Assistant - Bag Machine Operator (day shift)

ProAmpac; White House (TN); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Quarterly attendance bonus

Premium pay built into shift schedule

Paid Time Off with 2 personal days

11 paid company holidays

401k with company match

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Company-provided life insurance

Disability insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Job summary

ProAmpac is hiring a dedicated Assistant Bag Machine Operator for the day shift at our White House, TN facility. You will assist the bag machine operator in threading materials, starting the machine, and ensuring quality output with minimal waste.

This role requires teamwork, safety awareness, and the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. Eligible for benefits including PTO, holidays, and 401k.

Qualifications

• Experience in fast-paced manufacturing environments.
• Ability to follow safety protocols and GMP/SQF guidelines.
• Willingness to multi-task and learn hands-on processes.

Responsibilities

• Assist the operator in threading materials through guides and rollers.
• Support in starting and monitoring the bag machine for quality and efficiency.
• Help with material handling, loading, and equipment setup.
• Maintain production speed with minimal waste and adhere to schedules.
• Refer work orders and coordinate with warehouse for paper supply.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Manual handling

Tools

Hoist operation

Bag machine operation

Job description

Assistant - Bag Machine Operator (day shift)

Job Category: Operations/Production/Manufacturing

Requisition Number: ASSIS005260

• Posted : August 18, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site
• Rate : $19 USD per hour

Locations

Showing 1 location

605 Highway 76
White House, TN 37188, USA

Description

Now hiring! Come work at a place to build your future and be an integral part of a fast-paced, safety-oriented, and growing industry! We are an ESSENTIAL employer that is ACTIVELY HIRING at our White House, TN facility!

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement and Impact. The safety and health of our team is our top priority. ProAmpac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you.

ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• Quarterly Attendance Bonus
• Premium pay built into your shift schedule
• Paid Time Off (PTO) with 2 additional personal days
• 11 paid company holidays
• 401k with company match
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and other supplemental offerings
• Company-provided life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement

SCHEDULE: 12hr Days / Monday - Thursday / 7:00am - 7:00pm (Need 3)

12hr Days / Rotating 2-2-3 / 7:00am - 7:00pm (Need 1)

The Assistant Bag Machine Operator’s is responsible for assisting in the overall operation of the machine ensuring the quality and efficiency of the bags created by the bag machines. The primary responsibility consists of assisting the operator in running and managing the machine that automatically measures, prints, cuts, folds, and glues, or seals to form bags.

Essential Duties and Tasks:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to assist the operator in each essential job function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Assist operator in threading materials from parent roll through guides and rollers to cutters, gluer, printer, folding device, or electric sealer.
• Assist in starting machine, observes operation, and adjusts machine to ensure uniform shearing, printing, folding, gluing, or sealing of continuous roll of material into finished bags.
• May insert shaft into core of parent roll and secure with steel collars, using hand tools, and mount roll onto
  machine, using hoist.
• Assist in Operating machine in proper manner, maintaining high production and a quality product, with minimum waste, while maintaining set goals of machine speeds
• References work orders for paper supply, and requisitions paper from the warehouse when necessary.
• Assists in diagnosing problems on machines and corrects immediately, to keep smooth production flow.
• Performs daily maintenance on machine including: oiling machine, cleaning drum area of machine, re-taping, and scraping down.
• Communicates well with other operators and teammates at shift change.
• Adheres and maintains equipment to all GMP and SQF regulations at all times.
• Ability to multi-task as well as work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment

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