Baler Operator 1st Shift

Location:

Lewisburg, Ohio, 301 W Clay Street, 45338. Industry: Manufacturing.

Employment type:

Full-time. Company:
Pratt - Lewisburg Corrugating. Post Date:
Jul 17 2026.

Baler Operator

Starts at $18.15, based on experience plus differential.

Waste Champion

Responsible for all activities associated with safely running the baler including operation, cleanup, and recommending improvements to operations.

• Make good, neat bales.
• Operate hogger and hog up all unusable paper and corrugated scrap.
• Maintain accurate bale reports.
• Maintain inventories of baling wire, wax and no wax tags, and scrap bales.
• Operate a forklift in a safe manner when necessary.
• Turn in maintenance work orders to supervision for needed repairs and be proactive in equipment maintenance.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

High school diploma or GED.

• Prior work experience in the corrugated industry.
• Prior work experience as a forklift operator.

Able to read and follow instructions on factory masters.

Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy; calculate figures and amounts such as percentages, measurement, volume, and rate; and apply concepts of high school math.

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form, and deal with problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation.
• Knowledge of product layouts and production specifications.
• Knowledge of product quality specifications.
• Knowledge of quality standards.

May be required to maintain a current Lift Truck Operator License.

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk, or hear; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics include exposure to moving mechanical parts, wet or humid conditions, high precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, vibration, and usually loud noise.

The performance of the employee will be measured by meeting or exceeding operating standards in quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity; personal growth goals agreed to annually; employee relations and human interaction behaviors; and creativity in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas.