Setup Operator 3rd shift
About The Position
Western States Envelope and Label Company, with over 115 years of experience, is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Order Setup Operator (Adjuster) to join their production team at the Walbridge plant. This role is crucial for ensuring efficient and smooth operations by setting up and configuring machinery for production runs. The position involves operating all machines in the department, setting up work orders to specifications, troubleshooting, and performing daily maintenance and minor repairs on envelope folding machines. The company emphasizes customer focus, employee input, and continuous improvement, making it one of the largest envelope companies in the United States. This role contributes to upholding high standards and delivering top-notch products.
Requirements
- Prior experience operating a machine specifically in a production/manufacturing facility.
- Proven experience operating fast moving machines with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals is required.
- Strong ruler reading skills
- Manual dexterity
- Strong initiative
- Team player
- Ability to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for the duration of a scheduled shift (8–12 hours).
- Must be able to frequently bend, reach, crouch, or stoop.
- Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally from floor to waist and waist to shoulder.
- Constant repetitive grasping and fine motor manipulation of paper materials and machine components.
- Frequent twisting of the torso and lifting above shoulder height.
- Must possess tactile/touch sensitivity in hands and digits.
- Near and far visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are required for quality control and safe machine operation.
Nice To Haves
- Prior Manufacturing experience running a production machine is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Performing daily machine maintenance, changeovers, and set-ups.
- Inspecting products and making necessary mechanical adjustments to eliminate quality variations and address mechanical malfunctions.
- Troubleshooting minor operating difficulties using hand tools.
- Executing minor machine repairs.
- Operating all machines within the Folding Department.
- Examining work orders to determine production specifications.
- Inspecting product quality following established guidelines.
- Verifying order accuracy throughout production, including labeling, printing, and packaging.
- Performing machine wash-up and other general cleaning duties to maintain a tidy workspace.
- Accurately completing paperwork for labor, time, and quality tracking.
- Maintaining precise counts of envelopes for boxing, cartonizing, and palletizing.
- Neatly and uniformly packing envelopes into containers, keeping pace with machine speeds.
- Placing die-cut paper stacks into machine feeds and splicing paper rolls into web machine feeds.
Benefits
- SIGN-ON BONUS: Earn up to $5,000.00!
- 80 hours of paid vacation within your first year
- up to 3 sick days available within your first year
- climate-controlled facility
- 401k with company match
- 9 paid holidays
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
High school or GED
