MACHINE OPERATOR I - Berry Global : Job Details

**Overview**

**About Berry**

At Berry Global Group, Inc. (NYSE: BERY), we create innovative packaging and engineered products that we believe make life better for people and the planet. We do this every day by leveraging our unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation expertise to serve customers of all sizes around the world. Harnessing the strength in our diversity and industry-leading talent of over 40,000 global employees across more than 250 locations, we partner with customers to develop, design, and manufacture innovative products with an eye toward the circular economy. The challenges we solve and the innovations we pioneer benefit our customers at every stage of their journey. For more information, visit our website , or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter.

**Responsibilities**

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, Team Lead or Supervisor

+ Understand and actively participate in the companys 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 companys EHS policy, goals, and objectives

**Qualifications**

**Qualifications & Requirements:**

+ Requires overall knowledge and experience of extruders, recycling procedures and profiles of resins and their properties

+ Must be able to work 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

**Language Skills:**

Must be able to read and write in English

**Education:**

High School diploma or GED or equivalent, work experience can meet this requirement

**Wage Scale: $21.80 - $23.50 per hour**

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. (

**Location** _US-CA-CHINO_

**Job ID** _2024-25744_

**Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_

**Category** _Manufacturing_

**Location : Address** _14000 MONTE VISTA AVE_