Machine Operator - Paper Plant
About this role
Our Machine Operators perform a variety of tasks related to paper production within the Paper Plant. This includes operating and monitoring equipment, maintaining production standards for quantity, quality, and safety, and performing routine checks to ensure equipment and materials remain in optimal working condition. Operators are also responsible for accurate recordkeeping and supporting overall plant efficiency.
What You’ll Do:
- Set up, operate and adjust the R.B. Graphics Hole Driller and components to produce a consistent quality product with maximum production efficiency.
- Troubleshoot equipment performance problems and perform routine maintenance on all production equipment.
- Track and report daily production.
- Stage and prepare rolls for laminating and/or sheeting, feed paper through equipment prior to start up, start equipment and make adjustments as needed. Program guillotine to required sizes.
- Place paper lifts into guillotine, cut lifts of scheduled sizes and transfer cut paper bundles to binder/packer.
- Load bundles on conveyor and re-box, tape and stack pallet. Move material to punching area.
- Set up and run laminator, sheeter and guillotine in a safe and conscientious manner to produce quality laminated paper or single lifts.
- Receive, count and check all incoming material and parts
- Prepare orders for shipments, verify count, package and label cases
- Bind stacks of patty paper into cases
Who You Are:
- A dedicated team player who can work well with others as part of the production process.
- A doer who can learn how to operate different types of paper processing equipment.
- A dedicated team player with a strong work ethic who takes pride in what they produce.
What You’ll Need:
- One year of experience operating machines in a manufacturing/production environment.
- A basic understanding of fractions and basic H.S. math skills.
What You’ll Enjoy:
- Healthy work/life balance
- Cross-training, ongoing skill development, and continuing education assistance
- A robust benefits package with great health, dental, vision, and life insurance, and employee referral bonuses!
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Retirement savings (401k) opportunities
- Matching gifts on charitable contributions
Company at a glance
Provisur’s legacy of industry-leading brands has manufactured innovative industrial food processing equipment for more than 50 years. Customers use our innovative solutions around the world. Our more than 350 global patents form part of an extensive portfolio of the industry’s most trusted, highest-performing brands.
Provisur joined the Fortifi family of companies in December 2025. As part of Fortifi Food Processing Solutions, Provisur continues to transform the food processing industry with sustainable operational efficiency.
Headquartered in Mokena, Illinois, Provisur provides local support through a global network of sales and service locations. Like all Fortifi companies, we base many of our foremost innovations on what our customers need to enhance product taste and quality, increase throughput, and compete in new and evolving markets. We take the time to support our customers fully and invest in creating progressive solutions that meet their challenges.
Our goal is simple: push the boundaries of technology, application innovation and service to give our customers the most value possible.
We help our customers achieve high performance by offering a portfolio of leading equipment brands across applications, including AM2C®, Beehive®, Cashin®, Formax®, Hoegger® Lutetia®, and Weiler®. Our portfolio also includes our own proprietary technologies and a range of automation and customizing solutions.
Our key solution areas
- Grinding, mixing, forming, coating, cooking, and freezing
- Form pressing, slicing and sliced product handling
- Protein recovery separation technologies
- Defrosting, marinating and cooking tumblers and chambers
To support our global customer base, Provisur has established factories, offices and service support centers in the USA, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Brazil, China, and Thailand.
Top Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Employee Referral Bonuses
- Paid Time Off
- 401k
- Matching Gifts on Charitable Contributions
- Continuing Education Assistance
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