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Production Operator

Amcor
Amcor Salary
Dalton, GA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/9/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/7/2026
Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

To learn more about playing for Team Amcor, visit www.amcor.com I LinkedIn I Glassdoor I Facebook I YouTube

Job Description

How you’ll perform the role.

About

Beginning as an Extrusion Operator Trainee, you will learn the basics. Then you will begin to understand the production systems we use, learn about film quality and food quality, resins, customer specifications, packaging, and many more critical items on your way to becoming a successful Operator. Items include but are not limited to:

  • Reviews production orders and stages all raw materials.
  • Removes finished good from production area and prepares/packages and palletizes film rolls according to order specification.
  • Completes/inspects/labels finished goods, WIP, and scrap requirements as specified.
  • Completes inventory processing to account for finished goods, WIP, raw materials, packaging supplies and scrap materials.
  • Enters work order data/move tickets into production system via scan, data entry, or similar means.
  • Ensures finished goods packaging is free of defects and meets shipping requirements.
  • Operate robotic film line as needed and fill in for breaks.
  • This is a multi-task position job where you will learn several activities.
  • What we need from you.
  • Basic math and measurement taking skills.
  • Good computer aptitude and experience.
  • Ability to work 12 hour shifts and provide overtime coverage for off shift when needed. 36/48 hour bi-weekly work weeks.
  • Be able to perform basic visual quality inspections on products.
  • Desire an assignment that keeps you busy, is less repetitive, and requires your engagement and team work.
  • High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
  • Ability to work 12 hour shifts and provide overtime coverage for off shift when needed. Swing shift work schedule.
  • Prior fork lift certification preferred.

Our Expectations

We Expect Our People To Be Guided By The Amcor Way And Demonstrate Our Values Every Day To Enable The Business To Win. We Are Winning When

  • Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team
  • Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation
  • Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns
  • The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

If you would like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click on the "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal" Poster. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call 224-313-7000 and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

  • Medical, dental and vision plans
  • Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location
  • Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location
  • Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program
  • Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
  • Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Retirement Savings Plan with company match
  • Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)
  • Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

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