Production Worker / Packaging Operator

About the role

Full-time Production Worker / Packaging Operator position. Pre-employment background check and drug screen required.

Pay

$14.50‑$15.50 per hour

Schedule

3/4‑4/3 schedule; shifts are 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM or 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM, working Saturdays with one full weekend on and one full weekend off per month.

Responsibilities

• Perform bagging and baler operations as determined by Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery safely following established guidelines.
• Assist other production areas as needed.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand for a minimum of 7 hours per day.
• Assist Shift Leads to start and stop pellet mills.
• Communicate moisture or material problems to Shift Lead.
• Maintain a clean workstation.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Bagging operation: operate bagging, baler, shrink wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jack, bag sealer; stack bags on pallets, apply covers, place finished goods in correct warehouse location; complete Bagger production report, fill pellet sample cups each ton for QC, tag pallets with QC tag (initials, date, ton number, shift).
• Baler operation: stack bales on pallets, seal bales with an iron, wrap pallets; complete Baler Operator production report, check bale weight, record information on reports and QC tags.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Ability to pass company forklift training.
• Ability to read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust weight and timing of baler and perform simple maintenance.
• Ability to do simple math calculations.

Benefits

• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Educational assistance
• Life insurance, short term & long‑term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Employee heating pellet program
• Lignetics SWAG gear including an annual pair of work boots & other PPE