Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Lignetics; Kingwood (WV); On-site; USD 20,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Floating holidays

Health insurance

Educational assistance

Life insurance

Disability benefits

401(k) with match

PPE provided

Work boots

Job summary

Lignetics, INC. seeks a Production Worker / Packaging Operator for a 3/4-4/3 schedule (8:00 PM–8:00 AM or 8:00 AM–8:00 PM) with Saturdays and alternating weekends. You will operate bagging, baler, and related machinery, move and wrap products, and support other production areas.

Must lift up to 50 lbs, stand long hours, read scales, and follow LOTO and safety protocols in English. Background check and drug screen are required. Competitive benefits included.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Ability to understand and react to English safety commands in a manufacturing setting.
• Proficient in English to read and execute LOTO protocols and manuals.
• Clear verbal and written communication to report malfunctions or safety issues.
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read scales and perform simple math.

Responsibilities

• Operate bagging and baler machines and support equipment safely.
• Move, wrap, and pallet finished products.
• Assist Shift Leads in starting/stopping pellet mills.
• Maintain clean, organized workstations.
• Report moisture or material issues and follow safety notices.

Skills

English proficiency

Mechanical aptitude

Basic math

LOTO knowledge

Team communication

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift training

Production line experience

Job description

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Job Type: Full-time

Shift: 3/4-4/3 schedule, 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM OR 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM working Saturdays with 1 full weekend on and 1 full weekend off per month

Salary: $14.50-$15.50/hour

• Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

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.

Production Worker / Packaging Operator Qualifications/Education

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• 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.
• 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.

Salary Description

$14.50-$15.50