Packaging Operator - 1st shift

Description

• Location: Hayward, WI
• Pay: $17–$18/hour DOE
• Shift: Monday–Friday | 6:00 AM – 2:30 PM
• Job Type: Full-Time 

Start your career with a growing company that values safety, teamwork, and opportunity for advancement. Join us and play a key role in creating products that power everyday living—while enjoying competitive pay, great benefits, and a supportive team environment. 

What You’Ll Do

As a Packaging Operator, you’ll work hands-on with our packaging and baling equipment to keep production running smoothly and safely. Your day-to-day will include:

• Operating machinery (bagging, baling, shrink wrapping, forklifts, pallet jack, and bag sealer).
• Stacking, wrapping, and moving finished products to their correct warehouse locations.
• Completing accurate production reports and quality control tags.
• Assisting with pellet mill operations and communicating material issues to your shift lead.
• Performing light troubleshooting, adjustments, and simple maintenance on equipment.
• Maintaining a safe, clean, and organized workstation.
• Supporting your team wherever needed to keep production flowing.

What We're Looking For

• Prior manufacturing/production experience a plus (training provided).
• Mechanical aptitude and basic troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to read scales, complete reports, and perform simple math.
• A strong safety mindset and a team-first attitude.
• Physical Requirements: Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, stand for 7+ hours, and maintain strong hand/eye/foot coordination. Must be able to work in a dusty environment and in hot/cold weather.

What We Offer

• Competitive Pay + Referral Bonus Program
• 2 Weeks Paid Time Off + 2 Floating Holidays
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options)
• Life, Short- & Long-Term Disability Insurance
• 401(k) with Employer Match & Immediate Vesting
• Employee Heating Pellet Program
• Lignetics SWAG + Annual Work Boots & PPE

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Be part of a supportive team where safety and respect come first.
• Enjoy steady hours (no rotating shifts) and work/life balance.
• Gain hands-on experience with opportunities to grow into advanced production or leadership roles.
• Know your work makes an impact—we create sustainable, renewable products that keep homes warm across the country.

Lignetics believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or on any other protected status under state, local or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination. 

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