Baler Operator

Location: Scarborough, ME
Position: Baler Operator
Shift: 2nd shift hours: 3:00 pm – 11:00 pm - *overtime if required would run until 1:00 am
Wage: $21.75

From a small family business to a multi-billion dollar global company, Sonoco has been changing the face of products and packaging since 1899 — all while keeping the heart of “People Build Businesses” alive. Our talented people are at the core of our growth, constantly reinventing the Sonoco wheel with brilliant solutions every year. Today we are a world leader in global packaging solutions with diversified operations in over 34 countries. We're extremely proud of our portfolio of brands, our achievements in sustainability and industrialization and the groundbreaking work accomplished by our people.

Reporting directly to the Shift Manager, as a Baler Operator, you will be responsible for the safe operation of production equipment using standard operating procedures. Bale waste and assist air-gun stripping. Strive to meet plant goals and customer requirements. Safety is the top priority of every employee.

What you will be doing:

• Work in a safe manner.
• Bale paper waste through machine Hopper and Baler system.
• Remove unwanted paperboard waste to the dumpster.
• Retrieve paperboard waste buckets from floor as needed.
• Clean area and machine as needed.
• Assist in gluer stacking as needed.
• Assist in hand stripping area as time allows.
• Maintaining baler wires on 3 machines throughout the day. Spools are 50 lbs. Need to move them from lift assist to the baler.
• Need to Splice the wires and have strong grip strength to squeeze the cutters and plyers.
• On occasion entering a confined space.

We’d love to hear from you if:

• Must be quality minded, able to work independently and keeps safety as a priority.

• Able to work on your feet and stand for long periods of time. Walking, standing, bending, or crouching on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces is required.
• Able to do simple math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and read and write to fully comprehend all forms and paperwork associated with this job.
• Can use upper extremities to press against something with steady force to thrust forward, downward, or outward and to exert force to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion and can raise objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position to position. Lifting up to 50 lbs. required.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.