Cut & Crease Operator

2 weeks ago


Gateshead, United Kingdom Graphic Packaging International Full time

**Due to internal promotions and expansion. We are looking for an experienced Cut & Crease Operator to join our high performing team in Gateshead.**

**Working pattern: -**
- Three 12 hour shifts per week - This includes days and nights, starting at 6am and 6pm, 6pm to 6am (continental).
- 36 contractual hours per week.
- Some overtime is available.

**Employee wellbeing **is important to us. As such, we offer an 8 day rest period after every 4th week on shift.

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, foodservice, household, personal care and pet products. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

A World of Difference. Made Possible.

**Your key duties and responsibilities will include **(but are not limited to)**:

- Achieve daily, monthly and annual targets towards individual and department KPI’s
- Carry out all duties in accordance with quality and health & safety standards (BRC/IoP; ISO, OHSAS)
- Ensure conformance to customer audit requirements at all times
- Make ready and run the machines, following instructions given on the works orders regarding speeds and special instructions
- Carry out quality checks at pre-determined intervals throughout the running of the job
- Ensure machines are kept clean and tidy and that maintenance programmes are followed and documented.
- Maintain high health, safety and hygiene standards (BRC, ISO) etc. set for the area
- Perform any other duties as required/instructed by the Cut & Crease Manager, Operations Manager or Plant Manager
- **Essential Skills and attributes**:

- Experience of Bobst machinery (particularly 104/106) or similar manufacturing machines/environment
- Experience of blanking
- Experience of Lean Manufacturing, some other continuous improvement techniques
- Good communication skills, tenacity and exceptional attention to detail
- Strong work ethic, with a positive, passionate attitude and ability to take responsibility
- Desire to succeed
- Good listener with the ability to quickly understand and deliver customer demands
- Good general educational standard

**Desirable skills and attributes**:

- Knowledge in the use of computers
- Competent in the use Avante and/or familiar with data input & retrieval from management information systems for use by self and others
- Standard production KPI’s (quality, run rate, downtime (%), make ready time (mins), operational average)
- Attendance & Timekeeping

**Salary**: Up to £35,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Night shift
- Overtime

Work Location: In person



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