Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Machine Operator 2 based in WestChicago, IL (near St. Charles). Shifts  6:00 pm to 6am and the other is from 6am to 6pm. Rotational 12 hour shift.       The Operator is responsible for operating a given number of plastic blow molding machines (including in-line equipment), and makes necessary adjustments or minor repairs to ensure production of containers is made in a safe, efficient and high quality manner. The primary duties of an Operator include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned - Operate a group of plastic blow molding machines and auxiliary equipment producing a container in a safe and high quality method. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Perform and/or assists in mold, insert and color changes on the line. - Perform basic processing of injection and/or blow molding machines to improve machine efficiency and reduce scrap. - Perform tasks and responsibilities of any Utility position during slow periods and/or as needed. - Monitor HDPE/PET resin (if applicable), dryer, material handling and color systems for appropriate processing conditions. - Make frequent on time quality checks on products being produced from established quality standards. - Assist other Operators and maintenance personnel on mechanical repairs. - Perform assigned preventative maintenance work. - Maintain work area to acceptable safety and housekeeping standards. - Complete and file all required documentation in an orderly and timely manner. - Communicate with the Production Shift Supervisor to coordinate production line support staff in accomplishing the lines’ objectives. - Verify material usage per standards - Perform minor troubleshooting and programming on the line. Notify leads and supervisors of any major problems or questions. - Operate equipment to minimize the generation and maximize the consumption of regrind, purge and scrap within customer specifications where applicable. - Properly identify regrind and chunk produced. - Communicate processing information to designated personnel on incoming shift. Assist other Operators as needed. - Assist in the training of new Operators. - Limited travel may be required

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Maintenance Technician this role is in THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO! 2-10 PM Sun - Thur 10-6 PM Sun – Thur 6PM – 6AM  - Night shift 12 hour rotating schedule   Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installation and repair of equipment in the plant. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building. The primary duties of a Maintenance Technician include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Focus on producing quality product by monitoring quality levels and adjust the manufacturing processes to ensure product integrity. - Maintain controls for assuring successful plant performance to budgeted goals. - Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment. - Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments. - Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during operation and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. - Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities. - Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. - Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. - Perform simple machinist skills. - Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties. - Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision. - Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery - Limited travel may be required

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator this role is in THE CITY OF WEST CHICAGO near ST. Charles, IL!   Openings are for the following shifts: 3pm-11pm     Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. Supplies production lines with efficient flow of materials – knockdowns and dividers - and moves finished goods to warehouse. Complete line driver reports accurately and legible showing locations and quantities of raw materials used as well as quantities and locations where finished goods were stored. Assist production line employees by relieving them in breaks and lunchtime periods. The primary duties of a Forklift Operator include: - Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor. Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep record of time batteries are changed. Fill out lift truck status report. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, brings materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low. Removes finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations. - Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel. - Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and informs warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load. Removes excess corrugated from mezzanine and empties baler as required. Takes full bales of cardboard scrap from baler to assigned location in the warehouse. - Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and reports them in appropriate paperwork, back to warehouse personnel. - Remove finished goods and other materials in hold to assigned location. Stores finished goods stacked neatly and in proper height. Verifies that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag. - Participate in physical inventory taking. - Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer; and takes unused cases and dividers back to the warehouse to the proper location. - On limited production, may assist in stock-handler duties or load trailers as needed. - Bring up hot glue cases to the mezzanine, brings color concentrate to the lines, replaces cold glue tote, removes excess cases from production floor, brings slip sheets to production floor, loads storage racks with gaylords, set up rework, set up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieves stock handlers, loads and unloads corrugated trailers, identifies good corrugated from the bad and isolates it. - Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists - Follow established procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report them on line driver report. - Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise, including damaged materials, damaged skids, or low inventories. - Complete written documentation as required. - Assist in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches. - Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specify warehouse location. Completes finished goods report or worksheet. - Maintain supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine. - Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source. - Limited travel may be required.

Starting at $26.08/hr.- Graham Packaging Company is looking for an experienced Maintenance Tech based in Atlanta, GA. This opening is for night shift, which operates during the hours of 7:00 am - 3:00 pm, Monday-Friday. This position will work on Sidel and Husky Machines, as well as tend to facility issues.   Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installation and repair of equipment in the plant. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building. The primary duties of a Maintenance Technician include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Focus on producing quality product by monitoring quality levels and adjust the manufacturing processes to ensure product integrity. - Maintain controls for assuring successful plant performance to budgeted goals. - Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment. - Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments. - Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during operation and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. - Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities. - Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. - Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. - Perform simple machinist skills. - Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties. - Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision. - Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery - Limited travel may be required

Production Supervisors are responsible for supervising hourly employees engaged in all phases of the manufacture of all blow molded containers. Duties include safety, quality, customer service, housekeeping, training, performance management, plant productivity, labor utilization, warehousing, and control of raw materials. This is a 7pm - 7am / 2-2-3 rotation.  

Quality Managers are responsible for the administration and management of all aspects of the plant’s quality program for all containers working through the plant quality, production, and logistics personnel. The responsibility includes management of internal / external relationships relative to quality (including supplier, customer, and regulatory compliance), management of internal quality control systems, process critical control points, and quality performance improvement and awareness. As a member of the Plant’s management team the Quality Assurance Manager also has shared responsibility for overall Plant operations, especially safety and efficiency. Primary duties of a Quality Manager include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understand and interpret customer requirements; convert into manufacturing requirements (define necessary inspection and critical process points and required methodologies). - Customer complaint response and tracking: Monitor complaint type and frequency to verify effectiveness of corrective actions. - Define, implement and monitor the systems required to ensure compliance (GMP’s, required certifications, sanitation, and customer audit requirements). - Work as required with Engineering, Sales, and Customer Service in completing the above responsibilities. - Work with suppliers as required, defining customer and plant requirements and ensuring conformance. - Assessment and development of operating procedures and controls for all automatic inspection devices. - Define, develop, train, implement and monitor process control points and make necessary improvements for defect elimination. - Regularly communicate customer issues and overall plant quality performance to management, staff, and plant personnel. - Hire, train, and direct the daily activities of the plant quality staff. - Continued evaluation of procedures, in all areas of responsibility for the best practices, particularly in the areas of Safety and efficiency. - May be responsible for special projects related to other functional areas. - 0-25% travel may be required.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Maintenance Technician based in Newark, DE. This opening is for NIGHT SHIFT, which operates during the hours of 7:00pm  - 7:00am.  Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installation and repair of equipment in the plant. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building.

Walk-in Open Interviews! Hiring Immediately: - Thursday, October 6th! - 10am-3pm; Bring a friend!  - 13300 Interstate Drive, Maryland Heights, MO 63043 Apply ahead or bring your phone and a copy of your resume.    *Employee Referral Bonuses Start at $500.00 per referral hired!   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------   Graham Packaging Company has multiple openings for Blow Mold Mechanic– Machine Operators based in Maryland Heights.  This opening is for NIGHT shift, which operates between the hours of 7:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. Alternating 4 days one week, 3 days the next. 2-2-3 rotational schedule.   This position will operate Graham Blow Molding Wheels/Machines. Must be able to train on days for at least 8 weeks, and be willing to work day or night shift, as shift may change in the future because of union rules.   Pay: Up to $28.89/hr, additional pay increase after 6months and 12months. Additional $0.41 for night shift differential.   Weekly Pay and Full Benefits!!!   The Blow Mold Mechanic is responsible for operating a given number of plastic blow molding machines (including in-line equipment), and makes necessary adjustments or minor repairs to ensure production of containers is made in a safe, efficient and high quality manner.

Graham Packaging is looking for a hands-on technical content creator to design and development programs to improve individual and organizational performance. This individual will also be responsible assisting in the development of machine and process training content across a network of plants. He or she will serve in a collaborative effort in the area of technical content creation and will play a supporting role in the content development process fostering an efficient transference of knowledge and skills to educate our essential manufacturing staff. This position reports into Graham Packaging’s Global Technical Center in York, PA.

Graham Packaging is seeking a Simulation Engineer to advance our modeling and simulation toolkit that enable our engineers to quickly translate product concepts into stable, repeatable and capable manufacturing processes. He or she will be an expert in applying advanced CFD and FE modelling techniques to predict the rheology in plastic molding applications. The Simulation engineer will also develop and advance techniques to predict the distribution of plastic under blow molding conditions. The Simulation Engineer position is based at Graham Packaging’s Global Technical Center in York, PA.

Production Managers direct supervisors and assigned personnel within the Production Department. Coordinate production activity in a manner that results in the production of quality product in a safe and cost effective manner. Work with scheduling to ensure that an effective production plan is developed and executed consistent with plant procedures, customer service requirements, and plant objectives. This is a dayshift position.   

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Maintenance Technician Lead based in Bradford, PA. This opening is for DAY SHIFT, which operates during the hours of 6:54am to 3pm. Maintenance Technician Leads are responsible for leading and coordinates activities of vendors and workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment; and in maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of mill, industrial plant, or other establishment s. The primary duties of a Maintenance Technician Lead include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Report to and inform the Maintenance Manager of project status, training status and requirements as well as material requirements. - Direct and assign the day-to-day workload of the Maintenance Technicians. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Review production, quality control and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities. - Plan, develop and implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs and affect greater utilization of labor and materials. - Assist the Maintenance Manager with workload and project planning. - Maintain project, maintenance and repair parts and supplies inventories. - Originate and implement purchase order process, including vendor setup and EMIS data entry and necessary reports. - Coordinate outside vendors to perform scheduled maintenance and repairs in specialized areas and review performance for quality and cost effectiveness. - Perform all duties and responsibilities of a Maintenance Technician. - Train new Maintenance Technicians and coordinate ongoing training of existing staff. - Manage and operate the Maintenance/Inventory/PM Software Program. - Fill in for Maintenance Manager when necessary. - Assist in the coordination of projects with engineering, machine shop and shift supervisors. - Complete written documentation as required. - Assist with on call duties after hours and weekends. - Limited travel may be required.

Summary Graham Packaging is seeking a dynamic and multidisciplinary Continuous Improvement Manager to optimize plant systems, production line and equipment performance, and product quality. The Continuous Improvement Manager will be skilled in assessing and diagnosing the root causes of problems that lead to defective products, production yield loss and reduced productive uptime. The Continuous Improvement Manager will work with plants to develop and manage A3 projects to systematically address the Pareto of improvement opportunities using Lean tools and the Graham Operational Excellence (OPEX) continuous improvement process. The Continuous Improvement Manager will be knowledgeable in the fundamentals of lean manufacturing including reduction of variability, waste elimination, and theory of constraints to drive continuous improvement. The position, regionally based, has CI responsibility for the Graham network of plants.  Each CI has a focus area such as Rapid Change-Over, DOE / FMEA & 8D Complex Problem Solving, Graham Operating System – CI Element, Yield & Materials Kaizen, and Intelligent Factory.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Maintenance Electrician based in Tolleson, AZ. This opening is for Monday thru Friday, which operates during the hours of 7:30AM - 3:30PM.  Maintenance Electricians are responsible for troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of systems using electrical, mechanical and processing skills. The Maintenance Electrician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building. The primary duties of a Maintenance Electrician include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Focus on producing quality product by monitoring quality levels and adjust the manufacturing processes to ensure product integrity. - Reads and interprets drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations. - Installs, examines, replaces or repairs electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and/or other electrical components. - Tests electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance. - Maintains, repairs, installs and tests switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors. - Maintains, repairs, tests and installs electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems. - Troubleshoots, maintains and repairs industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices. - Conducts preventive maintenance programs and keeps accurate maintenance records. - May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices as required. - Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery. - Limited travel may be required.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Maintenance Technician I based in Cartersville, GA. This position will train on first shift and work on either an 8 hour (2nd or 3rd) or 12 hour rotating shift 2-2-3.  Shift will depend on the needs of the plant after training. Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installation and repair of equipment in the plant. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building. The primary duties of a Maintenance Technician include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Focus on producing quality product by monitoring quality levels and adjust the manufacturing processes to ensure product integrity. - Maintain controls for assuring successful plant performance to budgeted goals. - Perform highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment. - Diagnose problems, replace or repair parts, test and make adjustments. - Provide emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during operation and perform scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service. - Perform regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities. - Perform mechanic skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, troubleshooting and repair of production machines. - Read and interpret equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service. - Perform simple machinist skills. - Use a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties. - Detect faulty operations, defective material and report those and any unusual situations to proper supervision. - Assist and train production employees in proper operation and maintenance of machinery - Limited travel may be required

Graham Packaging Company is looking for Maintenance Technicians in York, PA. This opening is for (3) Night Shift 6:45p-7:00a. Alternating 4 days one week, 3 days the next. 2-2-3 rotational schedule.    Pay: $28.83+/hr   Additional $3.00 for Night shift differential.   Weekly Pay and Benefits Effective Day One!!   Please Note: All of our Maintenance Technicians go through a training program during the day time for 8hrs/day for up to 3 months. If you are not able to train on days, please let the Recruiter know during the phone pre-screening process (exceptions may apply). Once training is completed, you will start your 12hr rotational shift.    Maintenance Technicians are responsible for installation and repair of equipment in the plant. The Maintenance Technician will perform preventative and reactive maintenance on all production equipment and building.

Production Managers direct supervisors and assigned personnel within the Production Department. Coordinate production activity in a manner that results in the production of quality product in a safe and cost effective manner. Work with scheduling to ensure that an effective production plan is developed and executed consistent with plant procedures, customer service requirements, and plant objectives. The primary duties of a Production Manager include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Works with supervisors to oversee all Production department personnel/HR issues including: hiring, reviews, recognition, disciplinary, attendance, and grievances. - Responsible for the execution of a production schedule to satisfy customer service requirements with respect to time, cost, and quality. - Assigns and oversees all supervisory project work such as safety programs, housekeeping, regrind, CQI, etc. - Ensures cost effective inventory levels of production supplies are maintained to meet production requirements. - Coordinates with the Maintenance Manager on the preventative maintenance required for the operational equipment. - Maintains contact with the sales department so that customer requirements are effectively met and maximum utilization of plant facilities is obtained. - Manages temporary staffing levels for the operation to achieve plant objectives for labor efficiency. - Attends meetings as necessary. - Assists in taking all physical inventories in accordance with corporate procedures. - Conducts all trials and R & D for packaging conditions such as banding and stretch wrap. - Ensures that the necessary plant Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) are developed and that production employees have been trained to meets plant operations objectives. - May be responsible for special projects related to other functional areas. - 0-25% travel may be required.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator based in Lexington, KY.  Dayshift, hours 6:48am-7pm - 12 hour rotating schedule.   Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. Supplies production lines with efficient flow of materials – knockdowns and dividers - and moves finished goods to warehouse. Complete line driver reports accurately and legible showing locations and quantities of raw materials used as well as quantities and locations where finished goods were stored. Assist production line employees by relieving them in breaks and lunchtime periods. The primary duties of a Forklift Operator include: - Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor. Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep record of time batteries are changed. Fill out lift truck status report. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, brings materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low. Removes finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations. - Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel. - Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and informs warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load. Removes excess corrugated from mezzanine and empties baler as required. Takes full bales of cardboard scrap from baler to assigned location in the warehouse. - Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and reports them in appropriate paperwork, back to warehouse personnel. - Remove finished goods and other materials in hold to assigned location. Stores finished goods stacked neatly and in proper height. Verifies that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag. - Participate in physical inventory taking. - Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer; and takes unused cases and dividers back to the warehouse to the proper location. - On limited production, may assist in stock-handler duties or load trailers as needed. - Bring up hot glue cases to the mezzanine, brings color concentrate to the lines, replaces cold glue tote, removes excess cases from production floor, brings slip sheets to production floor, loads storage racks with gaylords, set up rework, set up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieves stock handlers, loads and unloads corrugated trailers, identifies good corrugated from the bad and isolates it. - Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists - Follow established procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report them on line driver report. - Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise, including damaged materials, damaged skids, or low inventories. - Complete written documentation as required. - Assist in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches. - Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specify warehouse location. Completes finished goods report or worksheet. - Maintain supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine. - Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source. - Limited travel may be required.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a Forklift Operator based in Muskogee, OK. Opening: 7:00 pm- 7:30 am Rotating Night Shift 36/48 Hour Work Weeks.    Forklift Operators perform a combination of product handling and lift truck operating duties to stack, transport, and store work-in-process and finished goods. Supplies production lines with efficient flow of materials – knockdowns and dividers - and moves finished goods to warehouse. Complete line driver reports accurately and legible showing locations and quantities of raw materials used as well as quantities and locations where finished goods were stored. Assist production line employees by relieving them in breaks and lunchtime periods. The primary duties of a Forklift Operator include: - Follow all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Perform a safety lift truck inspection and battery check and report any equipment malfunctioning or damage to the Warehouse Manager or Shift Supervisor. Change lift truck batteries and add water when necessary; keep record of time batteries are changed. Fill out lift truck status report. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Review daily production schedule with Shift Supervisor, brings materials to the production lines when needed to execute schedule and notify supervisor of any materials running low. Removes finished goods from production lines, back to assigned warehouse locations. - Provide accurate information of unloaded materials as well as materials used or produced to warehouse personnel. - Remove, store, and unitize production scrap bales and informs warehouse personnel when there is enough for a full load. Removes excess corrugated from mezzanine and empties baler as required. Takes full bales of cardboard scrap from baler to assigned location in the warehouse. - Maintain accurate records of materials being used and produced, and reports them in appropriate paperwork, back to warehouse personnel. - Remove finished goods and other materials in hold to assigned location. Stores finished goods stacked neatly and in proper height. Verifies that all finished goods removed from the production area must have a product code tag. - Participate in physical inventory taking. - Keep each production line supplied with the proper knock down cases, dividers, pallets and when each pallet is full take that pallet to the warehouse for loading on the trailer; and takes unused cases and dividers back to the warehouse to the proper location. - On limited production, may assist in stock-handler duties or load trailers as needed. - Bring up hot glue cases to the mezzanine, brings color concentrate to the lines, replaces cold glue tote, removes excess cases from production floor, brings slip sheets to production floor, loads storage racks with gaylords, set up rework, set up units of product on hold for Q.C., relieves stock handlers, loads and unloads corrugated trailers, identifies good corrugated from the bad and isolates it. - Follow established forklift procedures and complete required safety and maintenance checklists - Follow established procedures for damaged finished goods and raw materials and report them on line driver report. - Communicate with supervisor regarding shift totals and machine totals reports and with other lift truck operators regarding any changes or problems that arise, including damaged materials, damaged skids, or low inventories. - Complete written documentation as required. - Assist in relieving downstream teammates for breaks and lunches. - Use forklift to move pallets of finished product to stretch wrap machines to stretch wrap them and to staging area after wrapping, or to specify warehouse location. Completes finished goods report or worksheet. - Maintain supplies of corrugated and other packaging supplies at each machine. - Visually inspect all completed pallets of product for quality and conformity to the packaging instructions to ensure quality at the source. - Limited travel may be required.

Graham Packaging Company is looking for a PET Maintenance Technician based in Muskogee, OK. This opening is for NIGHT SHIF , which operates during the hours of 7:00PM-7:30A.  Must be available to work overtime and assist with on-call duties after hours and on weekends. Maintenance Technician Leads are responsible for leading and coordinates activities of vendors and workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools, and equipment; and in maintenance of buildings, grounds, and utility systems of mill, industrial plant, or other establishment s. The primary duties of a Maintenance Technician Lead include: - Understands, follows and enforces all established safety, health, quality GMP and Company policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Understands, follows and enforces all established policies, procedures and recognized practices. - Report to and inform the Maintenance Manager of project status, training status and requirements as well as material requirements. - Direct and assign the day-to-day workload of the Maintenance Technicians. - Participate in continuous quality improvement projects and other related activities as assigned. - Review production, quality control and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities. - Plan, develop and implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs and affect greater utilization of labor and materials. - Assist the Maintenance Manager with workload and project planning. - Maintain project, maintenance and repair parts and supplies inventories. - Originate and implement purchase order process, including vendor setup and EMIS data entry and necessary reports. - Coordinate outside vendors to perform scheduled maintenance and repairs in specialized areas and review performance for quality and cost effectiveness. - Perform all duties and responsibilities of a Maintenance Technician. - Train new Maintenance Technicians and coordinate ongoing training of existing staff. - Manage and operate the Maintenance/Inventory/PM Software Program. - Fill in for Maintenance Manager when necessary. - Assist in the coordination of projects with engineering, machine shop and shift supervisors. - Complete written documentation as required. - Assist with on call duties after hours and weekends. - Limited travel may be required.