Job Description

Job Location: Butler Corporate HQ - Butler, WI 53007
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $18.00 - $22.77 Hourly

Job Shift: Any
Job Category: Manufacturing💰 SIGN-ON BONUS
Earn up to $1,000.00 for joining our 2nd Shift team
Earn up to $2,000.00 for joining our 3rd Shift team
We are hiring Set-Up Operators to join our production team! In this role, you'll be responsible for setting up and operating manufacturing equipment, making machine adjustments to ensure quality production, performing routine inspections, and completing basic maintenance. If you enjoy hands-on work, solving mechanical challenges, and working in a clean, climate-controlled environment with a supportive team, we'd love to hear from you. Our Butler facility is conveniently located just minutes from Milwaukee.
SHIFT AVAILABLE:
2nd shift: 2:30pm-10:30pm, Mon - Fri. Training takes place on 1st shift (6:30am-2:30pm)
3rd Shift: 10:30pm - 6:30am, Sun - Thurs. Training takes place on 1st shift (6:30am-2:30pm)
HERE'S WHAT MAKES WESTERN STATES A GREAT PLACE TO WORK:
- Competitive compensation: Regular pay raises and a comprehensive benefits package including 401k with company match.
- Work-life balance: 9 paid holidays to help you recharge and enjoy time with loved ones.
- Stability: Family-owned for over 117 years.
- Growth potential: Join a company with a long history and a commitment to employee development.
WHAT DOES MY WORKDAY LOOK LIKE IN THIS ROLE?
- Examines work orders to determine specifications and sample verification.
- Set up the machine per sample and order jacket specifications.
- Inspects product quality according to quality guidelines.
- Maintains accurate counts of envelopes to boxes, cartons, and skids.
- Adjusts machine and packs envelopes uniformly and neatly, keeping up with the machine's speed.
- Checks orders properly throughout production to ensure accurate labeling, printing, and packaging of products.
- Assists with removing paper jams and preventative maintenance when scheduled.
- Transports finished goods to the appropriate area.
- Ability to fill in as the Material Handler.

QualificationsSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN THIS ROLE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS
- Prior experience SETTING UP ORDERS on a machine specifically in a production/manufacturing facility.
- Manual dexterity
- Strong initiative
- Team player
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals is required.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Prior Manufacturing experience setting up production orders on a machine using hand tools preferred.
ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL & ENVIRONMENTAL FUNCTIONS
- Stamina & Mobility: Ability to stand and walk on concrete surfaces for the duration of a scheduled shift (8–12 hours). Must be able to frequently bend, reach, crouch, or stoop.
- Weight Requirements: Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. frequently and up to 50 lbs. occasionally from floor to waist and waist to shoulder.
- Manual Dexterity: Constant repetitive grasping and fine motor manipulation of paper materials and machine components.
- Range of Motion: Frequent twisting of the torso and lifting above shoulder height.
- Sensory/Vision: Must possess tactile/touch sensitivity in hands and digits. Near and far visual acuity, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus are required for quality control and safe machine operation.
- Work Environment: Ability to perform these functions in a manufacturing environment that may include high noise levels, varying temperatures, and paper dust.