Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter

USA Today Co.; Lakeland (FL); On-site; USD 16,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

The Ledger in Lakeland, FL is hiring a part-time Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter to support packaging and mail distribution. This entry-level role requires safety awareness and the ability to lift 10–50 pounds, stand for long periods, and adapt to changing assignments.

You will feed preprints into inserter equipment, monitor lines, stack bundles for shipping, and help keep production areas clean and organized. Prior experience is not required.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required.
• Safety awareness is a must.
• Above-average problem-solving skills to monitor and repair equipment.
• Physical dexterity required to lift/move material.
• Must stand for long periods and lift 10–50 pounds or more.
• Able to adapt to changing work assignments on short notice.
• Work around production equipment and forklifts.

Responsibilities

• Feed preprints into the insert machine hopper neatly and accurately.
• Monitor the insert machine to minimize double inserts and skips.
• Remove completed bundles and stack for shipping.
• Run and monitor press lines to ensure production continuity.
• Apply product keys to products and bundles as required.
• Organize and stage products for shipping.
• Label pieces for mail distribution.
• General clean-up of papers, skids, and debris.

Skills

Safety awareness

Problem-solving

Physical dexterity

Standing long periods

Lifting 10–50 lbs

Flexibility in scheduling

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Job description

Warehouse Worker/Mailroom Inserter
The Ledger, Lakeland
$14.00 per hour
The Ledger has immediate part-time openings for Mailroom Inserters. This is an entry-level position performing post-press-related packaging tasks.

Responsibilities:

• Feed preprints into the insert machine hopper neatly and accurately.


• Monitor the insert machine to reduce double inserts and/or skips so that all jackets have the correct inserts.


• Remove completed bundles, weighing 10 to 50 pounds, and stack them neatly for the next step in packaging delivery.


• Run and monitor press lines to ensure continuous production, proper setup, and timely output of finished products.


• Apply product keys to the appropriate products and bundles on press lines, ensuring accuracy and alignment with production requirements.


• Organize, stack, and stage products for shipping to support efficient loading and on-time distribution.


• Label multiple pieces for mail distribution, ensuring accuracy and compliance with mailing requirements.


• Perform general clean-up of papers, skids, and debris that accumulate during the workday.

Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED


• Employees must have a high degree of safety awareness.


• Above-average problem-solving skills necessary to monitor and repair automatic inserting and collating equipment.


• Requires physical dexterity to lift and move material. Must be able to stand for long periods of time and must be able to lift or pile newspaper products that vary in weight from 10 to 50 pounds or more at one time.


• Must be able to change work assignments on short notice and be flexible in scheduling.


• Position requires working in production areas while forklifts, pallet jacks, inserting, and related equipment are in use.