Third Shift Folder Gluer Operator

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 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.

• 1 opening for 9 pm – 5 am, Monday‑Friday (2.00 shift premium)
• 1 opening for 1 pm – 9 pm, Monday‑Friday (2.00 shift premium)
• If hired, you may not train on the shift you were hired for.

• Performs make‑ready functions.
• 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
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  Folding and gluing machines, automatic sealing equipment, inserters, tape heads, computers, trash compactor, automatic labelers (EAM), and roller‑conveyor table.

• Previous Bobst Expert fold 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.

The actual rate of pay offered will vary based on 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!

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.

Quad maintains a drug‑free workplace.