Forming Apprentice

  • Full-time
  • Department: Operations
  • Location: Lapel

Company Description

About O-I

Remember the last time you opened a bottle of champagne? A cold beer after a hard day’s work or a bottle of sparkling mineral water to quench your thirst? Well, it was probably made by us. We are O-I and we love that we make more glass containers than anyone in the world. 

O-I has more than a century of experience crafting pure, sustainable, brand-building glass packaging for many of the world’s best-known food and beverage brands. We are proud to provide high quality glass packaging for beer, wine, spirits, food, non-alcoholic beverages, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. 

Job Description

Hourly Pay Rate: $25.53

Schedule: 12 hour rotating schedule

The Forming Apprentice will: 

  • Handle all primary functions in operating a bottle forming machine 
  • Provide job change assistance, change or assist in changing blanks, molds, and finish mold changes and record reason  
  • Gauge weight and selected physical dimensions on complete set out and/or random sample and record using PC work station  
  • Re-qualify all cavities following major downtime  
     

The Forming Apprentice should have: 

  • Experience with defect analysis (gauging and visual) to maintain top quality  
  • Experience with doping and swabbing machines and assisting breakdown repair 
  • Strong attention to detail for maintain all records and reports as directed 
  • Ability to work a 12 hour rotating schedule

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent 
  • Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
  • Experience using computers for recording data

Additional Information

What we offer at O-I: 

O-I offers a very generous benefit package – some of the highlights are:

  • Vacation time and paid holidays 
  • Health, dental, prescription and vision care coverage
  • Generous insurance discounts with participation in Company wellness program
  • Wellness incentive where you can earn money for your HSA or HRA 
  • Group life insurance
  • Accidental death & dismemberment insurance
  • Voluntary employee and dependent life insurance
  • Weekly disability insurance
  • Paid sick time
  • Parental leave benefits
  • 401(k) retirement saving plans with defined contributions

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

O-I is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or other protected category.

Qualified individuals with disabilities or disabled veterans who are unable or limited in their ability to apply on this site may request reasonable accommodations by emailing [email protected].

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