3rd shift Production - Machine Operator

Great Northern Laminations West, 12075 Cabernet Drive, Fontana, California, United States of America

Posted Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 6:00 AM

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions. You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another. Great Northern Laminations is a division of Great Northern that specializes in edge protection and protective packaging.

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives.

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work. Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

Great Northern Corporation is headquartered in Appleton, Wisconsin. Great Northern Laminations is one of Great Northern Corporation’s divisions, specializing in paperboard corner, edge protection, and shipping solutions. The division is made up of 5 manufacturing facilities across the United States:
Appleton, WI, Allentown, PA, Jacksonville, FL, Fontana, CA, and Wilsonville, OR. To learn more about Great Northern Laminations, please follow this link .

Privately held, Great Northern is one of the nation’s largest independent producers of corrugated packaging.

For more than five decades, customers have turned to Great Northern Corporation for integrated, comprehensive packaging solutions in industrial, commercial and retail markets.

Great Northern exists to live out the core values established by our founders - integrity, personal growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and a shared future.

Our vision,"We help our employees win through personal growth and a shared future"is a call to action to deliver on building a people-centric culture, developing leaders from within, and sending people home fulfilled about their role and contributions. The "win" for everyone is a trusting and collaborative culture that helps us be at our best every day.

Our mission statement,"We help our customers win by doing what others can't or won't"gives us a clear purpose and raises the bar for performance. Doing what others "can't or won't" for our customers is demonstrated by a willingness to serve customers, value-added partnerships and proactively developing innovative solutions to our customer's challenges. We are excited that you are looking to join our great culture.

Here are some details about the 2nd shift production position at our Appleton, WI facility.

The 3rd Shift Machine Operator will operate equipment and provide leadership to crew to produce the finest quality product at rates and standards consistent with the Company's desire to be a Preferred Supplier of cost effective top quality products.

• Responsible for safety, quality and efficiency of Vboard machine and crew.
• Effectively and efficiently operate Vboard machine to maintain production goals.
• Provide crew leadership and coordinate crew.
• Lead communications with crew and plant leadership.
• Support and lead training efforts.
• Proficient in all areas of the Vboard machine.
• Meet performance metrics. Document and communicate in glass wall.
• Ability to perform preventative maintenance and troubleshooting on all equipment.
• Ability to satisfactorily perform all Vboard duties.
• Participate in continuous improvement and effectively communicate opportunities to improve efficiencies and effectiveness for this position.
• All other reasonable duties as required.

• Assist in all phases of machine and department operation as needed for breaks, changes, or special projects.
• Keep up to date with any ongoing machine improvements.
• Maintain cleanliness to ensure safety of all personnel.
• Foster an attitude of lean thinking, sustain improvements and motivating the rest of the crew to not be satisfied with status quo.

• Work closely and be in constant communication with Production Supervisor & Operations Manager for direction on daily work schedule, staff for machines and up-coming order changes.
• Ensure all safety guidelines are followed. Report any unsafe conditions, incidents, injuries to supervision immediately.

The Crew Leader must hold a high school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must possess the ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in…