Production Worker / Forklift Operator

Lignetics; Shelton (WA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Employee pellet program

Lignetics SWAG gear

Job summary

Lignetics in Shelton, WA is seeking a Production Worker / Packaging Operator. The role combines bagging and baler operations, with duties to operate machinery safely and keep a clean workstation. You will move and wrap finished products, lift up to 50 lbs, and stand for about seven hours per day.

Shift is Monday through Thursday, 6:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., full-time. Pre-employment background check and drug screen apply.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Ability to read scales and perform basic math.
• Must pass forklift training.
• Mechanical aptitude for baler/weight timing.

Responsibilities

• Operate bagging and baler machinery in a safe, productive manner.
• Assist other production areas as needed.
• Move and wrap finished products and maintain clean workstation.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand ~7 hours daily.
• Assist Shift Leads with pellet mill start/stop.

Skills

Forklift operation

Production line experience

Reading scales

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Bagging machine

Baler machine

Shrink wrap machine

Forklift

Pallet jack

Bag sealer

Job description

• Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

• Salary: $19.00/hour
• Shift: M-Th, 6a - 4:30p
• Job Type: Full Time

Production Worker / 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.

Forklift Operator Responsibilities

• Operation of forklift in the warehouse and other production areas to move, transport and stack wrapped pallets of wood pellets in a neat and orderly fashion.
• Operate forklift to load trucks for delivery, ensuring all required paperwork has been filled out and signed
• Count and record pallets for inventory purposes
• Stack junk pallets until they can be disposed of properly
• Maintain communication with co-workers and control room leads on status of work
• Other duties as assigned.

Production Worker / 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.
• Requires the ability to do simple math calculations.

Production Worker / 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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Salary Description

$19.00/hour