General Labor

Smurfit Westrock; Battle Creek (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Vision insurance

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock in Battle Creek, MI is hiring for an entry-level manufacturing role. The job starts at a starting wage of $25.50 per hour and includes a 12-hour shift pattern: 4 days on, 4 days off. Initial training may require both day and night work during a 60-day probation period, after which most shifts become night 7pm–7am.

This is a union facility with seniority-based shift bids. The role involves basic tasks in a heavy manufacturing environment, including reading a tape measure, safety

Qualifications

• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Ability to follow safety rules and attendance policy.
• Ability to perform basic math and operate computers.

Responsibilities

• Entry level position in a heavy manufacturing environment that may progress to additional responsibilities.
• Work in a 12-hour shift with 4 days on and 4 days off; adapt to day/night training periods.

Skills

Tape measure reading

Team player

Attention to safety

Job description

Description & Requirements

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

Career Opportunity

Join our team for a rewarding career! We offer a great starting wage of $25.50 that quickly escalates as skills progress. We are now on a 12-hour shift: 4 days on, 4 days off. All starting positions will require you to be flexible working days and nights during the probationary training period (60 days). After that, most applicants will be on night shifts from 7pm – 7 am. We are a union facility and honor seniority rights for job and shift bids.

How You Will Impact Smurfit Westrock

• This is an entry level position in a manufacturing environment that will progress to additional responsibilities.
• Heavy manufacturing facility which could involve sitting, standing walking, working overhead, grasping, pulling, pushing, kneeling, climbing stairs and ladders, and lifting to 50 lbs. for long periods throughout the shift.

What You Need To Succeed

• Ability to read a tape measure
• Ability to work in non-climate-controlled temperatures. Hot in the summer, cool in the winter.
• Ability to follow all safety rules
• Ability to follow a strict attendance policy.
• Team player mentality
• Shift flexibility (you cannot pick your schedule; it's based on bids, line of progression, shift coverage, and training. We ask from the top and force from the bottom).
• Ability to operate in heavy manufacturing site, lift to 50 lbs. and work variable schedule and overtime as needed.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must be willing to work in a tobacco free facility.
• Must be able to perform basic math, effectively operate computers.

What We Offer

• Our company culture is based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Referral program
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer, but before starting employment.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.