Folder Gluer Assistant 1st Shift

Mill Rock Packaging (MRP), a quickly growing U.S.- based packaging company and a market leader in the design, engineering and production of high-end, sustainable, and customized graphic paperboard, folding carton and commercial printing products. MRP serves customers in various industries including consumer staples, food and beverage, technology, pharmaceuticals, health, beauty and more. Check us out at www.millrockpackaging.com! 

MRP is searching for passionate and agile Folder Gluer Assistants who are problem-solvers and excited by challenges and the opportunity to build something great with us. As a Folder Gluer Assistant in the Finishing Department, you will be responsible for ensuring glued folding cartons are packed in corrugated cases according to pre-determined specifications. 

What’s in it for YOU? 

• $18.00 - $20.00 per hour  
• Safety and people-first and team-oriented culture  
• Paid Time Off (PTO): Vacation and sick time plus observed company holidays 
• 401K with Employer Match 
• Company paid long-term disability insurance 
• Life Insurance  
• And more! 

What will you do in this role? 

• Maintain cleanliness of work area and empty waste bins.  
• Strip excess material from product (based on job ticket information).  
• Read job ticket to ensure job specifications are followed.  
• Store and assemble shipping containers.  
• Gather and pack product, per job specifications.  
• Feed folder/gluer (per operator's direction).  
• Make labels for packing cartons, as needed. 

What does it take to be successful in this role? 

Basic Requirements 

• Possess an ability to work together as a Folder Gluer Team and embrace how your job impacts the whole team.  You are the person “behind the scenes” making it happen. 
• Can accept feedback and use it to grow in your position. 
• Must have basic computer skills or the ability to learn basic skills. 
• Excellent endurance to stand and move about the work area all day. 
• A high level of organizational skills to make sure the job is ready to go. 

Preferred Requirements  

• Our teammates come from diverse backgrounds that help us innovate new possibilities daily. While the qualifications listed below are preferred, they are not required.     
• Passionate and positive “can do” attitude and loves to solve problems. 
• Show a willingness to work overtime when the workload makes it necessary to cover others on vacation or absent or help get a big job out the door. 

The physical requirements and work environment:  

Work exclusively in the production area, with light and heavy equipment where you stand and walk during your entire shift and lift stacks of paper product. Bending, lifting and reaching as needed.  Exposed to elevated noise levels throughout work shift, hearing protection use is mandatory while in production area. May bend, squat, climb up onto the machine as needed for repairs and/or general maintenance and set up. 

The above is intended to describe the general content of and the requirements for satisfactory performance in this position. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of the position's duties, responsibilities, or requirements. 

Mill Rock Packaging is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.? 

Recruiting Agencies: Mill Rock Packaging does not accept unsolicited resumes and will not be responsible for any fees associated with them.?