OPS - Starch Baler - CK

Veritiv • Fullerton, CA

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Our Starch Baler will be responsible for mixing supplies to make adhesive for production requirements and recording the weight of all waste. This role involves operating a baler, collecting and processing waste from production lines, and maintaining equipment. The position requires adherence to safety protocols and accurate record-keeping.

Requirements

• 1–3 years in a corrugated, packaging, or manufacturing facility.
• Ability to stand for long periods and frequently lift or carry items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Certification or ability to safely operate a forklift or pallet jack.
• Strict adherence to plant safety rules, including LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) procedures to prevent accidents during maintenance.
• 0-1 years of related job experience.
• Ability to lift, twist and carry up 50 - 75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing pallet jack.
• Walking/Standing - walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders. Stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
• Sitting - sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment.
• Lifting - lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance .
• Stooping - performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations. May bend at the waist.
• Kneeling - kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.

Nice To Haves

• High School Diploma Preferred

Responsibilities

• Periodically double-check measurements.
• Occasionally maintain and clean mechanisms.
• Operate baler.
• Bale all waste generated by corrugator as well as waste from trimmed roll stock.
• Drive forklift to pickup waste from various locations around the plant.
• Fill out waste report daily.
• Fill carrier and borax hopper when needed.
• Follow formula for mixing adhesive manually and monitor system when running on auto.
• Check starch parameters as to viscosity, gel temp, and temperature on finished batches and holding tanks.
• Record consumption data.
• Check production run sheet for starch requirements type and amount.
• Record all QC information.
• Put empty cores in the core bin.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Transport loose scrap, bad sheets, and trim waste from production lines to the baler area.
• Safely feed waste into the shredder and run the baling machine to compress it.
• Wrap completed bales in wire or strapping and secure them tightly before removal.
• Weigh, tag, and track bales using plant scales and software.
• Keep the work zone spotless, unclog paper jams, and perform daily checks on the baler fans and components.

Benefits

• Healthcare benefits (including medical, dental, vision, and health savings account)
• life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• 401k
• paid time off
• tuition reimbursement
• employee assistance program
• other fringe benefits

What This Job Offers

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