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Overview

Huhtamaki is a global provider of sustainable packaging solutions, focused on making all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. The Production Operative role involves ensuring the hygiene and safety of food and drink while producing innovative, sustainable products.

Responsibilities

  • Always maintain a clean and safe working environment.
  • Ensure that actions and the operation of relevant machinery are carried out to required safety standards.
  • Produce product to specified quality standards.
  • Produce product to specified volumes.
  • Adhere to appropriate production processes as outlined in the operations manual.
  • Monitor and record appropriate data using company software/databases.
  • Undertake operator preventative maintenance operations as outlined in the operations manual.
  • Set up and clean machinery as appropriate.
  • Actively participate in behavioral safety activities and identify and report near misses.
  • Participate in the Quality program ensuring the highest possible quality standards are maintained.
  • Safely and effectively carry out product changeovers as per production schedule.
  • Ensure the effective and efficient running of machinery and processes.
  • Carry out adjustments to the machinery/process as outlined in the operations manual.
  • Report any relevant details to the Production Supervisor.
  • Interact with colleagues and Production Supervisor as appropriate.
  • Carry out any additional duties as directed by the Production Supervisor.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma/GED.
  • Strong mechanical aptitude is highly desirable.
  • Strong problem solving/trouble shooting skills.
  • Printing experience preferred and recommended.
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How this job compares in Hammond, IN

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across Indiana currently run a median of $29/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $23–$31/hr across 96 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Hammond, IN

Hammond, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 7 employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 111 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Hammond, or widen the search to Indiana.

Huhtamaki currently has 1 other opening live in Indiana, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (6), and SMS group (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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