Line Op 2 - WA - Day Shift

Company Overview

Paragon Films, a premier manufacturer of premium‑quality stretch film products, is seeking Line Operators to join our growing team with openings on the Day Shift. Paragon believes employees are the greatest asset and is dedicated to bringing talented individuals into that family. If you are looking for a position with an exceptional, safety‑minded company that has extraordinary core values and opportunities, you have found it!

Position Summary

The Line Operator has a thorough understanding of the extrusion process and is responsible for ensuring the production line is operating properly in order to meet production standards both in quality and quantity while helping to ensure safety standards are maintained. A Line Operator must be knowledgeable in and follow all procedures needed to ensure the proper, safe, and efficient operation of their production line. The position works under established guidelines and company policy.

Responsibilities

• Monitors schedules and makes preparations for line changeovers, performs screen changes when required, monitors product after each change and hourly to ensure production quality standards are met; pulls rolls, properly labels and packages product meeting established quality standards; updates Sr. Line Operator throughout the shift on any scrap generated, the cause for the scrap and the corrective action.
• Monitors line computers, recognizes any wrong or dangerous conditions and instantly reports those to Sr. Line Operator or Team Manager; maintains training to be able to shut down or start a line when needed.
• Pulls all QA tests and monitors results to ensure quality product is being produced; communicates any quality issues to Sr. Line Operator in a timely manner to ensure minimal waste and loss of profit; further trains in quality by performing tasks in the lab including researching, testing and processing rolls with guidance from management; maintains calibration of test equipment based on schedule and assists outside vendors in the quality lab; ensures testing, quarantine and sample areas are clean and organized.
• Stays current on machinery for production set‑up and troubleshoots a variety of issues on assigned line; performs troubleshooting to maintain production efforts; fine‑tunes equipment (die adjustment, edge pins, winder adjustments, etc.) to ensure quality standards are met.
• Completes all shift and line reports in a timely manner and assists in training of other production personnel.
• Monitors line and work area for cleanliness and performs periodic housekeeping tasks as needed to ensure a clean and organized production floor.
• Performs other duties as requested or assigned by management.

Schedule

12‑hour straight shifts without monthly rotation; Day Shift hours are 7:00 am – 7:00 pm. Employees work a 2‑2‑3 schedule with every other weekend off, providing a 3‑day weekend. This results in roughly 14 work days per month while maintaining the same total hours as a 20‑day month. Overtime, shift changes, and adherence to deadlines may be required.

Benefits

• Shift premium for Day Shift: $0.30 per hour.
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment, flexible spending accounts, and long‑term disability.
• Company‑paid short‑term disability, life insurance, and accidental death & dismemberment.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Discretionary annual incentive program with a vesting schedule of 25 % (prorated if hired prior to October 1st of the bonus calendar year); 100 % eligibility after 3 years.
• Paid vacation accrual: 0.77 hours per week at hire, 1.54 hours per week after 1 year, 2.31 hours per week after 4 years, and 3.08 hours per week