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Amcor Flexibles, LLC
Foreperson
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What they do
A Manufacturing or Production Technician works with manufacturing equipment and machinery. Performs set up and tests, monitors, adjusts and repairs machines used to produce products or other machines. Inspects equipment, troubleshoots problems with machines or designs.
$64,814 / year median in Pennsylvania
+6% projected growth
Job Description
Foreperson Amcor Flexibles, LLC life insurance, flexible benefit account, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition reimbursement United States, Pennsylvania, Mountain Top Jun 24, 2026
Job Description PURPOSE
- The Foreperson is responsible for the direct supervision of assigned industrial production lines.
- Must know blown film basics, troubleshooting, extruder drives, heaters and controls.
- The Foreperson knows how the start- up and shutdown production lines.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Review production orders in a start-up production, run and shut down of equipment.
- Responsible for all processes, equipment and packers on assigned lines.
- Must meet production, quality and quantity standards.
- Assures proper set ups and quality checks are being performed.
- Organizes work for smooth operations.
- Assists in training packers on how to do quality checks, gauge, length, width and weight and does follows-up on production to make sure product is being produced to specifications and documents paperwork.
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- Train the machine operators on how to make boxes and label them, lace the line, and thread up the post gussets and bag machines.
- Make necessary adjustments and settings up equipment so product is in compliance to the work order.
- Can operate all aspects involved in a start-up, process control blending system, recalibration and control panel, printing press and bag separator and can take a line down properly.
- Must be able to troubleshoot the majority of problems on extrusion, bag machines and winders.
- Advises machine operators of order changes to ensure proper materials are ready for the new order.
- Teaches machine operators the entire process of the blown film production from the beginning of the process to the finished goods.
- Must know resin system and the various resins used for their application and in what capacity.
- Keep the hoppers full of resin and gay lords of resin ready for use.
- Notifies Supervisor of equipment problems and advises of quality problems.
- Run the lines efficiently so scrap is at a minimum. No scrap is to be left behind for oncoming shift.
- Assists other packers and Line Foreman when their lines go down or there is a manufacturing problem.
- Moves equipment in and out of manufacturing area for production changeovers with a pallet jack or forklift.
- Replaces broken or worn out hand equipment and makes sure the packers have all of their PPE available and in use.
- Assists Utility person move and wrap pallets.
- Must be willing to work twelve-hour shifts and overtime when needed. Occasionally stay passed 12hr shift to insure all production lines are running during shift change.
- Responsible for adhering to and executing the applicable Environmental Health & Safety programs in order to provide a safe and clean workplace for all employees according to Berry, local, state, and federal requirement-regulations.
- Must be able to maintain housekeeping on production lines.