Job Description

Location: Hanover,Pennsylvania,United States

Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nation’s leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven.

Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring a Winding Operator to join our well-established and growing company in Hanover, PA on second shift in our Hanover Plant 2 facility.

We offer:

• Competitive Wages.
• Comprehensive Benefits that include Health, Dental, Vision, 401(k), Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 8 paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and more.
• Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.
• Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job training.

Workplace Values: Our values are the driving force in how we think, act, and communicate. Yazoo Mills seeks employees who share these workplace values and demonstrate them on a daily basis.

• Integrity – Doing the right thing.
• Innovation – Being a problem solver.
• Collaboration – Working together.
• Quality – Having higher standards.
• Safety – Having a 4C Safety Culture

Objective: Operation of spiral winder and cut-off saws and other miscellaneous equipment to fill customer orders.

• Read and understand spec sheet and production orders to set-up machines correctly to produce a quality product.
• Measuring, calipering, and checking the overall quality of the tolerances per spec sheet.
• Understanding all machine operations to cut the product to spec sheet/customer specifications.
• Operate the machine effectively and efficiently to minimize waste.
• Analyze packaging and make adjustments when needed.
• Identifying quality deficiencies and ability to identify and perform corrective action.
• Ability to communicate finished product on production order.
• Comply with safety regulations/procedures and maintain clean and orderly work area.
• Must be willing to accept and receive supervision and assistance with regard to machine set-up and other essential tasks assigned.
• Ability to lift 50 lbs., bend, stoop and twist throughout the work day.
• Thread winders to produce a quality core utilizing various layers of paper.
• Perform Snake Lace technique continuously to secure tubes for transport.
• Tie bundles, pack boxes, stand on end etc.

Competencies

• Problem solving
• Analytical ability
• Communication skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Ability to do repetitive tasks

Required Education and Experience:

• High School education/GED
• 1-2 years of manufacturing experience

Shifts Available: 2nd Shift Monday - Thursday 3PM-1AM, including overtime

Starting rate of pay: $29.62/hour

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