Contract Bag Machine Operator Jobs in Kentucky (NOW HIRING)

Inspector/ Production Operator/ Bag Catcher Responsible for catching and inspecting bags, ensuring that product meets our quality standards, with minimal waste. Responsibilities: Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures. Must take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards. Utilize lockout/tagout as required, following established policy; ensure guarding is in place at all times. Keep work area clean and organized, per standards. Ensure that work is being performed in a manner to produce quality products, according to our quality requirements and specifications. Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures. Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required. Meet production targets set by management. Catch bags as they come off machine. Inspect bags for flaws in quality, assembly, print or other problems, and reject those that do not meet standards set by management. Place proper amount of bags into sleeve in the press. Report machine adjustments and repairs to be done to Machine Tender/Adjuster Supervisor. Inspect bales to ensure they are sealed properly and meet quality standards before banding together and placing on skid. Band bales together. Place labels on bales, making sure they are marked correctly, neatly and are upright. Spot check bales to make sure correct amount of bags are enclosed (i.e, 250, 500). Place acceptable bales on skids by using proper lifting techniques. Additional Job Duties Include: Ensure machine is shut off to prevent machine damage in a timely fashion. Must be able to keep up with budgeted machine speed. Assist Machine Tender, if needed, while he/she performs work on machines during downtime, assisting in stripping and changing rolls and in clean-up. Keep accurate production reports, ensuring all required forms are filled out completely, accurately and legibly. Safely clean print when needed while machine is not running. Perform roll changes as necessary. If no specific work instructions are given, clean-up is to be performed at your normal work area. Meet/achieve safety, quality, production, waste and housekeeping goals as set forth by management. Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management. Candidate Requirements: Reading, writing and basic math skills are needed to complete paperwork. This is an entry level position. Must have ability to discern detail and make decisions about bag quality. Must be able to keep up with pace of machine. Lifting; a maximum of 50 lbs. 3 day/4 day schedule A shift: 7am – 7pm – Pay 18.47/hour B shift: 7pm – 7am – Pay 19.47/hour ($1 differential) C shift: 7am – 7pm - Pay 18.47/hour D shift: 7pm – 7am - Pay 19.47/hour ($1 differential) Long Term Background/Drug test/Everify Florence, KY 41042 Please send resumes to eliteolivebranch@elitestaffinginc.com and aelvirez@elitestaffinginc.com and lcuellar@elitestaffinginc.com All employees of Elite Staffing must be 18 years or older and authorized to work in the United States. Elite Staffing, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our policy of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train and promote persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, handicap or any other protected status. Our hiring process may include the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to assist in recruiting candidates. AI may be used to collect information and grade, rank, or score your answers. All employment decisions are made by human reviewers. By submitting your application, you authorize Elite Staffing, Inc. to contact you using the contact information you have provided for employment-related activities via any method, including SMS, email, and phone calls, including through the use of automated technology, AI generative voice, and pre-recorded and/or artificial voice messages. For accommodations or to opt out of AI-assisted communication, you may unsubscribe from any SMS message and/or inform the AI technology of your request to opt out of AI-assisted communications. All personal information provided will be handled in accordance with our Privacy Policy found on our website. All employees of Elite Staffing must be 18 years or older and authorized to work in the United States. Elite Staffing, Inc. is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Our policy of equal employment opportunity is to recruit, hire, train and promote persons without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, handicap or any other protected status.CB3