Clamp Truck Oper - 2nd

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is the go-to leader and partner of choice in sustainable packaging. We are dedicated to creating efficient and scalable paper and packaging solutions to help solve complex packaging challenges. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity and respect, we are committed to delivering meaningful value for shareholders, customers, employees and the communities where we operate.

About the role

Join the WestRock team in Sioux City, IA as a Clamp Truck Operator in the warehouse. Available shift: 2nd.

Pay

Starting wage range: $20.06/hr with increases to $21.13/hr after 60 days. Additional shift differential of $0.43/hr for 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Benefits

• Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision) available after 60 days
• Life Insurance and Short-Term Disability
• Paid lunches and breaks
• 401(k) with company contributions
• Paid holidays and PTO within the first year
• Reimbursements for boots and prescription safety glasses
• Employee referral program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Career development opportunities

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English
• Basic data entry skills for daily diaries and machine production counts
• Corrected vision to:
  • Read factory order cards
  • Compare print cards to printed boxes
  • Distinguish imperfections in printed boxes
  • Read all posted signs in the plant and on machines
  • View oncoming traffic in ceiling-mounted mirrors
  • Read warning labels on package containers
  • Read M.S.D.S. sheets
  • Accurately read a tape rule to 1/16th graduations
• Ability to distinguish colors and discern different hues to match color swatches and identify start/stop buttons and safety lights
• Ability to hear warning buzzers, sirens, and other employees on the plant floor
• Ability to step up and down from the conveyor system (raised approximately 11 inches) and navigate crosswalks (approximately 3.5 inches wide)
• Basic math skills: addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication
• Ability to tie a bundling knot, requiring finger dexterity, wrist twisting, and pulling motion with arms and upper back
• Must wear required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), including:
  • Eye protection and hearing protection at all times on the production floor
  • Kevlar gloves when working around blades or banding
  • Red S.A.F.E. hat or visor during probationary period on the production floor
• Ability to handle 48” x 48” pallets weighing approximately 50 lbs, sometimes repetitively

Physical Requirements

• Standing for long periods
• Sitting for long periods
• Bending (sometimes repeatedly)
• Squatting or kneeling (sometimes repeatedly)
• Repetitive motion or twisting in hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, waist, and back
• Gripping while using hand tools, turning knobs/dials, clearing jams, and picking up sheets
• Ability to work in varying climates: hot/humid, cold, dry, wet, windy, seasonal changes, indoors or outdoors

Responsibilities

• Pass a written and driving test to obtain an operator’s license
• Familiarize quickly with controls of several trucks
• Perform start-of-shift checks and daily preventive maintenance (P.M.s)
• Mount and dismount the truck using a three-point procedure
• Operate the lift in reverse, requiring turning at the waist and head for visibility
• Navigate uneven surfaces and dock plates with minimal suspension cushioning
• Monitor traffic and read tags on bayed stock
• Look up to read information on items stacked near the ceiling
• Use depth perception and peripheral vision to avoid collisions and stack stock safely
• Maintain corrugator lineups by:
  • Keeping the corrugator stocked at all times
  • Keeping the roll stock area neat and organized
  • Unloading highway vans
  • Keeping the starch area neat and clean
  • Assisting the corrugator crew as needed
  • Assisting with hogging duties
• Pick up spilled stock sheets (up to 98” wide and 138” long) from the floor to a maximum height of 65 inches
• Change L.P.G. fuel tanks on the lift, including:
  • Using appropriate PPE
  • Unscrewing the fuel line with a twisting wrist motion
  • Lifting and transporting empty tanks (20–40 lbs) to and from tank racks outside the plant
  • Removing and transporting full tanks (50–60 lbs) back to the truck
• Perform any task related to the operation of the equipment, as assigned by the shift supervisor
• May be reassigned to other tasks due to lack of work, machine breakdowns, or urgent needs, including plant cleanup (e.g., sweeping, painting, mopping, snow removal, cleaning debris from cyclone areas)

Candidates are required to undergo a drug screening after receiving a conditional job offer but before starting employment.