Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Temporary position

LIGNETICS INC • Cascade Locks, OR

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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 involves operating machinery safely and productively, assisting other production areas as needed, moving and wrapping completed products, helping start and stop pellet mills, reporting moisture or material problems, and maintaining a clean workstation. Other duties may be assigned.

For bagging operations, the operator uses equipment such as bagging and baler machines, shrink-wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jacks, and bag sealers. Duties include stacking bags on pallets, adding pallet covers, placing finished goods in the correct warehouse location, completing production reports, filling pellet sample cups for quality control every ton, and tagging pallets with required quality-control information.

For baler operations, the operator stacks bales on pallets, seals bales with an iron, wraps pallets, completes the Baler Operator production report, checks bale weight, and records information on reports and quality-control tags. The position pays $21.00 per hour and works Monday through Thursday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., with occasional overtime. A pre-employment background check and drug screen are required.

Requirements

• Pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen.
• Have good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Pass company forklift training.
• Be able to read and interpret scales.
• Have mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust baler weight and timing and address simple maintenance problems.
• Be able to perform simple math calculations.
• Be able to lift up to 50 pounds and stand for at least 7 hours per day.

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 assigned by Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery productively and in accordance with 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 initials, date, ton number, and shift information.
• Stack bales on pallets, seal bales with an iron, and wrap pallets.
• Complete the Baler Operator production report, check bale weight, 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 coverage.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• Employee heating pellet program.
• Lignetics-branded gear, including an annual pair of work boots and other PPE.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: High school or GED