Mill Reserve / Production Operator

Sappi; Cloquet (MN); On-site; USD 60,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sappi in Cloquet, MN is hiring for a Mill Reserve position to provide relief to production staff. This full-time bargaining unit role starts at $29.33/hour and includes a full benefits package, with a 12-hour rotating shift schedule (four on, four off) featuring two day shifts and two midnight shifts, operating 24/7.

The role requires strict safety adherence, operation of heavy equipment, lifting, and teamwork in a busy mill environment.

Qualifications

• Must comply with safety rules and wear required PPE.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

• Operate forklift/clamp trucks, cranes and heavy equipment.
• Feed raw materials into production machinery.
• Monitor production with multiple screens and systems.
• Inspect products for defects to maintain quality.
• Maintain logs and records.
• Perform minor maintenance tasks.

Skills

Safety compliance

Team player

Safety equipment use

Clean/organized work area

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Forklift operation

Overhead cranes

Heavy equipment

Job description

The purpose of the Mill Reserve position is to provide relief to production employees. This is a full-time bargaining unit position, with a starting wage of $29.33/hour offering a full benefits package. The normal schedule for this position is a 12-hour rotating shift schedule. The four on, four off schedule will include two 12 hour day shifts, followed by two 12 hour midnight shifts. The Cloquet Mill operates 24/7.

Job Requirements

• Strict adherence to safety rules, policies, and best practices.
• Wear proper safety equipment which will include safety glasses, steel toed boots/shoes, and may require hard hat, respirator, face shield or gloves.
• Work cooperatively as a part of a team.
• Maintain a clean, safe, and orderly work area.

Duties May Include

• Operate machinery such as fork/clamp trucks, overhead cranes, and other heavy equipment.
• Feed raw materials into production machinery.
• Monitor the production process, to include frequent computer use with multiple screens.
• Inspect finished products for defects to ensure quality standards are met.
• Maintain logs and records.
• Perform minor maintenance activities.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged exposure to noise, heat, dust and dirt.
• Working around and with heavy, fast moving equipment and chemicals.
• Must be able to perform physical activities that require considerable use of arms and legs and moving the entire body. This will include climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, carrying, bending, kneeling, crouching, crawling, pushing/pulling, squatting, and stooping.

Preferred Experience And Licenses

• State Boiler License highly preferred, or ability to obtain licensure.
• Experience safely using forklifts or other heavy equipment preferred.
• Shiftwork experience.
• Experience working in a physically demanding role and/or in an industrial manufacturing/paper mill setting

High school diploma or equivalent is required.

A valid drivers license is required.

Salary is determined by a number of factors including the value of the job to the organization, market forces, internal equity and skills brought to the job.

Sappi provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Sappi complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.