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Silgan · Onsite · Evansville, Indiana

Machine Operator | Evansville, IN | Starting Pay $21.10 per hour

Join Silgan Closures, America’s largest metal food packaging producer, as a Machine Operator in Evansville, IN. We’re looking for skilled operators to operate automatic presses and luggers, compound machines, and ovens.

What We Offer

  • Pay: Starting at $21.10 per hour plus shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shifts

  • Consistent Wage Increases

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life and disability insurance for less than $35 per week (family rate)

  • Specialty Programs: Teledoc services, health programs for diabetes, hypertension, virtual physical therapy, and more

  • 401(k) with Company Contributions AND a pension plan

  • Paid Time Off & Holidays

  • Training & Tuition Reimbursement

  • Allowances for Safety Shoes and Prescription Safety Glasses

  • Commitment to Safety: “Drive to Zero Injuries” initiative

What You’ll Do

  • Operate, maintain, adjust, and diagnose sheet fed presses and luggers, compound machines, and ovens

  • Change loads of plate

  • Inspect caps (visually and using instrumentation)

  • Remove full cartons, position empty cartons, seal and stack full cartons

  • Assist with removing and installing tooling, guides, and chutes. Perform simple tool polishing.

  • Setup and adjust timing mechanisms

  • Remove jams and lubricate equipment

  • Complete required paperwork

What We Need

  • High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required

  • Must be able to regularly lift up to 50 lbs. unassisted

  • Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and twist/bend for extended periods

  • Must be able to climb ladders, be lifted in scissor lift, and work at heights

About Silgan Closures

We are the largest metal food packaging producer in North America, committed to sustainability and innovation. From increasing recycled content to renewable energy initiatives, we’re rethinking how to make the metal food can.

Ready to start your career as a Machine Operator in Evansville, IN?

Apply today and join a team that values safety, growth, and innovation.

LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMER

The above job description is meant to describe the general nature and level of work being performed; it is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required for the position.

All job requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health and safety of themselves or other employees.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform other job-related duties requested by their supervisor in compliance with Federal and State Laws.

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Continued employment remains on an “at-will” basis.

Silgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or the presence of a disability, which would not prevent the performance of essential job duties with, or without reasonable accommodation of any other protective status.

Silgan is a drug-free workplace.

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About Silgan

We are a leading worldwide manufacturer of dispensing and specialty closures for food, beverage, health care, garden, home, personal care, fragrance and beauty products. We are also a leading manufacturer of metal containers in North America and Europe, and we are the largest manufacturer of metal food containers in North America with a unit volume market share in the United States in 2021 of slightly more than half of the market. Additionally, we are a leading manufacturer of custom designed plastic containers in North America for a variety of markets, including the personal care, food, health care and household and industrial chemical markets.

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