Packaging Machine Operator

6AM City, LLC; Georgia; On-site; USD 37,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement plan

Holiday pay

Transit benefit

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Professional & Industrial in Rincon, GA is seeking a Packaging Machine Operator to set up, run, and maintain packaging lines on a 6am–6pm rotating day shift. This role emphasizes safety, quality, and hands-on learning with advanced packaging equipment.

You will inspect products, move materials, perform basic maintenance, and keep a clean, compliant work area. The position requires standing for long periods, lifting up to 55 lbs, and wearing steel-toe boots.

Qualifications

• Proven experience operating packaging or production machinery.
• Able to stand for long periods and lift up to 55 lbs.
• Willing to wear steel-toe boots.
• Current resume reflecting relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Setting up, operating, and maintaining packaging machines.
• Inspecting packaged products for quality and compliance.
• Handling and moving materials to and from packaging machines.
• Performing basic equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Maintaining a clean and safe work area per safety policies.

Skills

Packaging machinery operation

Manual handling

Tools

Packaging equipment

Job description

Job Description

Job searching is a lot better with someone in your corner. Hi—enter us, and this job! Kelly Professional & Industrial is seeking a Packaging Machine Operator to work at a premier manufacturing client in Rincon, GA. Sound like something you’re interested in? We’ll be here every step of the way to help you through the process, because we think job searching needs an upgrade (and a sidekick).

Salary/Pay Rate/Compensation: $21.00 per hour

Shift: 6-6 days, 21 hr

Why you should apply to be Packaging Machine Operator

• Competitive pay rate of $21 per hour
• Work with a leading manufacturing organization committed to safety and quality
• Opportunity to develop hands‑on experience with advanced packaging machinery
• Supportive team environment and ongoing career opportunities

What’s a typical day as Packaging Machine Operator?

• Setting up, operating, and maintaining various packaging machines (including shrink-wrap and automated equipment)
• Inspecting packaged products for quality, accuracy, and compliance with standards
• Handling and moving materials to and from packaging machines
• Performing basic equipment maintenance and troubleshooting
• Maintaining a clean and safe work area while adhering to all safety protocols and company policies

This job might be an outstanding fit if you

• Have proven experience operating packaging or production machinery (REQUIRED)
• Are comfortable standing for long periods and lifting up to 55 lbs
• Can work a 6am-6pm rotating day shift and are available on weekends (REQUIRED)
• Are able to reach, climb, stoop, kneel, or crawl as needed
• Own or are willing to wear steel toe boots (REQUIRED)
• Can provide a current resume reflecting relevant experience

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources.

• Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability.
• As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account.
• In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan.

Kelly Professional & Industrial recruiters are focused on only offering opportunities with companies that provide competitive pay, safe work environments, and cultures that recognize your value. Whether you’re looking for flexible shifts, performance bonuses, or a progressive work culture-we’re dedicated to finding the very best opportunities for you.

About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce. Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not