ID: REQ_96002

Color Lab Trainee - Materials

Full time
Americas - North America - United States - Evansville - RPSNA Evansville (EVV) IN

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Job Description

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Accountable for personal adherence to all applicable Safety, GMP, Food Safety, and Plant Policies. 
2. Complete a minimum of 1 Observation and 1 Near miss audits per month. 
3. Observe all Safety precautions, GMP’s and Plant rules to prevent injury to self or others and to prevent loss of 
material or damage to equipment. 
4. Learn directing, training, cross training, motivating and evaluating staff to ensure they are an effective team 
and they are following company policies, including safety requirements. 
5. Assist in maintain and update logbook on all requests, with customer name, number of matches, number of 
chips requested, what is being requested, date submitted, date finished, date approved, who did the request, 
and if needed new J#. 
6. Maintain and update logbook on reformulations for customers needing them due to material shortages. The 
old J# with the new J#. 
7. Maintain and update card file with new J#’s.
8. Maintain and update Lab/BL# logbook. 
9. Maintain and update color match logbook. 
10. Maintain and update reformulation logbook. 
11. Maintain color chip files and supply Quality with standard chips as needed. 
12. Assist in set up new colors in our Data Color software. 
13. Assist in set up new raw materials into the Data Color software. 
14. Maintain and update Safety Data Sheet database with new color info. 
15. Maintain and update Pricing sheets for our customers at other Berry locations. 
16. Maintain and update FDA letters of compliance for customers. 
17. Maintain and update Technical Data sheet information. 
18. Test new raw materials that we may use, or need to use, due to obsolete raw materials. 

19. Work with pigment vendors on bringing in new raw materials, also when looking for replacement raw 
materials. 
20. Maintain and update our price quote calculator with current prices of raw materials. 
21. Trouble shoot problem colors by adjusting the formulations. 
22. Work on projects with special teams: PCRs, colors needing special effects, etc. 
23. Work with multiple teams to resolve color issues. 
24. Check pigments and concentrates and correct them if/as needed before they go to production. 
25. Participate in safety meetings each week for the department and help maintain log of topics covered as well as 
reporting attendance to EHS. 
26. Work as backup to multiple other positions for vacations and time off. 
27. Perform melt tests as needed. 
28. Communicates and works with other departments on their color concerns. 
29. Work with other Amcor facilities to satisfy their color needs. 
30. Working knowledge of different resin types used in colors. 
31. Responsible for developing dispositions for all color concerns. 
32. Promote and enforce a clean and organized work environment guided by the 5s principle.
33. Understand problem solving and escalation process. 
34. Lead and participate in improvements and initiatives. 
35. Support ongoing improvement activities. 
36. Perform any other duties assigned.

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

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

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)