Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Monthly Bonus! - Immediate Hire!

Lignetics; Strong (ME); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee referral bonus program

2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating hol

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance (FSA

Educational assistance

Life insurance, disability (short &amp

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Lignetics is seeking a Production Worker / Packaging Operator for the night shift (10 pm–6 am, Mon–Fri). The role combines bagging and baler work, with a $1/hr shift differential and a monthly bonus incentive.

Pre-employment checks apply, with full‑time hours and room for growth within a pellet-focused manufacturing environment. Responsibilities include operating packaging and baler machinery, maintaining safety standards, stacking and wrapping pallets, and communicating quality concerns to

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Operate packaging and baler machinery in a safe, productive manner.
• Maintain a clean, organized workstation and follow safety guidelines.
• Move, wrap, and store finished products; assist other production areas as needed.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand for 7 hours daily.
• Assist Shift Leads with starting/stopping pellet mills and reporting quality data.

Skills

Eye-hand coordination

Mechanical aptitude

Math calculations

Reading scales

Foot coordination

Forklift operation

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift training

Job description

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Salary: $19.00 to $20.00/hr. plus $1.00 per hour shift differential and Monthly Bonus Incentive

Shift: 10 pm to 6 am Monday to Friday

Job Type: Full Time

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.