Baler Operator

About the role

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

Responsibilities

• Pick up waste from corrugator end of shift.
• Weigh all waste and enter number on waste tag.
• Shred weighed waste.
• Weigh bales and fill out bale tags.
• Load bales into trailer as needed.
• Enter weighed waste into shop floor computer.
• Ensure loads used for dunnage are sprayed, stacked neatly and have the pink copy of the waste tag attached.
• Replace waste carts at the wet end with empty ones.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED.
• Authorized to work in the U.S.
• Ability to read and understand basic English instructions.
• Minimum 2 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
• 2nd shift, 3pm – 11pm.

Pay

• Starting salary: $29.82 per hour.
• Annual bonus based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.

Benefits

• Paid vacation: 2 weeks per calendar year (pro-rata during initial year based on start date).
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage eligibility within first 30 days of employment for employee and dependents.
• Automatic enrollment in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer matching contributions.