required maintenance as well as cleaning of Die Cutter

Job Specifications:

3 years direct Die Cutting experience (preferably within the folding carton industry) or 3-5 years’ experience with the equipment as a Production Assistant within a folding carton plant

Candidates with possessing Iowa’s National Career Readiness Certificates or folding carton experience preferred.

Frequent lifting (up to 75 pounds), bending and turning

Prior folding carton experience preferred

Strong computer and math skills required

Must be able to work other shifts if needed and perform overtime work as required.

Pay Range:    - 

GPI’s Benefit Program

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) w/employer matching
• Health & Welfare Benefits
  • Medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage
  • Short and Long-Term Disability
  • Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
  • Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
• Various Voluntary benefits
• Adoption Assistance Program
• Employee Discount Programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off + 11 paid company holidays each year

Applications accepted on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Graphic Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All candidates will be evaluated on the basis of their qualifications for the job in question. We do not base our employment decision on an employee's or applicant's race, color, religion, age, gender or sex (including pregnancy), national origin, ancestry, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic identity, genetic information, disability, veteran/military status or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Click here to view the Poster, EEO is the Law.