Machine Operator (Taper) - 3rd Shift

As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company.  Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds.  Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence.  We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers.  Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.

People • Customers • Trust

3RD SHIFT (11PM-7AM) 

Pay and Benefits

• Pay Rate = $24.65 per hour, plus shift differential for 3rd

• Excellent benefits package (Health, Dental, Vision)

• 11 paid holidays

• Company-paid life insurance

• 401k plan with company match

• Company provides safety shoes and prescription safety eyewear allowances

Responsibilities: 

• Work as part of a team in support of a manufacturing operation with a goal of increasing productivity; decreasing downtime and waste.
• Work with assistant operator to reach run times.
• Assume active role in overall plant and facilities-related work. Position requires assisting all jobs on the plant floor.
• Follow all company safety rules and lock-out tag-out procedures.
• Taper requires the loading and unloading of tape, safely, correctly, and efficiently. 
• Be able to feed boxes and adjust feed table depending on stock used.
• Maintain work station and machine equipment per 5S Standards.
• May be required to stack parts up to 30 lbs. for a period of up to 12 hours.
• Conduct accurate quality checks to ensure boxes have required dimensions and zero material defects.
• Other duties as assigned.

Basic Qualifications:   

• High School Graduate or GED
• Be passionate about maintaining a safe work environment.
• Successful candidate must be highly motivated, dependable, technically competent individual who can operate independently given verbal or written instructions.
• Must be able to sit, stoop, and bend.
• Must be able to work any shift, overtime and weekends as needed.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Experience in a packaging or other manufacturing environment is preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities: 

• Must be willing to work closely on a day-to-day basis with other production personnel. 
• Excellent communication skills.
• Thrive in a cross-functional team environment.
• Work with a sense of urgency to reduce downtime of machines.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously. 

All qualified applicants must apply at Careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.

PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories.