Packaging Operator

Job Category:
Manufacturing & Engineering

Location:

Duluth, MN, US, 55807

Date:
Sep 2, 2026

Build Your Skills. Run the Process. Be Part of Something Bigger.

Ready for a hands-on career where you can learn valuable technical skills, work with advanced equipment, and make an impact every shift?

Sofidel America is looking for a dependable and safety-focused Packaging Operator
to join our manufacturing team in Duluth, MN. The Converting Operator is responsible for safely operating and monitoring converting and packaging equipment to produce high-quality paper products that meet customer specifications.

This is a hands-on manufacturing position where you will work closely with other operators, maintenance, quality, and production teams. You’ll receive training on our equipment and processes while developing valuable technical and machine-operation skills.

Compensation: $25.85/hour

Essential Job Functions:

• Supports Sofidel America’s Good Manufacturing Practices and HACCP to promote a safe, sanitary and hygienically sound workplace.
• Responsible for set-up, operation, and adjustment of the primary and/or secondary packaging equipment.
• Perform with other staff operating the line, as a team collectively work to achieve established production rates.
• Document quality control, production and/or maintenance issues on respective reporting forms during operation of the line.
• Understand product specifications to ensure production of a quality finished product within the specification tolerances.
• Reads and comprehends production schedules, work orders, manuals, and performance specifications, to establish proper operation of the equipment.
• Obey the established housekeeping rules and maintain an organized work area clean of obstacles, debris and loose material.
• Perform routine inspection of condition of the equipment and report to the Supervisor or the Maintenance department unusual equipment or operating problems.
• Assist other operators, maintenance, or production personnel in other production duties as needed.

Other Duties May Include:

• Perform or assist with any operations, as required to maintain workflow and to meet schedules and quality requirements. Notify supervision of unusual equipment or operating problems and the need for additional material and supplies.
• Maintain safe work area and comply with safety procedures and equipment operating rules keeping work area in a clean and orderly condition. Support quality, housekeeping and sanitation standards as well as assuring customer satisfaction
• Participate in any variety of meetings and work groups to integrate activities, communicate issues, obtain approvals, resolve problems and maintain specified level of knowledge pertaining to new developments, requirements, policies, and regulatory guidelines.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred; or six (6) to twelve (12) months experience manufacturing inventory and purchasing and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work in a cross functionally across departments and in a team environment.
• Ability to prioritize and re-prioritize tasks as needed with strong time-management skills.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and quality and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to learn and certify in Lift and Crane operation
• Ability to use tools, measuring tape, calculators, and other common metrology instruments related to the…