Baler

Chicago, IL

At Graphic Packaging International, we produce the paper cup that held your coffee this morning, the basket that transported those bottles of craft beer you enjoyed last weekend, and the microwave tray that heated your gourmet meal last night. We’re one of the largest manufacturers of paperboard and paper-based packaging for some of the world’s most recognized brands of food, beverage, food service, household, personal care and pet products.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, we are collaborative, diverse, innovative individuals who create inspired packaging while giving back to our communities.

With over 25,000 employees working in more than 130 locations worldwide, we strive to be environmentally responsible in our industry and in the communities where we operate. We are committed to workplace diversity and offer compensation and benefits programs that are among the industry’s best to reward the talented people who make our company successful.

If this sounds like something you would like to be a part of, we’d love to hear from you.

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We are a Food service folding carton manufacturing operation seeking candidates to join our Chicago, IL team. We’re recruiting for multiple positions so be sure you review all of our job postings.
This job posting is for a Baler Operator with a pay of 20.57/hour plus shift differential and progressive pay increases. We continually encourage our employees to advance their careers through on the job training and job progression through our strong promotion from within program. We offer a wide array of benefits including, but not limited to, Paid Vacation & Holidays, optional Health, Dental, and Life Insurance, including health spending accounts and a progressive healthy lifestyle program, as well as 401-K with a company matching component and standard supplemental company contributions.

Employees may voluntarily elect Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance Programs, Purchasing Power, Tuition Reimbursement, Aflac, Lifelock Identity Protection, and Hyatt Legal Services. Tobacco Cessation and Employee Assistance/Referral Program, Uniform Service, Safety Shoe, and Safety Prescription-Eyewear benefits are also available.

Please review all of our job postings and apply for each position you feel you’re qualified and would like to be considered for.

The person who occupies this position is responsible for loading bale machine with paper scrap and tying up condensed scrap .

Job functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Responsible for loading paper scrap onto conveyer belt of bale machine. (With use of crane, loaded dumpster is lifted in front of belt and locked onto baler stand. Dumpster is then tilted by operating crane). Baler is to spread out scrap along belt so that machine does not get congested.

• Responsible for wrapping baled scrap with metal straps. Metal straps are fastened together and tightened by use of stretcher.

• Weigh bales of scrap and fill out inventory tag to be attached to bale. Information on tag includes grade and weight of bale. (Baler places bales on weight scale by use of forklift).

• Baler is to stack all bales according to grade. Baler does this by use of forklift.

• When ready to be shipped, Baler is to load bales onto trailer beds (loaded with forklift).

• Must speak, read and write in English.

• No experience needed.

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.

• Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software:

• Baling machine, stretcher, crane, handtruck.

• Schedules are up to 8 or 12-hour shifts on alternate days with rotating weekends off. However, employees must have the ability to work…