Packaging Machine Operator - 3rd Shift
Role Overview
The Packaging Machine Operator is responsible for working in a safe, efficient manner to maximize hands-on production and shipping of wood shavings.
Key Skills for This Role
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JOB SUMMARY
The Packaging Machine Operator is responsible for working in a safe, efficient manner to maximize hands-on production and shipping of wood shavings.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- SAFETY Attend monthly safety meetings Wear PPE as required Attend trainings as needed and complete required testing with sufficient results
- Attend monthly safety meetings
- Wear PPE as required
- Attend trainings as needed and complete required testing with sufficient results
- PRODUCTION Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner producing packaged materials for AWF customers Confers with shift supervisor and follows through with assigned work duties Assist with cleaning up work area Place an empty bag on the fill tube, seal, place in master pack, and hand palletize (up to 40 lbs.)
- Operate equipment in a safe and efficient manner producing packaged materials for AWF customers
- Confers with shift supervisor and follows through with assigned work duties
- Assist with cleaning up work area
- Place an empty bag on the fill tube, seal, place in master pack, and hand palletize (up to 40 lbs.)
- OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES Perform outside duties to include sweeping, picking up debris, watering flowers and shrubbery, shoveling snow, and deicing walkways as required
- Perform outside duties to include sweeping, picking up debris, watering flowers and shrubbery, shoveling snow, and deicing walkways as required
- QUALITY Maintain and verify that all current quality assurance measures are being followed and communicated
- Maintain and verify that all current quality assurance measures are being followed and communicated
QUALIFICATIONS
- High School Diploma or GED
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Physical capability to bend, squat, or stoop
- Previous mobile equipment and/or forklift preferred
PHYSICAL QUALIFICATIONS
- Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. regularly
- Ability to respond quickly to sounds
- Ability to move safely over uneven terrain or in confined spaces
- Ability to see and respond to dangerous situations
- Ability to work in extreme weather
- Be able to climb stairs and/or ladder to the stacking station areas
- Ability to wear personal protective gear correctly
- Candidate MUST be able to work in a smoke-free environment
EXPERIENCE
Manufacturing: 1 Year (Preferred)
BENEFITS
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Professional development assistance
- Referral program
- Retirement plan
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
SCHEDULE
- Sunday - Thursday
- Overtime-eligible
For consideration…
Due to the nature of our business, American Wood Fibers requires a tobacco and smoke-free environment . We offer a competitive package to include health, dental, vision and life insurance, plus profit bonus, paid time off and matching 401(k). For more company information, please visit our web site www.awf.com AWF is an EEO employer.
Corporate Office
9740 Patuxent Woods Drive, Ste. 500
Columbia, MD 21046
800-624-9663 / 410-290-8700
Fax 410-290-6660
Other Locations
- Jessup, MD / Schofield, WI / Pella, IA / Lebanon, KY / Marysville, CA / Marshall, TX / Circleville, OH / Marion, VA / Jamestown, CA / Laurinburg, NC
About American Wood Fibers
Family-owned manufacturer of wood shavings, wood flour, animal bedding, pellets, and soils for homes, pets, and businesses.
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