Folder Gluer Operator

WestRock Company; Claremont (CA); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

401K with company match

PTO & 11 holidays

Tuition Assistance

Safety shoes reimbursement

Comprehensive training

Job summary

WestRock Company in Claremont, NC, is hiring a Folder Gluer Operator for the night shift (7PM-7AM). Starting pay depends on experience with an additional $3.00/hr night differential. The role requires performing quality audits, preparing and operating gluers, and ensuring carton quality.

Benefits include immediate Medical/Dental/Vision, 401K with company match, generous PTO and holidays, tuition assistance, and safety shoe reimbursement. Relocation may be provided for qualified candidates.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform quality audits and document results.
• Experience operating carton gluers or similar press equipment.
• Strong attention to detail and safety compliance.
• Basic math and measurement reading skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document quality audits on cartons and gluers.
• Prepare gluers for upcoming jobs and operate during runs.
• Maintain materials, complete forms, and ensure housekeeping per standards.
• Follow SQF, safety rules, and wear required PPE.

Skills

Quality audit

Machine operation

Documentation

Safety compliance

Tools

Chatillon

Mettler PM 480

Fluke IR Thermometer

Job description

Relocation Assistance May Be Provided. Hiring Immediately - Full Time Folder Gluer Operator - Claremont, NC Shift: Night shift 7PM-7AM Starting payrate depends on experience Nightshift differential: $3.00/hr

What We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision benefits available immediately
• 401K with company match
• 80 hours of Paid Time Off and 11 Paid Holidays
• Other benefits such as company paid Long-Term & Short-Term Disability, Tuition Assistance and more
• Annual Reimbursement for Safety Shoes
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

The Opportunity:

• Perform and document quality audit, verify job completion, understand job sheet, check job specifications to carton, make-ready machine. Gluer Operators have the main duties of preparing the gluers for upcoming jobs, operating the gluers during job and maintaining it between jobs, monitor carton quality, maintain materials for production, complete necessary reports (forms), maintain housekeeping to standards set by management and additional job duties assigned by department manager.

Compliance with all workplace rules, policies and procedures, i.e. SQF, safety, etc.

Protective Equipment Required: Safety glasses, ear plugs, Appropriate Gloves, Safety Shoes, Hair and Beard net if applicable, Bump Caps if applicable and Level 7 Sleeves if Applicable

• Testing and Measuring Ability (General Math): Ability to use and read basic measurement devices, (calculator, tape measure, and ruler.) Learn to operate testing devices (i.e. Chatillon, E J Caddy, Mettler PM 480, Fluke IR Thermometer. Pallet jack certification. General mechanical aptitude. Pass Farnsworth Munsel-100 Hue Test.
• Written/Verbal Communications Skills: Must follow detailed instructions for training and quality.
• Computer Skills: Basic computer skills.
• Knowledge of Cartons: Perform quality checks on cartons being processed.

Essential/Marginal functions and Physical Requirements:

Essential: Refer to DP303

Marginal: Orientation/training of temporary and/or new hire employees.

Special Note: Lifting anything over 50lbs requires a team lift and a device to lift the load. No one person is ever to lift over 50lbs.

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