In this function you will operate machinery used in manufacturing high-quality food packaging products.
Shift Times: 5:45pm-6:15am. Rotating 12-hour shifts with every other weekend off. Pay Rate: $20-24 based on experience.
RESPONSIBILITIES & QUALIFICATIONS
Qualifications
- Prior Experience with Extrusion Machine Operation
- Manufacturing Experience
- Willingness to work and follow verbal/written instructions
- May be required to use floor loading trucks
- Ability to work safely, willingness to train in cross-functional areas, and work overtime as needed.
Tasks
- Reads job specifications to determine machine adjustments, and material requirements
- Adjusts settings and controls to ensure sheet is within defined processing standards
- Ensures sheet quality by performing required quality assurance tests and inspections
- Operates at or below Company scrap targets
- Understands and completes daily MCL tasks
- Works to reduce rejected rolls per-month measurement
- Makes high-quality food packaging through the thermoforming process
- Ensures that all product manufactured on assigned machine is within Company quality limits; immediately recognizes quality issues and takes action
- Monitors in-line inspection; completes any re-inspection that is ordered due to quality issues from assigned line
- Follows plant quality practices including Good Manufacturing Practices, or GMP’s
Productivity
- Works to achieve 100% on-time completion of scheduled production
- Operates two types of extruder lines including proper start-up/shut-down
- Operates two types of forming machines
- Adjusts machine components to regulate speeds, pressures, and temperatures, and amounts, dimensions, and flow of materials
- Monitors machine operations and observes lights and gauges to detect malfunctions; presses control buttons to activate machinery and equipment
- Operates relevant material handling systems
- Understands basic functions of the extruder auxiliary systems
- Handles rolls and moves finished product to the curing area
General & Administrative
- Completes and fills out daily logs/reports as required
- Completes all assigned cleaning/preventive maintenance tasks
- Delivers scrap to reprocessing area in the appropriate manner
- Executes basic Troubleshooting and adjusts basic processing problems.
- Immediately notifies supervisor of any/all processing or maintenance problems on assigned line
- Assists other employees to set up machines and transport finished work pieces
- Reports to work on-time and follows D&W attendance policy and guidelines
- No direct supervision responsibilities
Safety
- Ensures equipment used in extrusion process is operated properly and all safety mechanisms and guards are in place
- Understands how to handle machine properly during an emergency, which includes power outages, machine failure, workplace injuries, etc.
- Follows plant safety procedures and guidelines; wears and utilizes personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
- Understands and performs Lock-out/Tag-out procedures
- Informs supervisor of safety issues; reports any workplace injury or incident immediately
Hourly rate varies based on shift with opportunity for added incentives such as:
More than a job. Grow, belong, and make a difference.
At D&W Fine Pack, we don’t just make packaging, we build purpose, pride, and strong teams. Whether you’re launching your career or bringing years of experience, this is a place where you can grow, be supported, and make a real impact. Our culture is built on four core values that guide everything we do:
- Dedicated to Excellence– We hold ourselves to high standards in safety, sustainability, quality, and service.
- Winning with Success– We keep improving to deliver more for our customers and community.
- Focused on Service– We listen, act fast, and support both our customers and each other.
- People with Purpose– We work as one team, showing respect, integrity, and care for all.
Benefits That Matter
Taking care of our team is a priority. Our benefits include:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401k with company match
- Short and Long-Term Disability (STD/LTD)
- Company-paid Life Insurance
- FSA’s for Medical & Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) –counseling, financial tools, legal help & more
- Wellness program
- Cancer Expert Now – access to expert consultations for cancer diagnosis and treatment guidance
- And more!
If this sounds like the kind of company and team you want to grow with, we’d love to hear from you.