About the Role
Support production by safely moving materials, managing inventory, and coordinating shipping and receiving activities while meeting safety, quality, and productivity standards.
Responsibilities
- Safely operate material-handling equipment, including forklifts and clamp trucks.
- Receive, move, stage, and transfer raw materials, WIP, and finished goods.
- Work with RF scanners to receive, move, and adjust inbound and outbound materials.
- Match substrate receipts against actual quantities received.
- Maintain products stored in paper inventory and coating area racks.
- Check partial skids for proper packaging and complete transfer reports.
- Coordinate the transfer of finished goods into inventory.
- Set over finished work when production constraints dictate.
- Monitor shipping supplies and notify shipping office of low inventory.
- Maintain proper handling and storage of substrates and packaging materials.
- Pick, pull, scan, and build shipments using pick sheets and RF scan guns.
- Build special skids and related packaging materials as needed.
- Load and unload inbound and outbound trucks and verify skid and carton counts.
- Label skids accurately with skid number, box count, weight, and destination city.
- Complete shipping documentation including pick sheets, transfer reports, and required records.
- Ensure customer specifications are followed per ship request or email.
- Stage and load empty skids and tops for return.
- Read and understand job tickets and layouts to ensure correct product quality.
- Execute production schedules accurately to maximize throughput.
- Coordinate workflow with associates across departments.
- Monitor boxes for mislabeling and potential mixing.
- Work with WIP and inventory releases.
- Enter job tracking and payroll information accurately in system.
- Comply with all plant and corporate safety rules, GMPs, and regulations.
- Report all safety concerns immediately.
- Maintain daily housekeeping and clean work areas.
- Assist with preventative maintenance and equipment adjustments.
- Assist with baling, waste disposal, and waste stream separation.
- Properly mark and document waste containers.
- Complete Hour-by-Hour boards daily.
- Participate in SQDC and process improvement activities.
- Support 6S and Lean practices.
- Assist with shoveling and salting when required.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent training and experience (6–12 months).
- Forklift experience required.
- RF scan gun experience required.
- Ability to operate material-handling equipment.
- Basic math, reading, and computer skills.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of inventory control and shipping/receiving is a plus.
- Ability to meet or exceed performance metrics for the role.
- Manufacturing environment requiring PPE including safety shoes and safety glasses.
- Ability to stand and walk frequently; may be on feet 8–12 hours per shift.
- Regular lifting or moving up to 50 pounds.
- Frequent use of hands, reaching with arms, grasping, pushing, pulling, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, and balancing.
- Exposure to paper dust and repetitive motion.
- Medium to loud noise levels.
- Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.
- Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the role.
Skills
- Forklift operation
- RF scan gun operation
- Material handling equipment operation
- Inventory control
- Shipping and receiving
- Basic math
- Reading
- Computer skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
Location
- All 3 shifts
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- 6-12 months experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- $20.00-21.50/hour
- Shift differential: 2nd - $1.50, 3rd - $1.85
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401(k) with company participation
- Paid holidays (New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & Day After Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve & Christmas Day)
- Two floating holidays
About the Company
- Global leader in premium labels, helping brands stand out in competitive markets while delivering sustainable, innovative packaging solutions.
- Over 100 years of printing excellence.
- Stable environment where safety, quality, and continuous improvement drive everything we do.
- Crafts premium labels for iconic and recognizable brands, elevating emotional connections with consumers.
- Focuses on the future by developing sustainable packaging solutions and consumer-driven innovations.
- Combines global reach with personalized local service through facilities in 25+ countries.
- Over 12,000 teammates bring industry-leading work to life.
Equal Opportunity
- Committed to providing equal employment opportunities and prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
