• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum of two (2) years experience in Liners.
• Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read and write legibly in English to complete required forms and verify quality products are produced.
• Must have good vision, eye-hand coordination, and hearing.   
• Ability to adhere to Berry’s Safety, Health, and Environmental Vision, Policy, and Standards.
• Ability to work overtime, holidays, weekends, days, or nights for 12 or more hours.  
• Ability to stand, sit, kneel, bend, stoop, climb, reach, and crawl for extended periods multiple times per day.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds unassisted.
• Must have manual dexterity involving total wrist action, twisting, pulling, and raising arms at or above shoulder height.
• Ability to work in warm, humid, and cool climates for 12 or more hours per day or night.
• Ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes safety glasses, safety goggles, hearing protection, steel toe shoes/boots, face shield, gloves, and face mask.
• Ability to operate a forklift and maintain a forklift operator license.

Responsible for operating and maintaining machines that extrude or draw out thermoplastic materials.  Set-up and operate machine in accordance with established procedures, guidelines, and customer requirements.  

• Adhere to Standard Operating Procedures.
• Ability to safely operate an Extruder(s); ability to perform screen changes as needed.
• Constantly monitor all machinery for jams and possible mechanical failure.
• Effectively troubleshoot all process equipment.
• Perform operations required for machine start-up, set-up, and shutdown of process equipment.
• Perform a wide variety of machine adjustments and line changes requiring a high degree of precision and judgment.
• Complete all required production safety and quality paperwork on a regular basis.
• Maintain quality level through inspection as produced and notify supervisor or manager of any quality issues.
• Communicate equipment issues to Maintenance personnel, both orally and through the use of the maintenance work order system.
• Maintain clean work area ensuring that assigned work area is clean and organized before leaving shift; demonstrate efficient housekeeping skills.
• Assure presence of all appropriate packaging and production related materials on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate knowledge of plant emergency procedures.
• Demonstrate knowledge of all “E-stops" on the lines.
• Perform other related functions and duties as assigned or required.