Yazoo Mills, Inc., one of the nation’s leading, privately owned manufacturers of high-quality paper tubes and cores, servicing a wide scope of industries nationwide, such as converting, labeling, printing, packaging, flexible packaging, ropes and twines, medical supplies, tapes, graphic arts, and more. We are a family-owned business and our teammates are our family. We foster a company culture that inspires our employees to be innovative thinkers, problem solvers, community- minded, and results driven.
Are you looking for a new career with a stable company who has been in business for over 120 years? Yazoo Mills is hiring a Winding Operator to join our well-established and growing company on second shift in our New Oxford facility.
We offer:
- Competitive Wages.
- Comprehensive Benefits that include Health, Dental, 401(k), Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, 8 paid Holidays, Paid Time Off and more.
- Celebration of milestones and successes along with an occasional pop-up surprise to let our employees know we appreciate all of their hard work and dedication.
- Career Development by promoting from within and on-the-job training.
JOB DESCRIPTION
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Summary/Objective: Operation of spiral winder and cut-off saws and other miscellaneous equipment to fill customer orders.
- Read and understand spec sheet and production orders to set-up machines correctly to produce a quality product.
- Measuring, calipering, and checking the overall quality of the tolerances per spec sheet.
- Understanding all machine operations to cut the product to spec sheet/customer specifications.
- Operate the machine effectively and efficiently to minimize waste.
- Analyze packaging and make adjustments when needed.
- Identifying quality deficiencies and ability to identify and perform corrective action.
- Ability to communicate finished product on production order.
- Comply with safety regulations/procedures and maintain clean and orderly work area.
- Must be willing to accept and receive supervision and assistance with regard to machine set-up and other essential tasks assigned.
- Ability to lift 50 lbs., bend, stoop and twist throughout the work day.
- Thread winders to produce a quality core utilizing various layers of paper.
- Perform Snake Lace technique continuously to secure tubes for transport.
- Tie bundles, pack boxes, stand on end etc.
Workplace Values: Our values are the driving force in how we think, act, and communicate. Yazoo Mills seeks employees who share these workplace values and demonstrate them on a daily basis.
- Integrity – Doing the right thing.
- Innovation – Being a problem solver.
- Collaboration – Working together.
- Quality – Having higher standards.
- Safety – Having a 4C Safety Culture
Shifts Available: 2nd Shift Monday - Thursday 3PM-1AM and Friday 3PM-8PM plus clean-up time. Starting rate of pay is $26.00/hour.
