Packaging Operator - Night Shift

Lignetics, Inc.; Kenbridge (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee referral bonus program

Paid time off (2 weeks) + 2 floating

Job summary

Lignetics, Inc. is hiring a Packaging Operator to join our production team. The role covers bagging and baler operations on a 5pm-5am 3-2-2-3 schedule, with training Mon-Fri 7am-3pm. Base pay $18.00/hr plus $1/hr shift differential and a 2% annual bonus.

You’ll operate packaging and baler machinery, help other areas, lift up to 50 lbs, and maintain safety and cleanliness while following English-language safety protocols. Pre-employment checks apply.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Pass forklift training.
• Read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• English reading and safety command abilities in a manufacturing setting.

Responsibilities

• Operate two functions: bagging and baler operations as directed by Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery safely according to established guidelines.
• Assist other production areas as needed.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand at least 7 hours daily.
• Assist Shift Leads to start/stop pellet mills.
• Communicate moisture or material problems to Shift Lead.
• Maintain a clean workstation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Coordination

Mechanical aptitude

Troubleshooting

Reading scales

English proficiency

Safety awareness

Forklift training

Education

High School diploma or GED preferred

Tools

Forklift

Bagging machine

Baler

Pallet jack

Job description

About this position

Packaging Operator

Salary: $18.00hr plus $1/hour Shift Differential +2% annual bonus

Shift: 5pm-5am on a 3, 2, 2, 3 schedule

** Training will be Mon-Fri 7am-3pm for the first two weeks**

Job Type: Full Time

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Packaging Operator Responsibilities:

• The packaging operator is required to perform two functions: the bagging operation and the baler operation. The packaging operator must maintain the ability to perform both bagging and baler functions as determined by the Shift Leads
• Operate machinery in a productive manner using the established safety guidelines and procedures.
• Responsible for assisting other production areas, as needed.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Will be lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day
• Assist the Shift Leads to start and stop the pellet mills.
• Communicate any moisture or material problems to Shift Lead.
• Maintain a clean workstation.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Bagging Operation:

• Responsible for operating a variety of machinery, primarily bagging and baler machines, shrink wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jack, and bag sealer.
• Stacking bags on pallets, putting covers on pallets and placing finished goods in the correct warehouse location.
• Position requires accurate completion of the Bagger production report, filling pellet sample cups every ton for quality control information, and tagging pallet with Quality Control tag with initials, date, ton number, and the shift the pallet was completed.

The Baler Operation:

• Stacking bales on pallets, sealing bales with an iron, and wrapping pallets.
• Position requires accurate completion of the Baler Operator production report, checking bale weight, and recording information on various reports and quality control tags.

Packaging Operator Qualifications/Education:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Will require good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Will need to pass the company forklift training.
• Required to read and interpret scales.
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust the weight and timing of baler and various other simple maintenance problems.
• Ability to immediately understand and react to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a Manufacturing setting.
• Proficient in English to accurately read, interpret, and execute equipment lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) protocols and machine operation manuals.
• Sufficient English verbal skills to clearly and instantly report machine malfunctions, near-misses, or unsafe floor conditions to supervisors and team members.
• This role operates in the immediate vicinity of fast-moving, heavy automated equipment. Clear, real-time communication and strict adherence to English-language safety signage are mandatory for workplace safety.
• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Educational assistance
• Life insurance, short term & long-term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE

Lignetics believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or on any other protected status under state, local or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination.