Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Lignetics, INC.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 19,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks paid time off

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

Educational assistance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Short/Long-term disability

Employee heating pellet program

Lignetics SWAG gear

Job summary

Lignetics, INC. is seeking a Production Worker / Packaging Operator in the United States for a 3/4-4/3 schedule, 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM, with Saturdays and rotating weekends. This role operates bagging and baler machinery, maintains safety/quality standards, and supports other production areas as needed.

You will lift up to 50 lbs, stand for ~7 hours, and complete production reports. Forklift training is required; pre-employment background check and drug screen apply.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Must pass forklift training.
• Read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to do simple math calculations.

Responsibilities

• Operate packaging and baler machinery in a safe, productive manner.
• Move and wrap finished products and assist other production areas as needed.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand for about 7 hours per day.
• Complete production reports (bagger and baler) with accuracy.
• Assist Shift Leads in starting/stopping pellet mills and reporting moisture/material issues.

Skills

Forklift experience

Production line experience

Mechanical aptitude

Eye-hand-foot coordination

Math calculations

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift

Job description

Description

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Salary

$14.50-$15.50/hour

Shift

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

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.
• 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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