Palletizer/Light Plate Operator -Job ID #:5480 -Functional Area:Manufacturing -Position Type:Full-Time Regular -Relocation Provided:No -Location:Kalama, WA -Department:Operations/Manufacturing -Education Required:High School Diploma -Experience Required:1 - 3 Years -Position Description: Owens-Illinois, Inc., (O-I) is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of pure, sustainable, healthy glass containers for many of the world's most well-known food and beverage brands. We are looking for a motivated, talented individual interested in a manufacturing leadership role with significant growth opportunity to join our organization as a Light Plate/Palletizer at our Kalama, WA facility. This position sits at light plate at assigned times to monitor quality, reports defects, analyses and projects from gauging equipment and reports to Lehr Quality Control and relieves other operators as necessary. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Troubleshoots and corrects equipment operating problems. 2. Monitors and loads equipment with consumables required for packaging and palletizing (case blanks, case dividers, tier sheets, pallets, banding material, rolls of shrink wrap material, printer cartridges, labels, etc.) 3. Monitors light plate for quality and communicate results. JOB DUTIES Safely and properly starts up and shuts down equipment and systems using plant procedures. Shuts down emergency equipment and systems as required to standard. Re-starts equipment and systems from emergency shutdown state. Responds to equipment alarms as required. Makes timely job change adjustments to packaging and palletizing equipment for product being manufactured. Operates bulk palletizer and wrap machine. Tracks and verifies product and packaging quality for each job change and customer shipment. Monitors consumables inventories in order to maintain proper quantities for uninterrupted production. Makes minor repairs and adjustments to equipment and field instrumentation as needed to maintain production and equipment reliability and accuracy. Conducts routine procedures during equipment operation, including completion of rounds checklists. Lubricates equipment per preventative maintenance schedule, or as needed. Safely locks out equipment for maintenance when required using plant procedures. Reads written work directives and procedures and conducts appropriate work activities as a result. Maintains clearly written logs describing status of equipment operation and abnormalities in areas of jobs responsibilities, and record shift activities. Attends safety meetings, training sessions and other plant meetings as required as assigned. Provides on-the-job training to new employees. Enters work requests into maintenance management system. Cleans and maintains all work areas. Displays excellent communication skills by radio and telephone including presentation, persuasion, and negotiation skills required in working with customers and coworkers and including the ability to communicate effectively and remain calm and courteous under pressure. Maintains punctual, regular and predictable attendance. Works collaboratively in a team environment with a spirit of cooperation. Works cooperatively as a team member and respectfully takes direction from Manager. Position Requirements: QUALIFICATIONS Ability to perform essential job duties with or without reasonable accommodation and without posing a direct threat to safety or health of employee or others. 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 and/or EXPERIENCE High school diploma or general education degree (GED); experience working in an industrial/manufacturing environment for a minimum of one year. LANGUAGE SKILLS Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write sample correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to employees of the organization. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. COMPUTER SKILLS Has the minimal skills necessary to operate a computer. Needs to be able to log on to a computer system, navigate in windows, perform simple tasks within applications and enter information into a database. REASONING ABILITY Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Needs to have the ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS This position does not require any certificates, licenses, or registrations. 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. The employee must regularly 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, color vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus while performing the duties of this job. The employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb or balance. 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 is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations. Must be authorized to work in the country in which you are applying for a position. O-I will not fund or manage the process of obtaining any required work authorization. About O-I For more than a century, Owens-Illinois has delivered iconic, brand-building glass packaging to a growing global marketplace. The company was founded in Ohio by Michael J. Owens when he revolutionized the glassmaking industry with invention of the automatic bottle-making machine in 1903. Since then, O-I has expanded to nearly every corner of the globe, with 79 plants in 23 countries spanning North America, South America, Europe and Asia Pacific. We are proud to employ 27,000 talented people around the world who display the same ingenuity and passion of our founder. As one of the few companies to be included on the Fortune 500 list every year since it began in 1955, we continue to build on that solid foundation and had revenues of $6.7 billion in 2016. As a preferred packaging partner for our customers, we provide unmatched expertise in glass container design, engineering, manufacturing, quality and service, using industry-leading technology and best practices. Our employees thrive on using their expertise to help our customers connect with and appeal to consumers. Packaging is the first interaction consumers have with a product, and O-I glass conveys an image of superior quality and protects and preserves the taste of food and beverages. Glass is also the worlds most natural and sustainable package, make from three abundant natural ingredients and 100%, endlessly recyclable. Working at O-I At O-I, we know that our people differentiate us from our competitors and make our success possible. So we are committed to fostering an environment that attracts and embraces the brightest minds and creating a culture that welcomes diverse ideas and perspectives while encouraging growth and rewarding performance. Ask any of our 27,000 employees what unites us, and they'll tell you it's our passion for creating iconic, sustainable, beautiful, brand-building glass packaging. Our employees bring craftsmanship, quality and commitment to the creation of every glass container. Our culture represents a unique combination of Midwest roots and global perspectives. Our employees around the world represent a range of nationalities, languages, customs and lifestyles. As we have grown, we have welcomed many cultures into our family yet remain one O-I, with values that transcend all geographies: safety, passion, teamwork, integrity, excellence, customer centricity and diversity. For decades we have provided rewarding, stable jobs to thousands of employees around the world. In addition to good wages, we provide employees with a suite of benefits including health care, retirement and other country-specific amenities. We also sponsor a comprehensive health and wellness program for our employees, and our training and development programs, along with our scale and footprint, provide significant opportunities for growth. O-I is proud to support the communities in which our people live and work. Our employees around the world give to their communities through volunteerism and community service, and the company supports a variety of organizations and initiatives that advance education, protect the environment and promote arts and culture. O-I is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please contact O-I at corp.comm@o-i.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.