Title:  Packer

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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.

THIS POSITION HAS NO DIRECT MANAGEMENT OR SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

POSITION SUMMARY

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.

KEY FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Operate and pack cups/stack blanks/sleeves from a cup packaging machine or from the press.

Check for quality of the product and ensures the product is packed/stacked into the proper corrugation.

Ensure the corrugation/pallet is properly labeled for the product that is coming from the cup-forming machine or from the press.

Inspect the cups/blanks/sleeves for quality.

Notify the Operator/Lead Packer/Pressman of any defects.

Practice good housekeeping.

Keep area clean at all times.

Check stack height of the blanks/sleeves.

Perform other duties as assigned by supervision.

Follow all safety rules, regulations, and policies.

CUP FORMING ONLY

Inspect contents of the sleeves to verify size, quantity, color, and brand of product.

Ensure that all bags are properly sealed, prior to packing in the corrugation.

Start cup-packaging machine and observes the operation to detect faulty bag sealing, proper lane sequencing,

and conveyor operation.

Remove sleeved cups from the machine and packs them into the proper corrugation.

Mount and threads the poly rolls through the machines.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Less than high school. No prior experience necessary.

Regularly required to stand for long periods; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, objects, tools, or controls and

reach with hands and arms.

Good hand -eye coordination is essential.

Required to climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Occasionally push or pull a pallet jack with 1000 pounds load.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and normal color vision.

Occasionally exposed to fumes, or dust.

Work near moving mechanical parts.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.

Write simple correspondence.

Effectively present information in one-on-one and small groups situations.

Apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Add, subtract, multiply, and divide, in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions,

and decimals.

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.