Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Graveyard Shift

LIGNETICS INC • Brownsville, OR

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Worker / Packaging Operator performs both bagging and baler operations as assigned by Shift Leads. The role involves operating production machinery safely and productively, supporting other production areas as needed, moving and wrapping finished products, helping start and stop pellet mills, reporting moisture or material issues, and maintaining a clean workstation.

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

Baler duties include stacking bales on pallets, sealing bales with an iron, wrapping pallets, checking bale weights, and completing production reports and quality-control tags. The role requires lifting up to 50 pounds and standing for at least seven hours per day. Work takes place near fast-moving, heavy automated equipment, requiring clear communication and strict adherence to safety procedures.

Requirements

• Ability to understand and immediately react to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficiency in English to read, interpret, and execute 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 at least seven hours per day.

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 the 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 the 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, cover 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 plus two floating holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, with FSA and HSA options.
• Educational assistance.
• Life insurance and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Employee heating pellet program.
• Lignetics SWAG gear, including an annual pair of work boots and other PPE.

What This Job Offers

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