3rd Shift Folder Gluer Operator (BIG BEND)

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success. Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

Unleash Your Potential at Quad – Don't Miss Out!

Ready to  supercharge your career  and make a lasting impact? At Quad, we're excited to welcome ambitious individuals who are driven to excel. Are you mechanically inclined or maintenance-savvy? Ready to take on a new challenge? Look no further! We're looking for motivated, detail-oriented individuals to join our team in  Franklin, WI . Your adventure to success begins now – grab this opportunity!

Quad Packaging is seeking Folder/Gluer Operators for our Franklin, WI location. We have an opening on the second shift. This is your opportunity to enhance your skills working with the industry’s most advanced Packaging equipment. At Quad, we value your experience and offer a competitive starting wage, with the potential for up to $25 or more for those with folder/gluer experience. We may also provide paid relocation for highly qualified candidates living over 100 miles from our plant.

Headquartered in Wisconsin, Quad is a marketing experience company that helps brands make direct consumer connections, from household to instore to online. The company does this through its MX Solutions Suite, a comprehensive range of marketing and print services that seamlessly integrate creative, production, and media solutions across online and offline channels. Supported by state-of-the-art technology and data-driven intelligence, Quad simplifies the complexities of marketing by removing friction wherever it occurs along the marketing journey. With approximately 11,000 employees in 11 countries, we serve around 2,100 clients, including industry-leading blue-chip companies that serve both business and consumers in multiple industry verticals, with a particular focus on commerce, including retail, consumer packaged goods, and direct-to-consumer; financial services; and health. Quad is ranked among the largest agency companies in the U.S. by Ad Age , buoyed by its full-service media agency, Rise , and creative agency, Betty . Quad is also one of the largest commercial printers in North America, according to Printing Impressions . 

Our 250,000 sq. ft. facility in Franklin, WI is a state-of-the-art packaging plant that serves a diverse range of clients, including local breweries, grocery stores, yogurt producers, automotive part suppliers, and well-known battery brands. We offer Sheetfed offset, and narrow-web flexo, along with die cutting and custom folding/gluing, all supported by advanced inline quality control systems. 

The facility is well-lit with both natural and artificial lighting, climate-controlled, and impeccably clean. We take great pride in fostering a friendly, team-oriented atmosphere where everyone collaborates to achieve our goals!

We have the following shift option to offer:

1 opening for 9 pm - 5 am, Monday-Friday + 2.00 shift premium and 1 opening 1pm-9pm Monday-Friday + 2.00 shift premium.  If hired, you may not train on the shift you were hired for.

The Operator performs set-up and operates the machine to automatically fold, glue, and affix inserts and/or outserts, security tags, and adhesive labels on preprinted stock to ensure that production accurately meets the customer job order.

This plant operates a 10-hour shift schedule, and our open shift option is below. Please note that hours are subject to change to working either 8-hour or 12-hour shifts, due to production needs. 

Job Duties:

• Performs make-ready functions.
• Production: Activate process; monitor production and adjust machine during production run as required. Synchronize the speed of the machine to maximize the crew's output.
• Perform and/or arrange for preventative maintenance according to schedule.
• Record router information and information for daily production sheets such as time spent on specific tasks, number of items produced, etc.
• Operators frequently operate and oversee the operation of more than one feeder/gluer operation at one time.
• Occasionally train workers on the Folding and Gluing Machine operations and the feeding and take-off functions.
• Cross-train as assigned.
• EXAMPLES OF POWERED EQUIPMENT USED : Folding and gluing machines, automatic sealing equipment, Inserters, Tape Heads, computers, trash compactor, automatic labelers (EAM), and roller-conveyor table. 

Required Qualifications:

• Previous Bobst Expertfold 110, Domino 110, Mistral 110, Masterfold 15 or Domino 90 Folder/Gluer experience preferred (other makes and models will be considered).
• Able to perform work-related functions requiring the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
• Read, speak, and understand the English language sufficient to interpret instructions, job orders, production sheets, and work-related documents.
• Able to communicate problems and malfunctions to co-workers and lead/management.
• Familiar with production and processing. Understands inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture and distribution of goods. Able to analyze needs and production requirements.
• Troubleshooting experience and skill sufficient to analyze the process, determine what is causing an operating error and/or identify what must be changed, and generate some possible solutions and/or use logic and analysis to decide what to do about it. 
• Candidates MUST be on time and reliable. 
• Must be able to lift 10-15 pounds continuously, up to 50 pounds occasionally throughout the shift. 

Additional Information

The actual rate of pay offered will vary based upon, but not limited to: education, skills, experience, proficiency, performance, shift, and location. In addition to base salary, depending on the role, the total compensation package may also include overtime and shift differentials. Quad offers benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, disability insurance, annual discretionary match to 401(k) based on company performance, life insurance, and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, plus childbirth short-term disability insurance, paid parental leave, adoption & surrogacy benefits, pet insurance, and more!

If you're ready to take the next step in your career with Quad, apply today and become part of a team that values growth, innovation, and your potential to excel.

We offer comprehensive benefits for eligible employees including medical, prescription, dental and vision insurance, 401(k) retirement savings, paid time off, holidays and additional benefits.

Quad is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating a place of belonging — a space where employees do not need to sacrifice who they are to exist and grow in our workplace. Quad does not discriminate on any unlawful basis including race, religion, color, national origin, disability, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Quad also prohibits harassment of applicants and employees based on any of these protected categories.

Drug-Free Workplace