POSITION:  Shipping Clerk 

REPORTS TO: Site Manager

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Full Time – Hourly Exempt

Job Summary:

A Shipping Clerk is responsible for all aspects of packaging of finished goods, order pulling, shipment of orders (U.S. and International), and warehouse organization.

Duties/Responsibilities:

·      Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepare items for shipment: Compare identifying information and count, weigh, or measure items of incoming and outgoing shipments to verify information against bills of lading, invoices, orders, or other records.

·      Determine method of shipment, utilizing knowledge of shipping procedures, routes, and rates.

·      Pull orders from generated reports. 

·      Affix shipping labels on packed orders/shipments

·      Examine outgoing shipments to ensure shipments meet specifications. 

·      Maintains inventory of shipping materials and supplies. 

·      Operate forklift truck or use hand truck/pallet jack to move, convey, or hoist shipments.

·      May receive damaged or defective goods returned to establishment.

Required Skills/Abilities:

·      Must have current forklift certification issued within the last 3 years when operating a forklift.

·      Minimal 1 year experience operating as a Shipping Clerk.

·      Must be able to read and comprehend work orders in English.

·      Must be able to work in a non-climate-controlled building which may be quite cold in the winter and close to 100 degrees in the summer.

·      Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.

·      Neatness and organizational skills are required.

·      Must be able to operate a manual pallet jack.

·      PC skills to use FedEx, UPS, StarShip Software, VShip Software and print labels. Experience with using Great Plains software is preferred, and if not known, must be able to train and be using the software efficiently within 3 months of hire date. 

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• Must undergo a background check. 

2nd Shift Position – Earn $18.50/hour (includes $1.00/hr shift differential)

Pay: $17.50/hour base + $1.00/hour 2nd‑shift differential Total 2nd‑Shift Rate: $18.50/hour

Schedule: 2nd Shift (insert hours if desired) Classification: Full‑Time | Hourly | Non‑Exempt Reports To: Site Manager

Job Summary

The Boxer is responsible for packaging finished paper products into boxes and shipping containers in a fast‑paced production environment. This role involves repetitive, assembly‑line style work with product moving continuously along a conveyor at a high speed.

Pay Information

• Base starting rate: $17.50/hour
• 2nd‑shift differential: $1.00/hour
• Total hourly rate for 2nd shift: $18.50/hour
• Shift differential applies only to hours worked on 2nd shift, per company policy.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Review work orders to determine required bags, caps, boxes, and labels
• Print and apply product labels according to specifications
• Bag and box finished rolls, including capping, labeling, folding, and gluing cartons
• Plug in and operate glue guns; replenish glue sticks as needed
• Insert finished rolls into boxes and apply exterior labels
• Palletize boxed products following required stacking configurations
• Handle pallets (approx. 25 lbs) and boxed rolls weighing up to 50 lbs per box
• Build and load cargo boxes, including counting and verifying quantities
• Perform daily cleaning duties (conveyors, tables, floors, recycling, trash removal)
• Maintain quality standards, including proper labeling, careful handling, and clean packaging

Required Skills & Abilities

• Minimum 1 year of recent manufacturing or machine‑operation experience
• Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Ability to pass a basic math and measurement test
• Ability to stand for long periods, bend, reach, and lift up to 50 lbs
• Ability to work in a non‑climate‑controlled warehouse, including temperature extremes
• Strong attention to cleanliness, organization, and detail
• Ability to operate a manual pallet jack

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Must pass a background check

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged standing and walking throughout the shift
• Frequent use of hands and arms for handling materials
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling
• Frequent lifting up to 50 lbs
• Vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth perception (with or without corrective lenses)

Work Environment

• Non‑climate‑controlled warehouse
• Exposure to moving machinery, conveyor systems, and forklift traffic
• Moderate to loud noise levels
• Occasional exposure to heat, humidity, vibration, and airborne particles

POSITION:  Machine Operator 

REPORTS TO: Site Manager

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Full Time – Hourly Exempt

Job Summary:

A Machine Operator is responsible for setting up, operating, and tending to an automated paper converting machine that performs the function of converting paper into rolls/sheets used in large/wide format paper product.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Start machines and move controls to regulate and synchronize speed of machine components
• Place rolls of paper on machine feed-tracks
• Measure, space, and set cutters, according to product specifications.
• Observe operation of various machines to detect and correct machine malfunctions such as improper cutting
• Examine completed work to detect defects and verify conformance to work orders, and adjust machinery as
• May bag and box product at the end of the line.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Minimum 1-year, recent machine operation experience.
• Able to read, write, and speak English fluently
• Must be able to pass a basic math and measurements test
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time, bend, reach, and lift up to 50lbs
• Must be able to work in non-climate-controlled building which may be quite cold in the winter and close to 100
• Neatness and organizational skills are required.
• Must be able to operate a manual pallet jack.

Education and Experience:

• High school diploma or equivalent required. 
• Must pass a background check.  

Physical Requirements:

Physical Activities

• Ability to stand for prolonged periods (frequently to constantly).
• Ability to walk throughout the warehouse and production areas.
• Ability to sit occasionally, including during forklift operation.
• Ability to use hands to operate, handle, feel, position, and manipulate tools, controls, and materials.
• Ability to reach with hands and arms in all directions.
• Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl as needed.
• Ability to communicate clearly (talk and hear) in a manufacturing environment.
• No requirements for tasting or smelling.

Lifting & Material Handling

• Ability to lift and/or move up to:
  • 10 lbs frequently
  • 25 lbs frequently
  • 50 lbs frequently
• No lifting requirements above 100 lbs.

Vision Requirements

With or without corrective lenses:

• Close vision
• Distance vision
• Color vision
• Peripheral vision
• Depth perception
• Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment – Non‑Climate‑Controlled Warehouse

• Must be able to work in a non‑air‑conditioned warehouse, including exposure to elevated indoor temperatures, especially during summer months.
  • Warehouses commonly lack AC due to economic and structural limitations.
  • OSHA requires employers to manage heat as a recognized hazard under the General Duty Clause, even though AC is not required.
• Exposure to:
  • Moving mechanical parts
  • Loud manufacturing noise
  • Periodic vibration
  • Forklift and equipment traffic
• Occasional exposure to:
  • Fumes or airborne particles
  • Non‑weather‑related heat and humidity

Heat‑Related Expectations

• Must be able to perform job duties safely in a hot environment while following heat‑illness prevention practices (hydration, breaks, early reporting of symptoms), consistent with OSHA‑recommended guidelines.