Production Technician (Tech 1)

Owens-Illinois Global Glass - Bowling Green, KY

Full-time

Bowling Green, KY

Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing

About the position

This role will be on-shift and responsible for the operation of Lehr through inspection equipment. The position involves cleaning and maintaining the inspection area, line observation and reporting, interpretation and validation of inspection data, hoist and forklift operation, and setup and operation of hot end inspection equipment. Additionally, it includes job change and setup for packaging equipment, basic troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance for both packaging and inspection equipment, as well as conducting various ware testing and checks.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning & 5S of inspection area, line observation and reporting
• Interpretation and validation of inspection data
• Hoist and forklift operation
• Hot end inspection equipment setup, job change, and operation, including troubleshooting and data analysis
• Job change and set up for packaging equipment, including palletizer, carton, case packer, and stretch wrapper
• Basic troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance for packaging equipment, including palletizer, carton, case packer, stretch wrapper, and inject coder
• Basic troubleshooting, repair, and maintenance for inspection equipment and conveyors
• Ware testing, including challenge sample testing, fingernail tests, packed ware tests, held ware tests, scratch tests
• Set up of lehr curves and annealing checks
• Coating equipment reading and checks (atomization and temperature)

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required
• 3-4 years of manufacturing or production experience preferred
• Ability to set-up and operate equipment
• Familiarity with high speed industrial production lines
• Basic computer knowledge to include experience with MS Office or similar desktop related applications
• Good communication skills and teamwork orientation
• Ability to work to a shift schedule (day and night shift, 12 hours)
• Ability to occasionally perform physically demanding job tasks, including lifting or carrying <50lbs, bending, stretching, twisting or reaching out

Benefits

• 10 paid holidays each year
• Health, Dental, Prescription and Vision care coverage
• Perform Well-Being Program - earn employer contributions in your HSA or HRA plan
• Wellness Incentive - earn additional funds for your HSA or HRA plan
• Group Life Insurance
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance
• Voluntary Employee and Dependent Life Insurance
• Weekly Disability Insurance
• 401(k) Retirement Saving Plans
• Employee Assistance Program