Machine Operator (Romeoville, IL, US, 60446)
USD 25.75-25.75 / hour
Sealed Air designs and delivers packaging solutions that protect essential goods transported worldwide, preserve food, enable e-commerce and digital connectivity, and help create a global supply chain that is touchless, safer, less wasteful, and more resilient. We strive to foster a caring, high-performance growth culture that will deliver consistent, sustainable profitable growth and accelerate our performance – a culture where accountability is clear and aligned, and where we reward business outcomes and impact. That culture guides everything we do, including how we partner with our customers and suppliers, how we attract and retain top talent, and how we create and deliver value to our stakeholders. In 2025, Sealed Air generated $5.4 billion in sales and has approximately 16,100 employees who serve customers in 119 countries/territories. To learn more, visit www.sealedair.com.
Job Description
Pay: $25.75
Schedule: 5 AM to 3 PM; Monday - Friday
Shift: Morning
Position Overview
The Bag Machine Operator I is a Liquibox production role enabling the completion of tasks such as basic machine operation, inspection, and packing, as well as material handling. Development in this role will lead to ownership of machine operation (Operator II) to further career advancement and productivity. The essential function of the Operator I will be to maintain the bag line safety, quality, and productivity standards
Reasonable Accommodations Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable Accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1. Operate machine, detailed troubleshooting, tooling and set up, making adjustments and appropriate escalation as required to maintain quality and production requirements.
2. Work from work orders, samples, specification book, written and verbal instructions. Use small hand tools, such as a rubber hammer, wrenches, screwdriver, and pliers, measuring and weighing scale.
3. Obtain work instructions and properly select and load in-process work in prescribed manner. Make adjustments in accordance with established procedures for machine operation. Check, set controls, and reset as required for proper speed, feed, tension, or other related machine operation. Remove completed work, properly package, identify, weigh, and properly store.
4. Responsible for consistently monitoring the quality of product and maintaining quality standards of every set.
5. Pull product samples during production to ensure quality of production per sampling standards.
6. Maintain production log, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Operator Live Log, etc. to track details of daily production.
7. Record time or production information required on proper form. Detect and report defective material, unusual conditions, or faulty equipment to proper supervision.
8. Observe all prescribed or standard safety rules and regulations. Follow AIB guidelines, wearing all required PPE, submitting the required amount of BBSOs and required documentation.
9. Maintain workplace housekeeping such as work, storage area, machine, and related equipment to provide a safe, clean work environment.
10. Perform other similar or related duties as assigned or directed.
Competency Statements
- Active Listening - Ability to actively attend to, convey, and understand the comments and questions of others.
- Interpersonal - Ability to get along well with a variety of personalities and individuals.
- Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.
- Accountability - Ability to accept responsibility and account for his/her actions.
- Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
- Ethical - Ability to demonstrate conduct conforming to a set of values and accepted standards.
- Customer Focus – dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers.
- Productive work habits – organized, sets appropriate objectives and priorities. Follows through.
- Quantity/Quality of output of work: Produces acceptable to standards, meets production and quality goals
Work Environment
Manufacturing Plant. Climate-controlled.
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- Basic computer skills.
- Ability to read and interpret standard measuring tapes.
- Ability to work safely and effectively with minimal supervision.
- Bilingual in English and Spanish is preferred. Spanish speakers currently working at Sealed Air are welcome to apply.
Benefits and Perks
401(k)
401(k) matching
Dental insurance
Disability insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discounts
Flexible spending account
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid elder care
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Tuition reimbursement
Vision insurance
Requisition id: 56912
Relocation: No
Sealed Air is committed to attracting, selecting, and developing talent that reflects the diversity of the communities and customers we serve. We take pride in our selection process to identify, infuse, and grow talent to align with our culture, values, and norms. Sealed Air prioritizes talent development, fostering a culture of continuous growth and career progression. The company is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and to all employees, without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, protected disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.
*Please be cautious of fraudulent recruiting efforts using the Sealed Air name or logo. Sealed Air will never request private information during the application process, such as a Driver's License or Social Security Number. If you have any concerns about information received from SEE during the application process, please reach out to us directly at globalta@sealedair.com.
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