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QPS Employment Group
Posted 11 days ago, valid for 6 months
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007, US
$19 per hour
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The position of Baler Operator offers a wage of $19.00 per hour and requires at least two years of experience in a manufacturing or warehouse environment.
- The role involves operating and maintaining baling equipment to manage paper waste, ensuring sustainability in waste disposal.
- Candidates must have a High School Diploma or GED and knowledge of safety requirements while operating powered industrial vehicles.
- Responsibilities include transporting bales, performing routine maintenance, and keeping accurate records of weights and materials.
- QPS Employment Group is hiring immediately and provides dedicated placement specialists to assist job seekers throughout the process.
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Wage: $19.00/hour
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Shift: Night Shift
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Hours: 07:00 pm - 07:00 am (3-3-4-4)
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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!
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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
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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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QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the Midwest. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately!
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Why Work with QPS?
- Access to sought-after positions with leading employers
- Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process
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Best of all, our services are 100% free to job seekers!
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We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.
Schaumburg@qpsemployment.com
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