Production Worker

Job Description

Job Description

Job: Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Location: Shelton, WA

Job Type: Full Time

Shift Schedule: M-Th, swing shift

Salary: $19-20/hour

** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Lignetics is developing a portfolio of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled saw dust into value-add, branded consumer products.

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Responsibilities:

• Assist and operate various packaging equipment.
• Work in close proximity of machines that compress wood by-products generated from mill operations or like manufacturing processes.
• Open compression chamber doors, facilitates placement of bags and removal of bales from packaging equipment.
• Record bales weights and keep records of daily activity per company standards.
• Perform routine maintenance on packaging equipment.
• Requires ability to learn and preform standard setups, adjustments, routine maintenance and operating characteristics of all packaging equipment.
• Forklift certified or able to obtain forklift certification to perform basic forklift duties time to time required by the company.
• Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems.

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Qualifications/Education:

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Manufacturing and production line experience preferred.
• Must possess good eye, hand and foot coordination.
• Will need to concentrate for extended periods of time and multitask.
• Will be lifting 50 lbs. and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day.
• Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Requires the ability to do simple math calculations.

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator 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 to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE.