Maintenance Tool and Die| Hiring Immediately | Athens, GA

Available Shift:

8-hour shifts with rotating schedule

Monday through Friday

1st Shift: 7A-3P 2nd Shift: 3P-11P 

Rotation between the two schedules is required

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Compensation:

• Competitive starting pay rate of $31.77 per hour
• Add EXTRA money to your paycheck by referring friends & family
• Eligible for annual & skill-based wage increases

Benefits Include: 

• Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage options
  • Choice of an Employer-Funded Health Care Account (HCA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Integrated healthcare programs – telemedicine, chronic condition, weight management and msk health
• Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Healthcare, dependent care
• Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs
• Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee well-being reward program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Child and family care support program
• Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program
• Employee discount program
• 401(K) (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company-provided money immediately)

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

MAINTENANCE TOOL and DIE

The Maintenance Tool and Die position makes a direct contribution to important plant goals of ensuring machine uptime is optimized and quality product is made.  This person needs a complete understanding of cutter/creaser functions and carton stackers.  This role serves as the point of contact for all cutter/creaser and related equipment maintenance and repairs.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

The Tool and Die technician is responsible for, but not limited to, the following activities:

• Day-to-Day operations of all cutter/creaser and knife room functions
• Cross-train and communicate with other tool and die technicians and maintenance personnel
• Drive high service level in support of all cutter/creaser, quality and knife room related responsibilities
• Inspect cartons for ragged cutting, tear backs and stars that are not cutting clean
• Check score heights to keep as even as possible
• Check bearer settings between male and female scoring cylinders for evenness
• Shim and replace knives as needed on all flexo and offset cutter / creasers
  • All knives should be shimmed even and only full-sized shims used
  • Before mounting a knife, turtle should be thoroughly cleaned and coated with light oil
  • All knives should be indicated square with the bearers
  • Knife position to be checked with a glass template after working on and/or replacing knives
  • Cork to be used as needed to prevent welts and loose poly from being formed
• Keep scoring in alignment and parallel with bearers
• Check alignment of male and female scoring blocks, replace score blocks as needed
• Check blanks for fractures and sharp scores after each die change
• Run a template to check the cutting to scoring before releasing for production after a die change
• Complete rotary moves as needed
• Set, adjust and replace delivery wheels as needed
• Set and adjust the carton stackers as needed
• Use test paper to check for knives that are not cutting clean
• Check knives with a micrometer before mounting on cutting cylinder
• Replace scoring rule as needed
• Replace pickers as needed
• Monitor knife room stock levels, report and order low knife room assets
• Ensure that all knife room parts are organized and stocked correctly
• Work with Maintenance Planner to manage stock levels effectively
• Enforce knife room policies and procedures
  • Housekeeping – sweep, dust, and remove trash from knife room and die storage area
  • Secure knife room (i.e., no unauthorized personnel allowed inside)
• Unpack all knife room parts received and put them in their proper location

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Types of experience and/or specialized training:

Required:

• Ability to work with managers, quality techs and hourly coworkers from all departments
• “Efficiency” minded, well organized and disciplined
• Analytical in identifying opportunities and solutions
• Ability to enter data into Maintenance Connect CMMS computer system for work orders
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Capable of acquiring a forklift license
• Verbal communication skills
• Must be self-motivated and be able to excel with little supervision
• Mechanical aptitude
• Ability to utilize micrometers, calipers and dial indicators
• Ability to run the lathe
• Ability to maintain knife room stock inventory levels

Preferred:

• Specific knowledge of plant equipment and processes
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems

Pactiv Evergreen is one of the largest manufacturers of fresh food & beverage packaging in North America, with market leading positions across a broad range of products. We bring our Purpose of Packaging a Better Future to life by producing and distributing high-quality products – many made with recyclable or renewable materials – to food and beverage manufacturers, packers and processors, supermarkets, restaurants, foodservice outlets and other institutions. To learn more, please visit our website at pactivevergreen.com.

Pactiv Evergreen-Athens, Ga.

72 miles east of Atlanta, Athens is a city in northeast Georgia. It's known for its antebellum architecture. It marks the start of the state's Antebellum Trail of historic Civil War towns. The T.R.R. Cobb House, the mansion of a mid-19th-century lawyer, has period furniture and exhibits related to Southern history. Nearby, the Taylor Grady House is a Greek Revival mansion, and the Church-Waddell-Brumby House dates from the early 19th century. The Evergreen Packaging Athens Carton Converting Facility, now known as Pactiv Evergreen,  is located in Athens, Georgia, which is also home to the University of Georgia and is approximately an hour from the city of Atlanta and its cosmopolitan amenities. Opened in 1951 and employing 163 team members, the facility ships over two billion gable top cartons annually. Athens prints and die cuts refrigerated gable top cartons for a variety of global brands found in retail groceries throughout the US. 

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.  For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

 All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

Pactiv Evergreen employees are subject to post-hire drug and alcohol testing in accordance with company policies.

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