Machine Operator

Machine Operator - Nekoosa

Job Category: Production & Operations

Requisition Number: MACHI001197

Location: Lakewood, NJ 08701, USA

Pay or shift range: $25 to $27 USD. The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications, and other job-related reasons.

Description

Machine Operator Extrusion Night Shift | Lakewood, NJ

Location: 1650 Corporate Rd W, Lakewood, NJ 08701 Shift: MonThurs (6:30pm6:30am), Friday per production schedule

Your Impact

As an Machine Operator/Extrusion at Nekoosa, you will play a critical role in supporting safe, efficient, and high-quality film production. Your work directly contributes to:

• Maintaining a zero-incident safety culture and participating in all safety programs.
• Ensuring consistent production excellence on wide or narrow cast extrusion film lines.
• Supporting the team to meet or exceed key performance metrics: safety, quality, productivity, service, and scrap.

What You'll Be Doing

• Operate extrusion film lines and rewind/slitting converting equipment after completing training.
• Prepare and set up machines for production, including blenders, work order review, and adjustments.
• Maintain product specifications by monitoring operations, inspecting film, and troubleshooting issues.
• Perform preventive maintenance and coordinate repairs to ensure equipment reliability.
• Keep work areas organized and clean, following housekeeping audits and safety protocols.
• Document and communicate production activities, irregularities, and continuing needs via logs.
• Support a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement across shifts.

What You'll Bring

• 13 years of manufacturing experience preferred; film extrusion experience is a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to maintain focus on safety.
• Self-motivated with a positive attitude and results-driven mindset.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, Word).
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Commitment to teamwork, accountability, and respect in a dynamic production environment.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing environment requiring PPE, including safety glasses and steel-toe shoes.
• Night shift schedule with occasional production variations.
• Hands-on role supporting a high-performing team in a fast-paced setting.

We Can Offer You

• Competitive medical, dental, life, AD&D, and vision insurance plans.
• Generous annual time off allotment, including vacation (based on company service), parental leave, paid volunteer time, sick or emergency time, and 12 holidays.
• Tuition reimbursement (up to $5,250 per year), scholarships for dependents, monthly cell phone reimbursement, and annual steel toe and prescription safety glasses reimbursement.
• 401(k), Employee Assistance Program (available to employees and their families), annual bonus program, referral bonus program (up to $1,750), STD, LTD, and much more!

Who We Are: Nekoosa is the premier manufacturer of specialty print media, with a 60-year legacy of innovation. We offer an extensive portfolio of pressure sensitive films, waterproof synthetic paper, specialty print media, overlaminates, application tapes, and carbonless papers used to produce general-purpose signage; window, wall, and floor graphics; waterproof menus; cut lettering and decals; and multipart forms.

Nekoosa has 6 locations across the U.S. and a partner, Fourbases, in Aalter, Belgium. Our expertise spans coating, converting, and custom plastic extrusion capabilities. We have built an energized culture focused on growth, employee development, and market leadership. Our success is rooted in our people, and we are committed to promoting work/life balance and integration by investing significantly in employee-friendly policies and practices. Whether you are looking to start, make a change, or advance your career, find your path at Nekoosa, and leave your mark on the world.

The Fine Print: A post-offer background check, and drug screen is required. Nekoosa provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact human resources at [email protected]