Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Graveyard Shift
About The Position
The Production Worker / Packaging Operator performs both bagging and baler operations as assigned by Shift Leads. The role operates production and packaging machinery according to established safety procedures, supports other production areas as needed, moves and wraps finished products, and helps start and stop pellet mills. The operator reports moisture or material problems and maintains a clean workstation. Bagging duties include operating bagging and baler machines, shrink-wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jacks, and bag sealers; stacking bags on pallets; applying pallet covers; and placing finished goods in the correct warehouse location. The operator completes production reports, fills pellet sample cups every ton for quality control, and labels pallets with required quality-control information. Baler duties include stacking and sealing bales, wrapping pallets, checking bale weights, and accurately completing production reports and quality-control records. The position requires lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for at least seven hours per day. A pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.
Requirements
- Ability to understand and promptly react to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a manufacturing setting.
- Proficiency in English to read, interpret, and follow equipment lock-out/tag-out protocols and machine operation manuals.
- Sufficient English verbal skills to promptly report machine malfunctions, near-misses, or unsafe floor conditions.
- Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
- Ability to pass company forklift training.
- Ability to read and interpret scales.
- Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust baler weight and timing and address simple maintenance problems.
- Ability to perform simple math calculations.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for a minimum of seven hours per day.
- Ability to work near fast-moving, heavy automated equipment and follow English-language safety signage.
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or GED preferred.
- Prior forklift experience preferred.
- Prior production line experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Perform both bagging and baler functions as determined by Shift Leads.
- Operate machinery productively and follow established safety guidelines and procedures.
- Assist other production areas as needed.
- Move and wrap completed products.
- Assist Shift Leads with starting and stopping pellet mills.
- Communicate moisture or material problems to the Shift Lead.
- Maintain a clean workstation and perform other duties as assigned.
- Operate bagging and baler machines, shrink-wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jacks, and bag sealers.
- Stack bags on pallets, put covers on pallets, and place finished goods in the correct warehouse location.
- Complete the Bagger production report, fill pellet sample cups every ton for quality control, and tag pallets with required quality-control details.
- Stack bales on pallets, seal bales with an iron, and wrap pallets.
- Complete the Baler Operator production report, check bale weights, and record information on reports and quality-control tags.
Benefits
- Employee referral bonus program
- Two weeks of paid time off and two floating holidays
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and HSA options
- Educational assistance
- Life insurance and short- and long-term disability
- 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting
- Employee heating pellet program
- Company gear, including an annual pair of work boots and other PPE
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
