Job Description

Blanket Machine Operator

Application Deadline: 9 October 2026

Department: Production

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Florence, AL

Reporting To: Chuck Rayburn

Compensation: $19.05 / hour

Description

American Excelsior Company is actively seeking a Blanket Machine Operator to join our Erosion Control Division (ESD) team. This position offers competitive wages, great benefits, commitment to a work-life balance, and several opportunities for growth and wage increases. These positions are entry level with many opportunities for growth and development. Come be a part of a stable, established, and growing company!

Key Responsibilities

• Operate blanket machine; ensure blanket machine (counter presser) is continuously producing product to specification as laid out in work orders & reference documents
• Load raw materials onto blanket machine including string, net, and stretch wrap
• Responsible for ensuring blanket roll bundles are packaged to specification as laid out in work orders & reference documents
• Dispose of out-of-specification blanket rolls, string cores & bags, stretch wrap cores, pallets, and other trash within the blanket machine working areas
• Clean, sweep and organize around work area, including on top of machines in accumulation areas, and disposing of loose trash and scrap to make sure machines can efficiently run
• Direct operators and packagers on machine in activities as needed to ensure successful completion of above activities
• Participates in daily 5S cleaning procedures of production floor
• Other duties as assigned

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Preference for 1+ years manufacturing experience operating basic hand tools and equipment preferred
• Technical and mechanical knowledge preferred
• Reasoning ability to apply common sense to carry out simple multi-step instructions
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, and stand & walk on concrete floors for up to 10+ hour shift

Benefits

• Starting wage is $19.05 per hour
• 401(k) with Company Match
• Access to Medical/Dental/Vision Plans coverage
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D)
• Mandatory OT potential during busy season, OT Opportunities outside of busy season
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and more