General Laborer

About the role

Location: 841 Market Street, Nekoosa, WI 54457.

Impact: Perform miscellaneous or assigned duties associated with the support of General Production and Manufacturing in our Nekoosa and Wisconsin Rapids facilities.

Nekoosa is the premier manufacturer of specialty print media, with a 60-year legacy of innovation. We offer an extensive portfolio of pressure sensitive films, waterproof synthetic paper, specialty print media, overlaminates, application tapes, and carbonless papers used to produce general-purpose signage; window, wall, and floor graphics; waterproof menus; cut lettering and decals; and multipart forms. Nekoosa has 6 locations across the U.S. and a partner, Fourbases, in Aalter, Belgium. Our expertise spans coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion capabilities. We have built an energized culture focused on growth, employee development and market leadership. Our success is rooted in our people, and we are committed to promoting work/life balance and integration by investing significantly in employee-friendly policies and practices. Whether you are looking to start, make a change, or advance your career, find your path at Nekoosa, and leave your mark on the world.

Responsibilities

• Execute and support all waste and scrap operations.
• Work with Inventory Control Coordinator to organize the loading/unloading of trucks, locating all products per process.
• Unload delivery trucks (packaging, pallets & misc).
• Collect billing paperwork and packing slips.
• Empty stretch wrap broke gaylords and put through baler.
• Support all machine assets and Trimmer production as needed.
• Responsible for collecting broke and waste materials from all machine assets.
• Remove empty pallets from converting and coating areas and band up full cardboard pallets.
• Convert waste material into bales or other waste disposition methods.
• Perform daily housekeeping.
• Perform miscellaneous duties as required, including general cleanup.
• Know, understand and follow documented procedures.
• Abide by safety rules and practices.
• Operate tow motor and clamp truck.
• Focused training to learn how to operate machine assets, and develop and promote to higher grade responsibilities.

Requirements

• Must be able to perform all job duties successfully and safely.
• Must be able to safely operate mobile equipment as required.
• Must be physically capable of lifting, pushing, and moving product and scrap materials consistently.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, life, AD&D, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous annual time off allotment, including vacation (based on company service), parental leave, paid volunteer time, sick or emergency time, and 12 holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 per year), scholarships for dependents, and annual steel toe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement.
• 401(k), Employee Assistance Program (available to employees and their families), annual bonus program, referral bonus program (up to $750), STD, LTD, and much more!
• New hires benefit eligibility on the 1st of the month following date of hire.

Schedule

Onsite - rotating shifts: 1st shift one week (6 am – 4 pm), then 2nd shift the next week (4 pm – 2 am), Monday – Thursday.