Baler Associate - Warehouse

Salary Range: $19.00-21.00/hour (pending experience)

Hours: Monday - Friday / 6:00 AM – 2:00 PM / flexible for business needs

ProAmpac is a leading global flexible packaging company with comprehensive product offerings. Providing creative packaging solutions, industry-leading customer service and award-winning innovation to a diverse global marketplace. We are guided in our work by five core values that are the basis for our success: Integrity, Intensity, Innovation, Involvement and Impact. The safety and health of our team is our top priority. ProAmpac has taken great steps to provide all personal protective equipment and sanitizing supplies to create a safe and healthy work environment for you.

ProAmpac is looking for you to join our team!

What ProAmpac has to offer:

• Medical, dental and vision insurance


• 401(K) with exceptional company match


• Paid Time Off (PTO), plus 11 holidays per calendar year


• Free life and short-term disability insurance


• Wellness, employee discount and rewards programs


• Tuition reimbursement

Essential Duties and Tasks

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily.  Reasonable accommodations may be made, upon request, to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Operate warehouse and office equipment as needed


• Read and follow instructions


• Keep warehouse and surrounding areas organized by meeting housekeeping, storage, staging and cleanliness requirements


• Operate forklift to pick up and transport gaylords of various material streams to storage areas.


• Use electric pallet jack to move boxes of trim into baler position.


• Maintain daily and weekly baler records and reports.


• Maintain baler and storage areas in a neat and orderly condition.


• Detect and report equipment malfunctions, unusual situations or other problems to Lead.


• Perform routine maintenance work such as cleaning and lubricating of baler.


• Assist with training new associates into the department


• Back-up Material Handling as needed


• May cover for warehouse associate when needed and perform all necessary tasks such as: Verification and tracking of all material received, shipped, and moved. Work closely with various departments, load/unloading materials. Keeping accurate records of inbound and outbound shipments.


• May provide periodic inventory and cycle counts


• Other duties, as necessary.

Qualifications, Education and Experience

• Prior shipping, receiving, or warehouse experience preferred.


• Clear communication and comprehension of instructions.


• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide units of measure


• Exceptional time management and organization skills. Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously establishing priorities to meet deadlines.


• Proactive; exercises sound judgment and decision making; able to identify problems and needs and develop solutions and/or options.

Key Competencies

• Ethical Conduct                                                    •    Problem Solving/Analysis           


• Technical Capacity                                               •    Communication Proficiency

Work Environment

Work primarily in an indoor production and warehouse environments with minimal safety/health hazard potential. Safety shoes and vision protection required, hearing protection required in some areas.

This role operates primarily in a manufacturing environment. Employee may be exposed to non-toxic/nuisance smells from chemicals, airborne dust, moving mechanical parts, hot/humid environmental conditions, and moderate noise levels.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This role will regularly use plant machinery which certification may be required. This role routinely works around moving equipment. May need to get on and off equipment, stairs, this role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines. Employee is regularly required to stand, walk; use hands/fingers to type, hold, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.