Job Description

Job Location: Butler Corporate HQ - Butler, WI 53007
Position Type: Full Time
Salary Range: $20.00 Hourly

Job Shift: Second
Job Category: General Labor💰 SIGN-ON BONUS: Earn up to $2,000 for joining our 2nd Shift team!
For over 115 years, Western States Envelope & Label Company has been a trusted leader in manufacturing high-quality envelopes, labels, and packaging. As a family-owned company since 1908, we offer long-term stability, career growth, and a climate-controlled work environment.
We are hiring Production Machine Operators for our Butler, WI facility, just minutes from Milwaukee!
Why Join Western States?
- Competitive pay with regular raises
- Comprehensive benefits package, including a 401(k) with company match
- Climate-controlled facility
- 9 paid holidays
- 80 hours of PTO in your first year
- Up to 3 paid sick days
- Career growth and advancement opportunities
- Family-owned company with over 115 years of stability since 1908
SHIFTS AVAILABLE
2nd Shift: 2:30pm - 10:30pm, M-F, + $20.00 + $0.75/hr shift premium
WHAT DOES MY WORKDAY LOOK LIKE IN THIS ROLE?
- Loads, unloads and moves materials, tooling, and finished products within the plant
- Loads and unloads materials onto or from pallets, trays, racks, and shelves by hand.
- Operates a hand truck to assist in loading or moving materials and products.
- Counts, weighs and records the number of units of materials moved or handled on a daily production sheet.
- Removes, empties, and returns all paper waste bins making certain to deposit in correct recycling containers.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Primarily responsible for the quality of the product being made by the machine they are assigned.
- Maintain adequate levels of adhesive and paper to ensure a continuous production cycle.
- Apply standardized inspection procedures to all envelopes produced.
- Maintain speeds set by the adjuster and supervisor for each job set up.
QUALIFICATIONSSUCCESSFUL PEOPLE IN THIS ROLE HAVE THE FOLLOWING SKILLS
- Prior experience operating 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 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.