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Ready to take the next step in your career? Join Smurfit Westrock Springfield! We are the world\u2019s biggest paper and packaging company and a best-in-class employer. Our people are our most important asset, and we are looking to expand our production team. Training starts at $21.00. Our Operators make $27 plus shift differential. Our production team is Union and we make the highest quality products in the corrugated industry!

We work 8 to 10 -hour shifts, 5 days and every other Saturday. You may be asked to work overtime in addition to the OT hours already built into your schedule. OT over 40 hours is paid at time and ½. Openings are primarily on our second shift, but you should be available to move to either day or night shift if opportunities open to advance. We are a high-speed, high-volume manufacturing facility. If you are a team player and enjoy meeting and exceeding goals every shift, consider talking to us.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock

Our customers count on us to get their boxes right and delivered on time. Our Production Team member will safely perform a wide range of tasks, conducting quality checks, material set-up, machine set up and maintain a clean and organized workspace. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to working safely, demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment, a strong desire to learn manufacturing processes and operating complex machinery and high powered equipment.

Benefits and Compensation

* Great starting wage

* Opportunities to progress

* Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), paid time off and other benefits including union pension, 401k with company match, Life Insurance, and more the first day of the next month after you complete 60 days.

* A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of our daily work

What you need to succeed:

* Experience with high-speed, high-volume work. Manufacturing experience or similar experience is preferred

* Willingness and ability to operate various manufacturing equipment, follow specific direction, operate powered equipment, and other duties as assigned

* Ability to push, pull, bend, squat, lift, reach and kneel for up to 12 hours a day and push or pull up to 25 pounds on a frequent basis. You must be able to stand for up to 12 hour shifts. Our plant gets very hot in the summer. We take safety seriously.

* Ability to work daily overtime, weekend work and various shifts depending on your position. We cannot guarantee shift availability

* Ability to read a tape measure and have basic math and computer skills

* Reliable transportation

* We count on our team and your co-workers count on you. Great attendance is important to your success and ours!

* A desire to make Smurfit Westrock your career. We offer advancement and transfer opportunities, tuition reimbursement after 6 months to help you reach your goals!

Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.

Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.