Job Description:

Location Address:

600 Vista Drive, Sparta, Tennessee 38583

Work Shift:

12hr-C Shift (United States of America)

Altium Packaging, Our Culture Differentiates Us!

We are an essential business and still hiring during the COVID-19 pandemic!

We incorporate our Guiding Principles into all aspects and at all levels of the organization and use them as a framework for decision-making. We believe our Guiding Principles foster a culture of excellence that benefits both employees and customers.

Our Guiding Principles

• Act with Integrity & in Compliance


• Drive Value Creation


• Be Disciplined Entrepreneurs


• Focus on the Customer


• Act with Humility


• Treat others with Dignity and Respect


• Seeking Fulfillment in your Work

The Imprint Machine Operators are responsible for running press machines that produce quality imprinted caps for prescription packaging. Operators are responsible for completing all department quality system paperwork, in addition to periodic machine and product checks.

Essential Functions

• Handle and operate any machinery, tools or equipment used safely while performing job duties.


• Interface imprinting presses to print on top of prescription packaging caps & on inserts on the underside of caps


• Operate machine controls, programs and associated equipment to ensure parts that are produced are done at maximum efficiency and to the highest quality standards.


• Monitor machine controls


• Interact with quality control personnel to ensure standards are being met and maintained


• Make machinery/equipment adjustments as needed (dislodging jams, controlling speed, product size, etc.


• Change over ink, caps and print per customer order


• Inspect finished products for quality assurance


• Mix ink to precise measurements


• Operate pallet jack to move pallets as necessary


• Assist co-operators as needing with packing product to prepare for shipment


• Operate tape guns to seal boxes ready for shipment


• Secure labels on to boxes


• Maintain clean work area


• Sort rejected product to determine quality errors

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The noise level in the work environment can be loud. Proper use of PPE is required at all times.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee could be regularly required to:

• Communicate with production supervisors, processors, and other employees engaged in production process.


• Remain stationary for extended periods of time (50%-85%)


• Move material and product weighing 35lbs or more repeatedly


• Recognize and identify proper labels for product, as well as product defects


• Withstand exposure to warmer or cooler than normal temperatures


• Position self to maneuver at ground level to pick up dropped product, or transport product from ground level to skids.


• Repeatedly stack boxes up to 5 layers high.


• Use hands to inspect small products, operate machinery, operate tape guns, and other hand manipulation tasks

Preferred Education and Experience

• Imprinting Operator Experience


• HS Diploma/GED


• Machine Operating Experience

We Believe in Rewarding our Most Important Resource - Our People!

We show our commitment to Total Rewards by providing a competitive, comprehensive benefits package. In addition to medical, dental and vision plans, company holidays and vacation days, tuition reimbursement, learning and training opportunities, bonus potential, and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, Altium Packaging locations offer rewards and recognition programs and opportunities to make a difference in the community.

EEO Statement

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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