{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"d0b60c5127f1702e4f02a28a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d0b60c5127f1702e4f02a28a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/d0b60c5127f1702e4f02a28a","title":"2nd shift Packaging Machine Operator","description":"Packaging Machine Operator\nPosition Overview:\nThe purpose of the position is to produce stick packs with customer supplied components to customer specifications and WePackItAll quality standards. Responsibilities are to know how to completely assemble and setup stick pack machines as well as disassemble and clean the machines, know how to operate, troubleshoot and adjust the machines, do quality inspection and seal tests during production. Consistently produce quality product while following all GMP guidelines. The position requires the ability and knowledge to work with machinery and tools. Work with items that are heavy, use a stool and be able to climb stairs or ladders. The position requires to work independently, with team members, and have a sense of urgency to keep production running. Work schedule is Monday through Friday with potential weekend work based on business needs.\nKey Responsibilities:\nA good machine operator is a self-motivated team player. They have the skills to successfully work with their assigned machinery to keep it running efficiently, produce quality sticks, and verify only satisfactory sticks transition into a finished good. Effective machine operators can think on their feet, make quick decisions, and have strong attention to detail to ensure no machinery issues go unnoticed.\nUnderstands and enforces all GMPs, SOP’s and SAFETY PROTOCALS.\nAttend and perform work where no harm is caused and practice safe work habits.\nAlways apply safety measures, do not avoid safety features and employ unsafe behavior that can cause any risk or harm.\nEnsure that all machine guards and safety devices are properly located and in place.\nEnsure all safety devices are in place and in working order. (Door sensors, “E” stops).\nNotify immediate supervisor or any other WPIA member of leadership of any safety device failures.\nFollow all sanitation procedures by following processes, safety requirements, and maintaining a clean room. No scrap laying around, tools placed back on shadow board, area picked up and organized.\nAdheres to and enforces all safety requirements and wears all required safety equipment.\nConduct routine inspections of efficiency and systems of safety.\nAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, manuals of operations and maintenance instructions.\nUnderstands the specifications on the work order and verify the components in the room as required by work order.\nClean, set-up, and fine tune the production machine to meet quality standards and the specifications provided on the work order.\nResponsible for inspecting all equipment parts to confirm no broken/damaged or missing parts. Non-conforming parts must be reported immediately to quality and maintenance personnel.\nPerform Lockout/Tagout when working on sensitive areas such as replacing heaters, jaws, knives, disassembling, and reassembling of augers/formers etc.\nAbility to run at a consistency of 80% efficiency or above.\nHit target yield of 94% or higher.\nAdjust machine and equipment parameters based on setup sheet.\nConstant communication with the technicians regarding current or ongoing issues using commonly used terminology.\nArrive to work on time and maintain company attendance standards.\nAbility to work in a fast-paced environment where items are moving at a rate of approximately 300-400 items per minute.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to pivot in unplanned operations.\nMaintains appropriate work behavior and professionalism with co-workers and management.\nRotate into various positions as required by production needs.\nAccurately records downtime and the cause of the issue.\nLevel 1 operator\nExperience with hand tools required to perform job responsibilities (Rubber Mallet, Allen Keys, and wrench etc.).\nMaintain running efficiency of 80% average or above.\nAbility to operate multiple Stick pack machines.\nIdentifies, resolves, and communicates safety, quality, or productions issues.\nIdentifies, assembles/disassembles, installs augers and/or formers.\nNotifies maintenance personnel of seal jaws wear and tears.\nDemonstrates the proper procedure on how to install the vacuum system. (Volkmann/Piab)\nPerforms connection from supersack to Volkman.\nDemonstrates the proper procedure on how to change and feed a roll of film through the machine.\nAbility to complete dry clean/full clean.\nDemonstrates proper set up and troubleshooting on ink jet or laser printers.\nDemonstrates proper procedure on how to change both sets of sealing blocks and fin seal guides according to the work order specifications.\nHas participated in 2 documented complete changeovers.\nLevel 2 Operator\nExceeds all level 1 requirements.\nMaintain running efficiency of 85% average or above.\nCan diagnose any unusual noise on the machine and prevent major breakdown.\nCan complete basic PM’s without the assistance of technicians.\nHas completed 3 full changeovers without the help of technicians.\nLevel 3 Operator\nExceeds all level 1 and 2 requirements.\nMaintain a running efficiency of 90% or above.\nAbility to operate and train new operators on all stick pack machines.\nDemonstrate proper trouble shooting procedures for mechanical and process issues.\nQualification:\n1 year minimum of machine operating experience\nBasic Computer skills\nBasic Math skills\nAble to read and understand instructions in English\nPackaging experience preferred\nAbility to lift up to 30lbs\nEducation:\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\nBenefits:\n401(k) & Roth 401(k)\nEmployee Discounts\nDental Insurance\nHealth Insurance\nVision Insurance\nPaid Life Insurance\nPaid Holidays\nWePackItAll is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. If you meet the qualifications and are excited about contributing to our dynamic team, please submit your resume and cover letter.","company":"We Pack It All","rawCompany":"we pack it all","city":"Irwindale","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-20T11:10:20.198Z","occupations":[{"code":"51-9111.00","title":"Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders","slug":"packaging-and-filling-machine-operators-and-tenders"},{"code":"53-7064.00","title":"Packers and Packagers, Hand","slug":"packers-and-packagers-hand"},{"code":"51-9196.00","title":"Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders","slug":"paper-goods-machine-setters-operators-and-tenders"}],"industries":[{"code":"561910","title":"Packaging and Labeling Services","slug":"packaging-and-labeling-services"},{"code":"333993","title":"Packaging Machinery Manufacturing","slug":"packaging-machinery-manufacturing"},{"code":"488991","title":"Packing and Crating","slug":"packing-and-crating"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"2nd shift Packaging Machine Operator","description":"Packaging Machine Operator\nPosition Overview:\nThe purpose of the position is to produce stick packs with customer supplied components to customer specifications and WePackItAll quality standards. Responsibilities are to know how to completely assemble and setup stick pack machines as well as disassemble and clean the machines, know how to operate, troubleshoot and adjust the machines, do quality inspection and seal tests during production. Consistently produce quality product while following all GMP guidelines. The position requires the ability and knowledge to work with machinery and tools. Work with items that are heavy, use a stool and be able to climb stairs or ladders. The position requires to work independently, with team members, and have a sense of urgency to keep production running. Work schedule is Monday through Friday with potential weekend work based on business needs.\nKey Responsibilities:\nA good machine operator is a self-motivated team player. They have the skills to successfully work with their assigned machinery to keep it running efficiently, produce quality sticks, and verify only satisfactory sticks transition into a finished good. Effective machine operators can think on their feet, make quick decisions, and have strong attention to detail to ensure no machinery issues go unnoticed.\nUnderstands and enforces all GMPs, SOP’s and SAFETY PROTOCALS.\nAttend and perform work where no harm is caused and practice safe work habits.\nAlways apply safety measures, do not avoid safety features and employ unsafe behavior that can cause any risk or harm.\nEnsure that all machine guards and safety devices are properly located and in place.\nEnsure all safety devices are in place and in working order. (Door sensors, “E” stops).\nNotify immediate supervisor or any other WPIA member of leadership of any safety device failures.\nFollow all sanitation procedures by following processes, safety requirements, and maintaining a clean room. No scrap laying around, tools placed back on shadow board, area picked up and organized.\nAdheres to and enforces all safety requirements and wears all required safety equipment.\nConduct routine inspections of efficiency and systems of safety.\nAbility to read and interpret documents such as safety regulations, manuals of operations and maintenance instructions.\nUnderstands the specifications on the work order and verify the components in the room as required by work order.\nClean, set-up, and fine tune the production machine to meet quality standards and the specifications provided on the work order.\nResponsible for inspecting all equipment parts to confirm no broken/damaged or missing parts. Non-conforming parts must be reported immediately to quality and maintenance personnel.\nPerform Lockout/Tagout when working on sensitive areas such as replacing heaters, jaws, knives, disassembling, and reassembling of augers/formers etc.\nAbility to run at a consistency of 80% efficiency or above.\nHit target yield of 94% or higher.\nAdjust machine and equipment parameters based on setup sheet.\nConstant communication with the technicians regarding current or ongoing issues using commonly used terminology.\nArrive to work on time and maintain company attendance standards.\nAbility to work in a fast-paced environment where items are moving at a rate of approximately 300-400 items per minute.\nStrong problem-solving skills and the ability to pivot in unplanned operations.\nMaintains appropriate work behavior and professionalism with co-workers and management.\nRotate into various positions as required by production needs.\nAccurately records downtime and the cause of the issue.\nLevel 1 operator\nExperience with hand tools required to perform job responsibilities (Rubber Mallet, Allen Keys, and wrench etc.).\nMaintain running efficiency of 80% average or above.\nAbility to operate multiple Stick pack machines.\nIdentifies, resolves, and communicates safety, quality, or productions issues.\nIdentifies, assembles/disassembles, installs augers and/or formers.\nNotifies maintenance personnel of seal jaws wear and tears.\nDemonstrates the proper procedure on how to install the vacuum system. (Volkmann/Piab)\nPerforms connection from supersack to Volkman.\nDemonstrates the proper procedure on how to change and feed a roll of film through the machine.\nAbility to complete dry clean/full clean.\nDemonstrates proper set up and troubleshooting on ink jet or laser printers.\nDemonstrates proper procedure on how to change both sets of sealing blocks and fin seal guides according to the work order specifications.\nHas participated in 2 documented complete changeovers.\nLevel 2 Operator\nExceeds all level 1 requirements.\nMaintain running efficiency of 85% average or above.\nCan diagnose any unusual noise on the machine and prevent major breakdown.\nCan complete basic PM’s without the assistance of technicians.\nHas completed 3 full changeovers without the help of technicians.\nLevel 3 Operator\nExceeds all level 1 and 2 requirements.\nMaintain a running efficiency of 90% or above.\nAbility to operate and train new operators on all stick pack machines.\nDemonstrate proper trouble shooting procedures for mechanical and process issues.\nQualification:\n1 year minimum of machine operating experience\nBasic Computer skills\nBasic Math skills\nAble to read and understand instructions in English\nPackaging experience preferred\nAbility to lift up to 30lbs\nEducation:\nHigh school diploma or equivalent\nBenefits:\n401(k) & Roth 401(k)\nEmployee Discounts\nDental Insurance\nHealth Insurance\nVision Insurance\nPaid Life Insurance\nPaid Holidays\nWePackItAll is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. 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