SBM Technician
Amcor · Kentucky
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Job Description Position Title
SBM Technician
Department
SBM
Position Summary
Responsible for SBM machine processing and daily machine production requirements.
Essential Functions
Responsible for SBM machine processing systems within appropriate process guidelines;
Responsible for working with the shift to maximize production requirements
Ensures that the quality of all products produced meet the customer’s specifications;
Reviews daily production performance to ensure that the department is meeting efficiency goals;
Serves as an example for housekeeping and safety standards;
Works with maintenance staff to ensure that mechanical issues are corrected.
Responsible for maintaining the Food Safety Program (GMP)
Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements
Can verify quality of finished product (measure/visual to control plan) and properly react to problem
Demonstrates working knowledge of dryers and reacts to “out of control” conditions
Understands and demonstrates proper safety procedures (LOTO, safety block usage, proper propane torch usage, the opening of safety latch door for 2nd safety, etc.)
Can verify barrel heats, nozzle heats, and hot runner heats to process document and identify an actual temperature outside of 5 degrees of set point.
Can verify actual injection pressures by gage to Process Sheet
Demonstrates proper Daily PM compliance with all paperwork completed
Demonstrates proper/safe “purging”
Demonstrates proper Burn out procedures (gates and sprue bushing)
Can start all SBM press from cold (verifies all water is turned on, heats on, dryer on, air on)
Can stop all presses and perform all proper shutdown procedures
Can remove a short shot from an injection core and cavity using brass tools
Can identify a quality problem by neck ring, cavity, and injection core
Can troubleshoot and correct daily processing problems (bubbles, strings, contamination, holes, etc.)
Can verify actual cycle time variation and reacts to “out of control” situations
Can verify air pressures by gage, water temp by gage, and water pressure by gage
Can detect a water leak at the molds and nozzle and react correctly
Can detect an oil leak within the machine (shut-off nozzle, hydraulic line, rotary seal) and prevent product contamination
Can detect an air leak and identify general location (airline, blow mold obstruction, etc.)
PPE Required – Requirements are proper hearing protection, safety glasses (prescription if required), steel-toed shoes, hairnet, beardnet (if employee has chin hair greater than 1/8 inch).
Authorities
Perform essential functions and assigned duties while communicating any deviations from the requirements to management
Report any safety concerns to management and to shut down any equipment that presents a safety hazard
Make any necessary adjustments to produce a quality product and to stop production if there is a threat of nonconforming product being produced
Qualification Requirements
Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move hand, hand together with arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Mechanical aptitude –Strong mechanical aptitude with demonstrated knowledge of troubleshooting and basic mechanical repairs.
Forklift certification – The ability to operate a forklift in a safe manner consistent with OSHA standards
Information Ordering -- The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Near Vision -- The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Lifting Requirements -- Ability to lift 30 pounds over head to total height of six feet
Walking/Standing ---Requirements ability to walk and or stand for 12 hours per day.
Position Hours
Assigned 12-hour schedule
Schedule rotates as follows: two days on, two days off, three days on, two days off, etc.
Flexibility for occasional overtime and call-in work required
Organization Relationships
Report directly to Shift Supervisor for purposes of scheduling, performance evaluation, and compensation assessment
Indirectly reports to Department Manager for product requirements, quality requirements, and overall departmental goals.
Indirectly reports to Lead SBM Technician for direction of day-to-day responsibilities
Our Expectations We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:
Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products
Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world. At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.
Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elev
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