Extrusion Operator, Sr. jobs in Bakersfield, CA

Overview

Extrusion Team Lead | Now Hiring| Bakersfield, CA 

Compensation:

• Pay rate of $22.23 - 28/hour 
• Opportunity: career growth and promotions from within, annual & skills-based wage increases*
• Referrals: Add extra money in your pocket by referring friends and family!

Shifts Available:

• Graveyard: 11:45pm - 8:00am

Benefits Include: 

• Eligible for benefits first of the month following hire date
• Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage options
  • Choice of an Employer-Funded Health Care Account (HCA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Integrated healthcare programs – telemedicine, chronic condition, weight management and msk health
• Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Healthcare, dependent care
• Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs
• Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee well-being reward program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Child and family care support program
• Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program
• Employee discount program
• 401(K) with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company provided money immediately)

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

This position supports the work team in accomplishing the overall team’s mission and lead natural work teams in day to day operations. Responsibilities also include leading the team in the areas of productivity, operations, safety, quality, and team effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Productivity – Lead the team to ensure all extrusion and reclaim lines are running through shift change, changeovers are completed efficiently, and break schedules are adhered to.
  • Ensure all processes, equipment and automation is utilized effectively, and maintain the flow of WIP in and out of roll storage
• Operations – Coordinate team resources with other Team Leaders to ensure staffing of plant priority lines and to keep lines operating at all times
• Safety – Coordinate safety activities for teams to include adherence to safe work practices and PPE guidelines, encouraging ZERO Incident process, and promoting good housekeeping
  • Coordinate accident reporting and investigation, and guide team to meet monthly BBS observation requirements
• Quality – Ensure quality checks are done in accordance to specifications
  • Ensure all operators conduct quality checks during the shift and HRXHR is complete, and checked throughout the shift
  • Ensure run rules are followed and include corrective action process when needed
• Continuous Improvement – The team leader will communicate overall and team performance to the teams
• Team Effectiveness – Ensure proper communication throughout the team
  • Lead team in handling team and individual performance issues, conflicts, and policy issues
  • Communicate team issues to the shift Supervisor, Production Manager, and HR Manager on a timely basis

Qualifications

• Minimum C Extrusion Operator
• Ability to read and write simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Team Skills Training – company policy and procedures, company support, and business systems
• Leadership training – problem solving, leadership skills, conflict resolution, effective communication

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

Located 111 miles north of Los Angeles, Bakersfield is a city on the Kern River, north of Los Angeles. Displays at the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History focus on geology and paleontology. On the city’s northeastern edge, the California Living Museum explores the state’s flora and fauna, and has a reptile house and a touch tank. Northeast, trails wind through the mountains of the Kern River Ranger District, part of Sequoia National Forest. This facility was built 1965 and manufactures Foam products.  It has approximately 183 Employees.  Some of their accolades include:

• Safety Performer of the Year 2016 & 2018
• PGE Golden Spotlight 2010
• World Class Safety Award 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013
• Peak Performance 2010
• Environmental Performance 20108, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2005
• Environmental Excellence 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
• Environmental Facility 2013
• Kern County Environmental Health (PSM) program
• BAK Chamber of Commerce (Keep Bakersfield Beautiful, community clean-up)
• Kern County Sheriff Department (Drug task force training)

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce.  Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law.  For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.