Temporary Production Worker - Day Shift

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Salary: $19-$21/hour

Shift: Mon-Fri, 7:00 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Job Type: Temp to hire possibility

Pre‑employment background check and drug screen required.

• The packaging operator is required to perform bagging and baler operations as assigned by the Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery in a productive manner while following established safety guidelines and procedures.
• Assist other production areas as needed.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Lifting up to 50 lbs and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day.
• Assist Shift Leads in starting and stopping the pellet mills.
• Communicate any moisture or material problems to the Shift Lead.
• Maintain a clean workstation.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Operate bagging and baler machines, shrink‑wrapping machines, forklifts, pallet jacks, and bag sealers.
• Stack bags on pallets, place covers on pallets, and move finished goods to the correct warehouse location.
• Accurately complete the Bagger production report, fill pellet sample cups each ton for quality‑control information, and tag pallets with quality‑control tags indicating initials, date, ton number, and shift.

• Forklift experience required.
• Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Complete the company forklift training and pass the certification exam.
• Ability to read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust baler weight and timing and address simple maintenance problems.
• Ability to perform basic math calculations.

• Employee referral bonus program
• 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Educational assistance
• Life insurance, short‑term & long‑term disability
• 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting
• Employee heating pellet program
• Lignetics swag gear, including an annual pair of work boots & other PPE

Lignetics believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or on any other protected status under state, local or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer‑employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination.