Line Operator

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win - adapting quickly in an everchanging world - and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Job Description

Lamination Operator- Asheville

Role Overview: Unpack Your Potential

Join Amcor as a Coater or Laminator Operator and play a key role in producing high-quality laminated products that protect what's important. You'll operate adhesive and extrusion laminators or presses, ensure safety and quality standards, and contribute to a team focused on collaboration and continuous improvement.

Schedule

• Shift Options:
• Nights- Monday - Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.
• Days- Monday- Thursday, 7:00 am - 7:00pm.'

Compensation & Benefits: Value, Recognized

We reward great work with:

• Pay: $22.42/hour + $1.00/hour night shift premium

• Overtime: 1.5x pay for hours over 40 per week

• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar match up to 8%

• Benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one

• Paid time off and holidays

• Growth and development opportunities

Job Description: Possibility Unpacked

What you'll do:

• Set up and operate laminators to meet quality and productivity goals

• Troubleshoot lamination, web handling, and equipment issues

• Inspect adhesion quality, identify defects, and ensure customer specifications are met

• Follow all safety and chemical handling procedures

• Complete required documentation and reports

• Assist with training team members

• Communicate with supervisors, maintenance, and co-workers

• Maintain housekeeping standards and support process improvements

What We Want From You: Lead the Pack

Preferred qualifications:

• 2+ years of web handling experience; adhesive or extrusion lamination preferred

• Strong troubleshooting and mechanical skills

• Ability to distinguish minor imperfections and color accuracy

• Computer proficiency and willingness to learn new systems

• Forklift certification (or ability to obtain)

• Commitment to teamwork, safety, and quality

What We Value

Our Core Values guide us: Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Accountability, Results, and Outperformance.

Physical Requirements

• Lift up to 50 lbs.

• Stand for long periods (steel-toed shoes required)

• Perform climbing, crouching, and reaching

Why Amcor?

Be part of a global leader while working in a team-driven environment at our Asheville plant. At Amcor, your contributions are recognized, your growth is encouraged, and your work makes a difference.

👉 Apply today and unpack your potential with Amcor.

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation
• Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns
• The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

E-Verify

We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.

Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that's transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.
  
  At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It's our core value and integral to how we do business.
  
  Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win - adapting quickly in an everchanging world - and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.
  
  To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube
  
  Job Description
  
  Job Title: Line Operator
  
  Department: Production
  
  Reports to: Production Supervisor
  
  FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
  
  Safety Sensitive Position: Yes
  
  Summary:
  
  The operator is responsible for the direct supervision of the assigned production lines. This position is directly responsible for worker compliance with established safety, quality, quantity and housekeeping.
  
  Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
  
  • Responsible for interpretation of and adherence to production work orders
  • Maintains thorough knowledge of all processes and equipment
  • Reports any process and equipment problems
  • Assists in training production assistants
  • Organizes work for smooth operations
  • Responsible for all processes, equipment, employees, safety and housekeeping on assigned lines
  • Adherence to company policies and procedures
  • Responsible for assuring order set-ups, product quality checks and equipment set-ups are done in line with specifications
  • Responsible for ensuring scrap goals on assigned lines are met
  • Assist the Maintenance Technicians during breakdowns to minimize downtimes
  • Report malfunctions or unsafe working conditions to the Sr. Operator or Supervisor
  • Understand and actively participate in the company's EHS policy, goals, and objectives
  • Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals, order forms, travelers and checklists
  • Ability to speak effectively with Managers, co-workers or before groups of co-workers, Supervisors or others within the company
  • Mandatory participation of safety programs and training
  • Attend meetings as scheduled
  • Wear mandatory assigned Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.)
  • Be a team player with a positive attitude and work well with others
  • Possess good written and verbal communications skills
  • Know and understand the importance of safety, quality, housekeeping and teamwork
  • Dependable and flexible when work is required in other facets of production
  • To ask questions to prevent errors or clarification
  • Can work with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment
  Safety Commitment:
  • Takes reasonable care for their own health and safety
  • Takes reasonable care for the health and safety of others
  • Authorized to stop work when a perceived unsafe condition or behavior may result in an unwanted event
  • Understands and actively participates in the company's EHS policy, goals, and objectives
  Qualifications & Requirements:
  • Requires overall knowledge and experience of extruders, recycling procedures and profiles of resins and their properties
  • Must be able to work rotating 12-hour shift including holidays and weekends
  • Must be able to bend, twist, and rotate body at all times
  Essential Physical Requirements:
  • The employee in this job is required to exert 50 pounds of force occasionally (less than 1/3 of time); and up to 35 pounds of force frequently (more than 1/3 of the total time); if over 50 lbs, requires a team lift or mechanical aid such as a roll lift or forklift.
  • Must be able to stand for 12 hours
  • Must be able to bend, twist, and rotate body at all times
  • Reaching with hands and arms for as much as 100% of workday
  • Talking to communicate with others
  • Hearing to communicate with others and respond to manufacturing and PIT equipment sounds
  • Using arms to grasp, handle, and type
  • Walking to operate production machines and to package and palletize finished product
  Work Environment:
  
  This position requires that the employee be able to work:
  
  Outdoors - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Near moving mechanical parts - Over 2/3 of the time
  
  High or precarious places - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Near electrical components - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Near vibrating equipment and tools - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Fumes from equipment or airborne particles - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Toxic or caustic chemicals - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Extreme heat (non-weather) - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Extreme cold (non-weather) - None
  
  Wet or humid conditions (non-weather) - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Loud environments (equipment operation) - 1/3 of the time or less
  
  Language Skills:
  
  Must be able to read and write in English
  
  Education:
  
  High School diploma or GED preferred
  
  Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee holding this position.
  
  Our Expectations
  
  We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
  • Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
  • Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor's quality, service, and innovation
  • Our investors benefit from Amcor's consistent growth and superior returns
  • The environment is better off because of Amcor's leadership and products
  Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity
  
  Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
  
  If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.
  
  E-Verify
  
  We verify the identity and employment authorization of individuals hired for employment in the United States.
  
  Benefits
  
  When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:
  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
  • Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
  • Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
  • Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)
  aid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)