Bander Operator - 2nd Shift

Unitizer Operator – 2nd Shift

Shift/Hours: Monday – Friday 2:30PM – 10:30PM

Starting Pay Rate: $15.00/hr.

As a Unitizer Operator at Pratt Industries – Houston, you will play a crucial role in the efficient operation of palletizing equipment. Your responsibilities will include operating the unitizer and related machinery, ensuring accurate stacking and wrapping of products, and maintaining quality control throughout the process. You will work in a fast-paced environment, ensuring compliance with safety protocols and optimizing production efficiency while maintaining a clean and organized work space.

Give and Get

What You'll Get:

• Insurance Benefits and wellness reimbursement within one month
• Paid holidays from day one and 401(k) with match at 3 months
• Tuition reimbursement at one year
• Excellent benefits package including medical, dental, short-term disability and HSA
• Paid Childbearing/parental leave at one year
• Healthy Lifestyle program with up to $1,200 awarded each year to your HSA
• Employee Assistance Programs to help you manage your life at work and at home
• Safety and PPE Reimbursements
• Cell phone discount with 2 major providers
• Monthly incentive bonus if plant goals are met

What You'll Give:

• A Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement
• Dedication to maintaining equipment and production area cleanliness
• Leadership in training and assisting fellow team members, including machine operators and helpers.
• Active participation in meeting production schedules and resolving challenges proactively.

Key Duties and Success Factors

• Safety & Compliance: Operate machinery safely and follow all safety protocols, including proper handling of equipment and materials. Report any unsafe conditions or equipment malfunctions.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure proper placement of bands, stretch wrap, unit tags, and stacking patterns. Perform barcode scanning and inspect units for defects, pulling excess scrap as needed.
• Operational Efficiency: Maximize machine utilization by operating at optimal capacity and speed. Complete production reports accurately and in a timely manner.
• Training & Development: Cross-train assistants and utility helpers on unitizing duties to ensure workforce flexibility and operational continuity.
• Reporting & Maintenance: Submit maintenance work orders for necessary repairs and follow up to ensure completion. Maintain equipment proactively and adhere to the production schedule.
• Flexibility & Teamwork: Work collaboratively with team members to meet production goals and respond to scheduling changes or unexpected challenges.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Operate the unitizer and corresponding equipment, ensuring proper placement of bands and stretch wrap.
• Ensure unit tags and cover sheets are placed correctly and stacking patterns are followed.
• Scan barcodes on units moving through the unitizer to ensure tracking accuracy.
• Build neat and structurally sound units with the correct number of bands, dunnage, load tags, and pallets.
• Monitor order accuracy, ensuring unit and order quantities are correct.
• Remove excess scrap from units before processing.
• Operate a forklift safely when required.
• Cross-train assistants and utility helpers to improve workflow and operational efficiency.
• Maintain equipment by proactively identifying maintenance needs and submitting timely repair requests.
• Adhere to production schedules, optimizing processes to improve cost, quality, and service goals.
• Follow all company policies and procedures, including safety regulations, good housekeeping practices, and sanitation standards.
• Comply with corporate Quality, Sanitation, GMP, and HACCP standards to meet quality control specifications.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

What You'll Need to Be Successful

• Experience: High school diploma or equivalent preferred. Six months of manufacturing experience or a combination of both is beneficial.
• Material Handling: Ability to operate a forklift safely when required. May need to obtain and maintain a Forklift Operator Certification.
• Quality Control: Attention to detail in inspecting finished units and verifying order accuracy.
• Production Monitoring: Ability to complete reports related to production, safety, and machine operations.
• Skills: Strong problem-solving abilities, teamwork, adaptability, and the ability to follow detailed instructions.
• Physical Requirements: Regular standing, walking, and reaching. Occasional climbing, stooping, kneeling, or crawling may be required.
• Certifications: Forklift Operator Certification may be required.
• Work Environment: Exposure to moving mechanical parts, airborne particles, loud noise, and varying environmental conditions. Some tasks may require working in humid, wet, or high-risk areas.

Take Action and Unbox Your Potential – Next Steps:

Ready to join a team that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement? If you're looking to grow your career in a dynamic environment, apply now! We are excited to see how you can contribute to our success and help take Pratt Industries to the next level.

Pratt Industries provides equal employment (and affirmative action) opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veterans status, or disability.

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Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.

Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.

Pratt Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/V/D