Machine Operator
- AJM Packaging
- 6910 Dix Street, Detroit, MI, USA
- Aug 03, 2026
Job Description
Responsibilities & Duties –Troubleshoot the production machinery. Observe and visually scan machine components and/or listen to their sounds while in operation to locate source(s) of the problem. Take a determination of the trouble source and the necessary corrective action(s).Assess machines to examine the source of trouble. As necessary, repair or remove and replace defective parts, clear paper jams, adjust paper, or take other corrective action.Do the set-up and start-up/stop of production machine after any interruption - such as maintenance, changing of paper rolls or similar events.Check the quality of the finished product on a regular basis and after any machine down time to ensure proper functioning of the machine.As required, lubricate and clean machinery parts and perform any other preventative maintenance.As required, adjust machine components and control instruments.Adhere to all safety guidelines and procedures.Complete all other duties the Supervisor deems necessary.
The story of AJM Packaging began in Detroit in 1918. Three brothers from Detroit - Abram, Jack, and Morris’ family owned a neighborhood grocery store beneath their small apartment. The whole family pitched in to keep the store afloat, even the young boys who stocked the shelves, unloaded the trucks, and took out the garbage. Despite many good years, the family’s grocery business shuttered before the crash of 1929. The family remained in the food industry, driving trucks, distributing produce, and beer. After WWII, the brothers began distributing paper products together. In 1957, Abram, Jack, and Morris founded AJM Packaging Corporation. Headquartered in a red brick building on Dix Avenue in Detroit, where they still manufacture goods today, they purchased their first bag and plate machines and began converting their own paper products. Over the last 63 years, AJM has grown into one of the nation's leading manufacturers of high-quality branded and private label paper products including paper plates, bowls, cups, and bags.