3rd Shift Laminator Operator

Great Northern Corporation; Brooklyn Park (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Paid time off

Medical plan options

Overtime opportunities

Annual merit increases

Job summary

Great Northern Twin Cities in Brooklyn Park, MN, is hiring a Laminator Operator for the 3rd shift. The role operates Level Two automatic and semi-automatic laminating machines, with setup, calibration, and tolerance inspection responsibilities.

You'll join a safety‑driven, team‑focused environment offering shift differential of $2 per hour, competitive benefits, and opportunities to advance within a long‑standing, locally owned packaging manufacturer serving national brands.

Qualifications

• Experience operating laminators or similar production equipment.
• Ability to read tolerances and calibrate equipment.
• Willingness to work the 3rd shift and adhere to safety protocols.

Responsibilities

• Operate or tend Level Two automatic/semiautomatic laminating machines.
• Perform setups, calibrations, and tolerance checks.
• Maintain clean, safe work area and comply with quality standards.

Skills

Laminator operation

Safety adherence

Quality awareness

Tools

Industrial machinery

Calibration tools

Job description

Great Northern Twin Cities, 8600 Wyoming Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States of America

Job Description

Posted Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Laminator Operator – 3rd Shift (Plus $2.00/hour Shift Differential)

Why Great Northern

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another.

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

Position Summary

Under general supervision, the Laminator operator is responsible for operating or tending moderately complex automatic and semiautomatic machines and related use of hand or small power tools and fixtures in a continuous production or processing operation to produce or modify parts or products. This position will utilize Level Two automatic machines with moderate to high level of automation and technology with tasks that have substantial variety and complexity. The scope of machine operations (Level Two) for this position includes, but not limited to the specialty folder gluers, automated flatbed die-cutters, laminators, SRE, Gopfort gluer stitcher, unitizer, and Guillotine cutter. The Laminator operator requires machine set‑ups and operations, calibrating equipment and measuring tolerances.

All job responsibilities are to be performed in strict adherence with the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.

Pay/Schedule

• $24/hour - $28/hour depending on experience and qualifications (Plus $2.00/hour Shift Differential)
• 3rd Shift: Sunday – Thursday from 10:15pm until 6:15am

The Benefits of Great Northern

• Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit‑sharing retirement savings contribution
• Paid time off accrued during your first year of employment
• Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs
• Clean, comfortable breakroom
• Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level
• Flexible overtime opportunities when available and/or needed
• Annual merit increases as well as market benchmarking to ensure competitive wages

Opportunities for Growth

You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities both locally and nationally.

Check out this insightful testimonial for what one of our employees has to say about working at Great Northern : Employee Testimonial

To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.

This is a safety sensitive position
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Great Northern is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.

Great Northern Twin Cities, 8600 Wyoming Avenue North, Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States of America