Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Graveyard Shift

Lignetics • Calpella, CA

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About The Position

The Production Worker / Packaging Operator performs both bagging and baler operations as assigned by Shift Leads. The role operates production machinery according to established safety procedures, assists other production areas as needed, moves and wraps finished products, helps start and stop pellet mills, communicates material or moisture problems, and maintains a clean workstation.

Bagging duties include operating bagging and baler machines, shrink wrappers, forklifts, pallet jacks, and bag sealers; stacking bags on pallets; adding pallet covers; and placing finished goods in designated warehouse locations. The operator completes production reports, fills pellet sample cups for quality control every ton, and labels pallets with required quality-control information.

Baler duties include stacking and sealing bales, wrapping pallets, checking bale weights, and completing production reports and quality-control records. The role involves 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 perform both bagging and baler functions.
• Ability to immediately understand and respond 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, and unsafe floor conditions.
• Ability to follow English-language safety signage and communicate clearly in the vicinity of fast-moving, heavy automated equipment.
• 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 at least seven hours per day.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.

Nice To Haves

• High school diploma or GED.
• Prior forklift experience.
• Prior production line experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform both bagging and baler functions as determined by Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery productively while following 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.
• Report 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, and tag pallets with quality-control information.
• 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-branded gear, including an annual pair of work boots and other personal protective equipment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED