Production Assistant 2nd and 3rd Shift

DS Smith•Asheboro, NC

1d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

Come Join a Winning Team at DS Smith Asheboro. The Production Assistant position is an entry level position with a starting wage of $20 per hour. The work schedule is 5 day work week regular 8 hours per day. This is an opportunity to learn and promote to other positions working on a corrugator. Benefits (health, paid holidays, PTO) are effective on DAY 1 of employment

Requirements

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily
Have good basic math skills (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and percent)
Be able to read a tape measure using sixteenths
Be able to understand and communicate both verbal and written instructions in English
Be able to use a computer and have basic keyboarding skills
Be able to work in a very fast paced environment
Be a strong team player that is flexible and willing to learn and listen
Able to quickly and abruptly move laterally and horizontally
Able to maintain balance and dexterity
Able to individually lift up to 50 lbs.
Able to climb ladders and stairs
Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, noisy industrial environment

Responsibilities

Baler
Shred the corrugated waste
Load the bales of waste onto the waste trailer
Monitor and make starch/glue sending to the corrugator in the correct amount and on time
Maintain and clean coating machines
Operator a forklift
Strapper
Properly apply dunnage to protect each corrugated bale
Identify potential bottle necks on the line and prevent unwanted downtime
Verify tags and counts
Tally
Perform load count verifications on bales and enter into the computer
Monitor load tag process by verifying tags and placing in bales
Check customer specification and appearance of all loads
Restack, flip and sort bales, when necessary
Perform all operator maintenance
Complete maintenance work orders for needed repairs
Enhance your work skills and knowledge by cross training on other positions
Additional duties as assigned.