Packager--Prefinish-2Nd Shift

Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.
SUMMARY
Responsible for setting up and maintaining glue machine, packing cartons, and sealing cartons of moulding for shipping. Offbear and label cartons coming off the packaging line and place onto buggies for shipment.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
May include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Assure correct UPC is on product.
• Label cartons correctly and move cartons off conveyor to a transport buggy.
• Read and understand written instructions and complete necessary paperwork as required.
• Keep packaging line unloaded to facilitate continuous packing.
• Move carton buggy to the line as needed.
• Perform daily housekeeping and preventive maintenance duties.
• Maintain level of quality and production consistent with established standards.
• Fill cartoons with moulding after weighed or counted by scale operator.
• Run carton through glue line to seal.
• Set up glue machine for proper box size per work order.
• Maintain correct amount of glue in glue pot to ensure complete bead on carton.
• Responsible for keeping accurate inventory of excess garage door pieces.
• Clean and grease machine according to preventative maintenance schedule.
• Comply with established safety rules.
• Comply with company policy and procedures.
• Maintain constructive working relationships with co-workers, leads, supervisors, and managers.
• Maintain regular attendance in accordance with company policy.
• Perform other duties as assigned to the satisfaction of supervisor and/or lead.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Education/Knowledge

High school diploma or general education degree (GED), or one to three months related experience and/or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Experience in working with machines and setting up equipment.

• Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

• Communication

Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
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