Bale Operator: Machinery, Maintenance & Team Mentoring

RR Donnelley & Sons; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

RR Donnelley & Sons is seeking an on-site Baling/Material Handler to tend baling machinery and manage bale production. You will operate equipment to shred, compress, and bind paper by-products, record weights and material grades, and perform routine maintenance as needed.

The role requires familiarity with forklift operations, bale loading, and accurate documentation, with additional responsibilities including ensuring safety and efficiency in daily tasks at the Greensboro facility.

Qualifications

• 2 years of work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of standard set ups, adjustments and operating characteristics of the equipment.
• Ability to set up, operate, and perform basic adjustments to the equipment.
• Training and mentoring new and existing employees to improve team performance.

Responsibilities

• Tend machines that shred/compresses and binds paper by-products.
• Thread tie bands around bale and tighten ends.
• Open compression chamber doors and remove bale.
• Truck bales to storage location using equipment.
• Complete daily forklift condition report.
• Weight the bales and record gross weight and material grade.
• Perform routine maintenance on baling machinery and clear obstructions.
• Load bales on trucks/rail cars for disposal and complete shipping manifests.
• Photograph container and seal for verification.

Skills

Machinery operation

Training & mentoring

Quality & record keeping

Job description

RR Donnelley & Sons is seeking an on-site Baling/Material Handler to tend baling machinery and manage bale production. You will operate equipment to shred, compress, and bind paper by-products, record weights and material grades, and perform routine maintenance as needed.

The role requires familiarity with forklift operations, bale loading, and accurate documentation, with additional responsibilities including ensuring safety and efficiency in daily tasks at the Greensboro facility.