What are the responsibilities and job description for the Graveyard Packaging Operator position at Exact Staff?
ExactStaff is one of the leading woman-owned National Staffing companies. For more than 25 years companies have used our services to staff for their workforce needs because they trust and love our professionalism and the innovative, fun approach to our working partnerships.
Our customer is a wood pellet manufacturer who has operated in the PNW for over 30 years and they are looking for packaging operators to ensure their production operation runs smoothly.
Packaging Operator
Location : Brownsville, OR
Pay : $18.00 an hour
Night Shift : 6pm - 6 : 30am, Rotating days of the week schedule
Will be lifting up to 50 lbs and on your feet continuously throughout your entire shift
Production Worker / Packaging Operator Responsibilities :
Operate machinery in a productive manner using the established safety guidelines and procedures.
Move and wrap completed products.
Will be lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day
Assist the Shift Leads to start and stop the pellet mills.
Communicate any moisture or material problems to Shift Lead.
The Bagging Operation :
Responsible for operating a variety of machinery, primarily bagging and baler machines, shrink wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jack, and bag sealer.
Stacking bags on pallets, putting covers on pallets and placing finished goods in the correct warehouse location.
Position requires accurate completion of the Bagger production report, filling pellet sample cups every ton for quality control information, and tagging pallet with Quality Control tag with initials, date, ton number, and the shift the pallet was completed.
The Baler Operation :
Stacking bales on pallets, sealing bales with an iron, and wrapping pallets.
Position requires accurate completion of the Baler Operator production report, checking bale weight, and recording information on various reports and quality control tags.
Production Worker / Packaging Operator Qualifications / Education :
Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
Will need to pass the company forklift training.
Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust the weight and timing of baler and various other simple maintenance problems. Required to read and interpret scales and the ability to do simple math calculations.
Hiring Requirements :
Valid identification that proves your right to work in the United States
As a condition of employment, you may be required to pass a drug screen and background check.
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