Catcher/Feeder

Job Title: Gluing Catcher/Feeder Role Summary: The Catcher/Feeder supports the operation of printing, converting and/or packaging equipment by safely and efficiently feeding raw materials or components into the machines. Catching, stacking, inspecting and packaging finished product at the delivery end. This role involves standing for extended periods, repetitive motion, and regularly lifting materials in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Load, align, and feed sheets or other raw materials into converting equipment according to job ticket and work instructions.
• Feed sheets, blanks, or materials continuously and at proper speed to maintain production rates and quality standards.
• Monitor stock levels at the feeder and communicate with the operator or material handler when replenishment is needed.
• Monitor feeder for jams, double-feeding, skewing, or misalignment and notify the operator or stop the machine as required by safety procedures.
• Catch, align, jog, and stack finished pieces coming off the machine, ensuring bundles, stacks, or cartons meet count and quality requirements.
• Perform basic visual inspection (e.g., registration, color/print defects, die-cut accuracy, gluing integrity, product damage) and remove obvious nonconforming product.
• Follow quality control instructions (e.g., labeling, tags, tickets, barcodes) and place inspected products in designated locations.
• Package finished goods (banding, boxing, palletizing) according to job ticket, customer requirements, and internal work instructions.
• Apply appropriate labels, barcodes, skid tickets, and documentation to pallets or cartons. Additional Duties
• Maintain housekeeping in and around gluers
• Ability to perform sorting of non-conforming products
• Perform preventive maintenance as needed
• Other duties as assigned Safety Policies and Practices:
• Follow all Plant rules, Processes, and Hygiene procedures, related to production of Safe Quality Foods.
• All employees are required to wear safety glasses and steel toe shoes while in the manufacturing area. Sound protection is required in designated areas.
• Keep work area clean and organized: remove scrap, sweep, and maintain clear walkways in accordance with housekeeping standards.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Must have mechanical skills, be accurate and precise, ability to use ruler, able to lift 50 lbs. or less, and be a problem solver. The individual must be capable of operating without direct supervision. Must be able to understand, communicate, and understand directions in English as needed.

Schedule:

• Full-time position:
• Overtime, weekends, and holidays based on production needs. Salary: $20.00 + shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift Benefits: Medical, Dental, and vision insurance as well as critical illness, accident insurance, company paid life insurance and voluntary additional life insurance available after the 60th day of employment.
• 401(k): Participation in the company’s 401(k) retirement plan with a 4% match. Eligibility for the 401(k) plan begins after 3 months of service on the first day of the following month.
• Company Paid Holidays: 10 paid holidays: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day following Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve. While the Company expects to continue offering the same or similar employee benefits going forward the Company has the right to modify, alter, change or discontinue any or all such plans or its contribution rates to such plans at any time. At-Will Employment & Equal Opportunity Employment with Century Box, a Momentium Packaging Company, is strictly on an "at-will" basis. This means that either you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, with or without cause, and with or without advance notice. Century Box, a Momentium Packaging Company, is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strictly comply with federal EEOC guidelines and the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination (MCAD) regulations, completely prohibiting any unlawful workplace bias, discrimination, or retaliation.