Paper Products Machine Operator job description

About the job

We are looking for a paper products machine operator to run and monitor lines that convert paper into tissues, cartons, bags and paper cups, to the output and quality required.

Duties and responsibilities

• Load parent reels on the machine and set their tension and path
• Set cutting, folding, perforating and printing to the product specification
• Run corrugators and box die-cutting and creasing machines
• Run facial tissue, kitchen towel and toilet roll machines
• Check products for size, weight, print and packing
• Prepare glue and inks and track their use
• Clear paper jams safely with the machine stopped
• Record output, waste and stoppages and clean the machine at the end of the shift

Working conditions

• Machine noise and paper dust
• Shift work

Requirements

• Secondary school certificate or an intermediate diploma in mechanics or printing
• 3 to 6 years of experience in operating paper and carton converting machines

The years of experience follow the level you choose when posting.

Skills

• Paper converting machine operation
• Corrugating machines
• Tissue machines
• Cutting and folding set-up
• Product quality checks
• Machine safety
• Teamwork

Preferred

• Experience with flexographic printing on cartons
• Experience in a tissue plant