Production Worker / Packaging Operator - Day & Night Shift - Immediate Hire!

Description

Production Worker / Packaging Operator – Full‑time position. Day opening: $18.00/hr, Monday to Friday 9 am–5 pm. Night opening: $18.00/hr plus shift differential, Monday to Friday 5 pm–1 am. Pre‑employment background check and drug screen required.

Responsibilities

• Operate bagging and baler machinery, shrink‑wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jack, and bag sealer according to safety guidelines.
• Assist other production areas as needed and move and wrap completed products.
• Lift up to 50 lb and stand for a minimum of 7 hours per day.
• Assist Shift Leads to start and stop pellet mills and communicate moisture or material problems.
• Maintain a clean workstation and perform other duties as assigned.
• Bagging operation: stack bags on pallets, cover pallets, place finished goods in correct warehouse location, complete Bagger production report, fill pellet sample cups, and tag pallets with quality‑control information.
• Baler operation: stack bales on pallets, seal and wrap pallets, complete Baler Operator production report, check bale weight, and record information on reports and quality‑control 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 for adjusting weight and timing of baler and performing simple maintenance.

Benefits

• Employee referral bonus program.
• 2 weeks paid time off plus 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 and other PPE.

Pay

Base hourly rate $18.00/hr; night shift includes a differential. Salary range $18.00 – $19.00 per hour.

Schedule

• Day shift: Monday – Friday, 9 am – 5 pm.
• Night shift: Monday – Friday, 5 pm – 1 am.