Packaging Production Operator – Flexible Shifts

Smurfit Westrock; Lanett (AL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401K with company match

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Disability insurance

Tuition assistance

Safety shoes allowance

Training opportunities

Job summary

Smurfit Westrock is hiring full-time team members in Lanett, AL. Shifts run day or night (7AM-7PM or 7PM-7AM), with a $1.00/hr differential for night shift. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, holidays, and more.

You will handle palletizing, labeling, safety checks, data entry, and basic maintenance tasks in a fast-paced packaging operation. Candidates must be able to read and follow manuals, perform basic math, and communicate effectively.

Qualifications

• Ability to read materials to understand and apply content, such as instruction manuals, procedure manuals or assembly manuals.
• Ability to write in order to accomplish such tasks as completing forms or communicating simple instructions.
• Ability to perform basic math such as addition, subtraction, multiplications, and division.
• Ability to carry out tasks which require a sequence of steps usually performed in a particular order – the problems are routine and easy to recognize.
• Ability to make decisions that are short-range and usually affect only a small group or work team.
• Ability to communicate to explain or interpret well-defined business issues or procedures, following established patterns

Responsibilities

• Remove packed cases from conveyor and place them on pallets
• Apply labels to pallets
• Alert operator to carton defects when found
• Follow all safety rules and procedures and actively participate in the plant safety process
• Meet the highest level of equipment production uptime
• Accurately input production data into the system
• Actively participate in the preventative maintenance program
• Work with and /or cross train as a Feeder Inspector Packer in Finishing
• Maintain housekeeping and organization at the Stackoff area

Skills

Reading materials

Writing ability

Basic math

Sequencing tasks

Decision making

Communication

Job description

Smurfit Westrock is hiring full-time team members in Lanett, AL. Shifts run day or night (7AM-7PM or 7PM-7AM), with a $1.00/hr differential for night shift. Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401K, PTO, holidays, and more.

You will handle palletizing, labeling, safety checks, data entry, and basic maintenance tasks in a fast-paced packaging operation. Candidates must be able to read and follow manuals, perform basic math, and communicate effectively.