Packaging Operator -Night Shift - Immediate Hire

Lignetics, INC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Short term & long-term disability

Employee referral bonus

PPE provided

Job summary

Lignetics, INC. in Kentucky is seeking a Packaging Operator to run bagging and baler operations on the night shift, 10pm to 6am, with initial training on the day shift.

You will follow safety guidelines, assist other production areas, move and wrap finished goods, and complete production reports. The role requires a High School diploma or GED, forklift/production experience, ability to read scales, and mechanical aptitude for maintenance of baler and related equipment.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Ability to read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills for baler and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Operate bagging and baler machinery with safety as a priority.
• Operate machinery and assist other production areas.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand for up to 7 hours daily.
• Notify Shift Lead of moisture or material problems.
• Maintain a clean workstation.

Skills

Forklift operation

Mechanical aptitude

Reading scales

Weight handling up to 50 lbs

Safety awareness

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Bagging machinery

Baler machinery

Pellet mills

Job description

Description

Packaging Operator

Salary: $17.00/hour plus $2.00/hour shift differential

Shift: Monday to Friday - 10pm to 6am (training for 2 weeks on first shift 6am-2pm)

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.

Packaging Operator Benefits:

• 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
• Employee heating pellet program
• 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.

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