Title:  Feeder-Catcher-Sorter

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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.

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Job Summary:

Performs a wide variety of duties within the Finishing Department.  Additional duties performed in other departments as needed.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Place cartons into the feed of various glue machines.
2. Inspect/sort cartons while machine is running.
3. Perform packing duties when relieving the employees within the Packer classification.
4. Flat pack cartons into corrugated cases or into bulk shipping containers.
5. Pile off cartons produced on mixed printing forms.
6. Perform off line quality inspection including sorting, pre-break, etc.
7. Clean department as needed.
8. Participate in any tasks necessary to allow for continuous operation of the process.
9. Capable of lifting in excess of 40 lbs.
10. Follow all Plant Safety rules and maintain a safe working environment.
11. Monitor the level of quality in the products being produced.
12. Assist Case Stacker when two high-speed gluers are running, including palletizing cases, moving loads, dumping scrap buggies, and stocking lines with corrugate.
13. Perform Case Stacker duties to cover absences or vacations.

Additional Responsibilities:

1. Collect Statistical Process Control (SPC) Data as required.
2. Participate in Continuous Process Improvement Activities as required.
3. Follow all guidelines related to SQF Guidelines.

Qualifications:

Basic math, reading and writing skills are required to perform this job.  Lift truck license is also required.

Qualifications needed for various job duties:

1. Feeding machine - lift 3” to 6” of cartons at a time, weight varies depending on caliber of paper (10 to 20 lbs) 240,000 to 520,000 cartons a shift.  Minimum lifting will require lifting 150 cartons (10 to 15lbs) 1,600 times/shift.  Maximum lifting will require lifting 300 cartons (20lbs +) 1,733 times/shift.

Note:  A. Requirements are not for individuals but for cartons size, one must be capable to perform at both spectrums

  B. Body is rotating 180 degrees on each handful placed into machine.

2.  Packing (relieving for breaks) - Same weight requirements as Feeding.  Flipping and rotating 50 to                                          150 folded cartons while inspecting for quality prior to placing into corrugated case.

3.  Flat Packing – Amount and frequency of packing not controlled by a machine, however production rates mandate a continuous work level.  Weight restrictions are increased when packing into a corrugated case as the full cases are carried from the scales to the pallet.  Cases weigh up to 40 pounds.

4.  Case Stacking – Requires continuous lifting of corrugated cases weighing in excess of 40 pounds to a height reaching as high as five feet.  Driving lift truck to move finished pallets or work in process loads.  Frequency of lifting is determined by the speed of the lines and the quantity of cartons packed into the cases.

GPI’s Benefit Program

• Competitive Pay
• 401(k) 
• 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.