Palletizer

Location: Big Bend

As a global marketing experience company, Quad’s goal is to help our clients win every day. We use our data-driven integrated marketing and manufacturing platform to streamline solutions for our clients, reduce friction and enhance their marketing spend effectiveness. We’ve built a rich legacy by believing in our people, allowing them to act like owners and to take charge of their own success.

Whether an operator, sales rep, a graphic artist or a clinician, we’re all driven to perform at our best— for ourselves and our clients. At our core, we’re a company that believes we can always create a better way.

Every day, millions of people see the products we produce—from retail packaging and magazines to catalogs, direct mail and marketing materials. Behind every product is a team of skilled people who take pride in quality, innovation and working together.

At Quad, you'll find more than a job. You'll find opportunities to learn new skills, work with cutting-edge technology, and build a long-term career with a company that invests in its people.

If you enjoy seeing products come together from start to finish, Franklin is the place for you. This modern packaging facility produces folding cartons and blister cards using advanced printing and finishing equipment. Employees work in a collaborative environment where quality, safety and teamwork are part of every shift, with opportunities to expand their skills while helping create packaging found on store shelves across the country.

At Quad wages for Palletizer Operator are between $18.00 - $ 21.00/hr (plus a $3.00 Premium) depending on experience. You have immediate opportunities to advance – driving you to be better than yesterday. As your career progresses, there are multiple upward paths available, as we are continuously looking for our next group of leaders to excel within the organization.

Available Shifts:

Second

Shift: Monday
- Friday 1 PM- 9 PM + $3.00 shift premium

Third

Shift: Sunday
- Thursday 9 PM- 5 AM + $3.00 shift premium

Position Overview:

• Read production and delivery schedules and stacking patterns; determine sorting and transfer procedures, arrangement of packages on pallets, and destination of a loaded pallet.
• Observe packages moving along the conveyor to identify packages and detect defective packaging, and ensure detected defective packaging is accumulated in the reject line.
• Set and use label maker as needed to correct defective package labels.
• Use selector switches, etc. to control routing arrangement
• Physically transfer containers onto pallets following pallet pattern configuration from drawing and/or order instructions.
  Load pallet onto palletize conveyor, and unload when palletizing is completed.
• Visually inspect labels to ensure legible and correct for traceability.
• Operates controls for automatic palletizing equipment to sort and move packages of finished products. Stop equipment to clear jams if needed.
• Inform the supervisor of equipment malfunctions or any situation that may jeopardize quality or schedule.
• The Palletizer Operator will also be required to drive a forklift and clamp truck as needed.
• Responsible for the performance and documentation of prescribed preventative maintenance and general repairs on equipment in a timely and accurate manner.
• Responsible for communicating pertinent information with preceding and following shifts.
• Willingly cross-trains in other areas as needed.

EXAMPLES OF POWERED EQUIPMENT USED:
Forklift, clamp lift, power lift, hand jacks, automatic palletizing equipment, computers, trash compactor, automatic labelers, roller-conveyor table, elevator sorting/staging platform; and bailer equipment

Required Qualifications:

• Possess a High School Diploma or GED, or equivalent education and/or training.
• Be able to perform work-related functions requiring the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide whole numbers, fractions, and percentages
• Read, speak, and understand the English language sufficiently to interpret instructions, job orders, production sheets, and work-related documents. Able to clearly communicate problems and malfunctions to co-workers and lead/management.
• Must be familiar with machines and tools,…