Production Operator - Night Shift

Unbox your potential with a leader in trusted, high-quality food service essentials and supply chain solutions. Join a culture built on integrity, growth, relationships, and excellence as a Production Operator at Ross & Wallace in Hammond, LA.

About the role

Operate and maintain machines that fabricate and assemble paper products such as paper bags. This position is on the Night Shift, Monday through Thursday, 4:30 pm – 3:00 am, with occasional overtime or Friday work at management’s discretion.

Responsibilities

• Follow all plant safety protocols.
• Perform quality checks to ensure product meets required specifications.
• Monitor machine operation to detect and correct malfunctions (improper forming, glue flow, pasteboard tension).
• Install machine attachments for gluing, folding, printing, or cutting.
• Cut products to specified dimensions using hand or power cutters.
• Load paper rolls onto machine feed tracks and thread paper through gluing, coating, and slitting rollers.
• Monitor finished products as they drop from forming machines into hoppers and chutes to prevent jamming.
• Adjust guide assemblies, forming bars, and folding mechanisms using hand tools.

Requirements

• Prior machine operator experience in a manufacturing environment is a plus but not required—training provided.
• Mechanical skills are beneficial.
• Ability to read, write, and perform basic math.
• Reliable attendance and productivity.
• Strong communication skills; ability to report issues promptly.
• Manual dexterity and physical stamina.
• Attention to detail.

Work Environment & Physical Demands

• Ability to lift and/or carry a minimum of 50 lbs.
• Comfortable working in a non-temperature-controlled manufacturing environment.
• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Frequent use of hands and fingers to grasp products.
• Ability to work at a rapid pace.
• Climbing and other consistent physical activity required.

Pre-hire Employment

All offers of employment are conditional on the results of a successful criminal background check, physical, and drug screening (including marijuana, regardless of state laws).

Pay

$20.00 – $22.00 hourly, based on skills, qualifications, and experience.

Benefits

• Competitive total rewards package including health and financial wellness benefits.
• Fringe benefits.
• Paid time off.
• Annual bonus program.