Machine Operator (Days) $1500 Sign on bonus

Hoffmaster • Oconto, WI

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Hoffmaster and be part of a growing team! Starting out as a Napkin Assistant and advancing into an Operator, you'll play a vital role in production by assisting with machine functions, moving materials, and ensuring smooth operations on our production floor. This position offers scheduled pay increases, a $1,500 sign-on bonus, $2/hour weekend shift premium. If you’re looking for a stable job with great benefits and growth potential, apply today!
Napkin Assistant – Day Shift (6am-6pm)
Location: Oconto, WI
Company: Hoffmaster Group, Inc.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Overview:
We’re hiring a Napkin Operator to support our production operations. This is a physically demanding, and fast-paced role — ideal for someone dependable, hands-on, and ready to grow.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Must be comfortable with physical work including: Twisting and turning Lifting and stacking Operating a pallet jack
• Able to stay on your feet and work in a fast-paced environment
• Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure. Compute ration, rate, and percent.
• Able to read safety rules, instructions in the use of maintenance shop tools and equipment, methods of procedures in mechanical drawing and layout work.
• Able to write reports with proper format, punctuation, spelling, and grammar using all parts of speech.
• Able to read instructions for assembling and disassembling equipment and/or machinery.
• Attention to detail.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Napkin Printing experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Remove full napkin bags from the machine
• Stack on skids, label, and move using a pallet jack (hand truck)
• Monitor the machine and clear jams as needed
• Keep pace with fast production output
• Follow all safety, cleanliness, and food safety guidelines
• Operates folder press.
• Understands how to make adjustments to machine speeds, plow and angle finder, borders and cutoffs.
• Understands how to adjust gearbox, vacuum, nip and pull rollers and product counter.
• Able to set up and adjust pocket fold, guest towel, 1/8 fold and ¼ fold.
• Performs change over’s to different products. (Tray and vacuum set up, change fingers, and adjust stroke and timing of fingers).
• Accountable for quality of work.
• Preps raw material rolls for placement on unwind stand. Loads rolls onto unwind stands. Thread tissue through machine. Address splices as necessary.
• Performs documentation as necessary for folder press output.
• Responsible for personal safety.
• Responsible for accurate and complete exchange of information with in coming crew.
• Responsible to report food safety problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Pay Progression Assistant: Start Pay: $19.48/hour After 90 Days: $19.85/hour After 6 Months: $20.23/hour After 12 Months: $20.98/hour
• Pay Progression Operator: Start Pay: $23.92/hour After 90 Days: $24.92/hour
• Paid Time Off: 11 paid holidays per year 112 vacation hours annually (accrued at 4.31 hours per bi-weekly pay period) 36 Hours of Flex time per year (prorated in the first year)
• 401(k) Retirement Plan: Automatic enrollment, full details provided during orientation
• Insurance Benefits (Effective 1st of the month after 30 days): Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance Company-paid Term Life Insurance (2x base salary) Company-paid Short/Long Term Disability Insurance Company-paid Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (2x base salary) Supplemental Life Insurance available for purchase

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees