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Build your Future with Smurfit Westrock Richmond! Join our Corrugator Team! Training starts at $21.79 plus shift differential. Learn our best-in-class safety & quality culture from the ground up and advance with a company that values your skills & contributions! Our Operators make $26.96 plus shift differential.

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

Shifts

We work 12-hour shifts, 4 days on with 3 days off. 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 split or swing shift, but you should be available to move to either day or night shift if opportunities are open to advance.

Shifts: You must be able to work any of the shifts below.

* Night shift 7PM-7AM

* Day Shift 7AM-7PM

* Split Shift (2) day & (2) nights

* Requires Saturday availability

Benefits and Compensation

* Great starting wage

* Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision), paid time off and other benefits including 401k with company match, Life Insurance, and more the first day of the next month after you complete 30 days.

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

How you will impact WestRock

Our customers count on us to get their boxes right and delivered on time. Our Production Team members will safely perform a wide range of tasks, conducting quality checks, material set-up, machine set up and maintaining 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.

* We will train you to operate our corrugator machines to produce corrugated packaging.

* You will learn to perform routine maintenance on the machine & adjust the machine settings to achieve the desired dimensions and quality of the corrugated products.

* Inspect the corrugated products for defects and take corrective actions as needed.

* Communicate with team members and supervisors to ensure production goals are met safely with quality products.

* Follow safety procedures and guidelines to maintain a safe work environment.

* Keep your work area clean and organized.

* Assist with other tasks as needed, such as loading and unloading materials or operating other machinery & mentoring new team members.

What you need to succeed:

* A safety mindset

* Experience with high-speed, high-volume work

* Ability to reach and understand basic English.

* Physical ability to lift up to 25 lbs. and work in a fast-paced environment. Our facility is not climate controlled. You may work up to 12-hour shifts if OT is necessary.

* Attention to detail, able to read a tape measure & ability to identify product defects.

* Desire to work in a team environment.

* Willingness to work required OT.

* Richmond Container is a union shop. Virginia is a right to work state; you are not required to join the union however you must respect the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

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.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.