Production Worker​/Shavings Baler Operator

Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator

Job Type: Full Time
Shift

Schedule:

M-F, 6:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Salary: $19.00 per hour

Lignetics is developing a portfolio of consumer brands in several categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and wood fiber‑based cat litter. Each of our products has unique features and benefits but is all linked to a sustainable, renewable, carbon‑neutral story. We turn recycled sawdust into value‑add, branded consumer products.

• Assist and operate various packaging equipment.
• Work in close proximity of machines that compress wood by‑products generated from mill operations or similar manufacturing processes.
• Open compression chamber doors, facilitate placement of bags and removal of bales from packaging equipment.
• Record bale weights and keep records of daily activity per company standards.
• Perform routine maintenance on packaging equipment.
• Learn and perform standard setups, adjustments, routine maintenance and operating characteristics of all packaging equipment.
• Be forklift‑certified or able to obtain certification to perform basic forklift duties from time to time.
• Troubleshoot and solve problems.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Manufacturing and production line experience preferred.
• Good eye, hand and foot coordination.
• Ability to concentrate for extended periods and multi‑task.
• Will lift 50 lbs. and stand for a minimum of 7 hours per day.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to do simple math calculations.
• Pre‑employment background check and drug screen required.

• 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 and immediate vesting.
• Employee heating pellet program.
• Lignetics swag gear to include 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 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.