Production​/Packaging Operator - Night shift

Production Worker / Packaging Operator

Job Type: Full‑time

Description: The packaging operator is responsible for bagging and baler operations on the production line, ensuring high-quality, efficient output while maintaining safety and cleanliness.

Salary: $14.50 per hour plus $1.00 shift differential

Shift: 3/4‑4/3 schedule, 8:00 PM to 8:00 AM, working Saturdays with one full weekend on and one full weekend off per month

Pre‑employment Requirements: Background check and drug screen are required.

• The packaging operator must perform bagging and baler functions as directed by Shift Leads.
• Operate machinery safely and productively, following established safety guidelines.
• Assist other production areas as needed.
• Move and wrap completed products.
• Lift up to 50 lbs and stand 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 Shift Leads.
• 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, cover pallets, and place finished goods in the correct warehouse location.
• Accurately complete the Bagger production report, fill pellet sample cups every ton for quality control, and tag pallets with Quality Control tags including initials, date, ton number, and shift.

• Stack bales on pallets, seal bales with an iron, and wrap pallets.
• Accurately complete the Baler Operator production report, check bale weight, and record information on various reports and quality control tags.

• High School diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior forklift and production line experience preferred.
• Good eye, hand, and foot coordination.
• Must pass company forklift training.
• Ability to read and interpret scales.
• Mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills to adjust baler weight and timing and perform simple maintenance.
• Ability to perform simple 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
• Legentics 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 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.