Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Lignetics Inc.; Shelton (WA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

2 weeks PTO + 2 floating holidays

Medical, Dental, Vision

FSA & HSA options

Educational assistance

Life insurance, disability

401(k) with employer match

Employee heating pellet program

Boots & PPE

Job summary

Lignetics Inc. in Shelton, Washington, is seeking a Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator to operate packaging equipment, handle wood by-products, and maintain bale records. The role requires lifting up to 50 lbs, standing for long periods, and potential forklift use.

A background in manufacturing is preferred for this full-time position. Benefits include health insurance options, PTO and holidays, and a 401(k) with employer match.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Manufacturing and product line experience preferred.
• Must possess good eye, hand and foot coordination.
• Able to concentrate for extended periods and multi-task.
• Lifting 50 lbs. and standing for 7 hours per day.
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Requires the ability to do simple math calculations.

Responsibilities

• Assist and operate various packaging equipment.
• Work near machines that compress wood by-products from mill operations.
• Open compression chamber doors, place bags and remove bales from packaging equipment.
• Record bale weights and daily activity per company standards.
• Perform routine maintenance on packaging equipment.
• Learn and perform standard setups, adjustments, routine maintenance and operating characteristics of all packaging equipment.
• Forklift certified or able to obtain forklift certification to perform basic forklift duties.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Hand-eye coordination

Basic math

Education

High School diploma or GED

Tools

forklift certification

Job description

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Lignetics Inc. Shelton, Washington, United States

About this position

Description:

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Schedule: M-Th, 6a - 4:30p

Salary:$19-20/hour

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Lignetics is developing a portfolio of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled saw dust into value-add, branded consumer products.

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Responsibilities:

• Assist and operate various packaging equipment
• Work in close proximity of machines that compress wood by-products generated from mill operations or like manufacturing processes
• Open compression chamber doors, facilitates placement of bags and removal of bales from packaging equipment
• Record bales weights and keep records of daily activity per company standards
• Perform routine maintenance on packaging equipment
• Requires ability to learn and preform standard setups, adjustments, routine maintenance and operating characteristics of all packaging equipment
• Forklift certified or able to obtain forklift certification to perform basic forklift duties time to time required by the company
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Qualifications/Education:

• High School diploma or GED preferred
• Manufacturing and product line experience preferred
• Must possess good eye, hand and foot coordination
• Will need to concentrate for extended periods of time and multi-task
• Will be lifting 50 lbs. and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills
• Requires the ability to do simple math calculations

Production Worker / Shavings Baler 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 Information

$19 - $20Hourly Wage