About us: BioTouch is a single-source, national provider for all mission-critical kitting and logistics needs. We partner with a wide range of medical facilities and healthcare providers to bring a higher level of care to the healthcare delivery. Our focus is providing high quality products and excellent customer service. We are looking for a motivated Carton Folder and Gluer who wants to be part of a company that fosters teamwork and embraces quality and service.
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Folder Gluer Operator is responsible for providing finishing services for converted die cut material in compliance with job specifications and company quality standards. Gluer Operator follows the workload schedule to meet the customer deadlines. The Gluer Operator also performs daily/weekly/monthly maintenance on all Gluing equipment to ensure optimum output and works closely with other staff members to exceed customer satisfaction and service expectations.

Job Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following: other duties may be assigned or requested:
The Gluer Operator is a member of the production team and accountable for:

• Meeting the department production and quality goals.
• Playing a key role in meeting the company wide profitability and customer satisfaction goals
• Contributing to a work environment that fosters pride in being part of a winning team and promotes personal growth.
• Maintaining personal productivity and quality standards that ensure attractive financial returns so Company may continue to provide excellent service to our customers.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
General and Administrative:

• Coordinate with department lead and production team to produce and prioritize jobs.
• Communicate effectively with the Operations Manager, Production Manager, sales team, and the production team; and provides periodic updates on production status to ensure that sales objectives and customer objectives are being met.
• Follow systems and procedures outlined in company manuals.

Folder Gluer Operations:

• Make-ready, adjust and run job as to meet safety and productivity standards.
• Examine job order to determine glue placement and proper folding of specified orders.
• Ensure information is communicated between shifts.
• Ensure Company Safety, ISO, Quality and Production standards are met
• Perform proper and required maintenance as well as cleaning of folder Gluers and logging accurate maintenance logs
• Maintenance duties include stooping under machinery, entering confined spaces and climbing ladders.
• Must input information into computer for proper tracking of inventory and waste.

Equipment and Supplies:

• Clean and maintain equipment and work area following maintenance procedures and update maintenance logs.
• Monitor and manage gluing supplies, order materials as instructed.
• Inform supervisor of equipment problems.

ABILITIES REQUIRED / WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Standing for prolonged periods of time – up to 8 hours or more per day.
• Bending, twisting, stooping and occasional kneeling to clear jams
• Frequent lifting of objects up to 50 lbs.
• Work area will have florescent lighting and temperature variations.
• Noise level is usually moderate to loud.
• Exposure to ink, chemical fumes, and airborne particles such as paper dust and drying powder, hot glue, cold glue, and belt cleaning chemicals
• Fast-paced environment subject to numerous schedule and priority changes and short notice activity.

Required Skills and Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• High school diploma or equivalent with experience or vocational/technical certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Good mathematical skills.
• Comfortable on computer
• 1-3 years running a Folder gluer is strongly preferred.
• Able to apply written instructions to machine set-up and maintenance.
• Reliable attendance, punctuality, and attention to workstation.