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QPS Employment Group
Posted 13 days ago, valid for 6 months
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, US
$18.7 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Baler Operator position offers a wage of $18.70 per hour, working 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM on a 3-3-4-4 schedule.
- Candidates must have at least two years of experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment, specifically working with baling equipment.
- Responsibilities include operating and maintaining baling machines, transporting bales, and performing routine maintenance on machinery.
- Applicants should possess a High School Diploma or GED, be forklift certified or able to obtain certification, and have a mechanical aptitude.
- QPS Employment Group is hiring immediately for this role, which contributes to sustainability by ensuring paper waste is properly processed.
Wage: $18.70/hour
Shift: 12 Hour Nights
Hours: 7:00pm – 7:00am (3-3-4-4 Schedule)
QPS Employment Group is searching for a passionate Baler Operator to join our client, a leading provider of marketing, packaging, print, and supply chain solutions in Elk Grove Village, IL.Â
This isn't your average waste disposal gig. You'll be a sustainability champion, ensuring paper waste gets a second life by operating and maintaining the baling equipment. Apply today!
Baler Operator Responsibilities:
- Operate and maintain bailing equipment to bind trimmings and paper waste received from the Press/Bindery equipment
- Tend machines that shred and/or compress and bind paper by-products generated from the print manufacturing process to facilitate the disposition of the waste materials
- Thread tie bands around bale and twist or clamp end of bands to tighten bands
- Open compression chamber doors and removes bale from the machine
- Transport bales using airlifts, pallet jacks, or hoist trucks
- Complete daily forklift condition report
- Weigh bales and keep records of the gross weight and materials grade of the bales
- Perform routine maintenance on the baling machinery and remove obstructions in the cyclone as needed
- May load bales on trucks, and rail cars for disposal, and complete shipping manifest
- May photograph container and seal for verification purposes
Requirements for Baler Operator:
- High School Diploma or GED
- At least two years of experience working as a baler in a manufacturing or warehouse environment
- Knowledge of standard setups, adjustments, and operating of a baler machine
- Experience loading heavy items on a semi-truck, rail car, or other vehicles
- Experience operating a powered industrial vehicle or forklift safely
- Knowledge of safety requirements while operating PIVs and working in a manufacturing setting
- Knowledge of lean manufacturing 5-S practices/responsibilities
- Forklift certified or able to obtain forklift certification internally
- Able to use hand tools
- Basic shop math
- Experience operating a baler
- Mechanical aptitude
- Able to lift, push and pull up to 50lbs
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