--- title: Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator description: Lignetics is hiring for the Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator role in Shelton, WA. Full-time role. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/production-worker-shavings-baler-operator-at-lignetics-01a118e2-d796-7d1a-b015-a7b5c1acf1df date: 2026-10-08T01:16:30Z og_description: Join Lignetics as Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator in Shelton, WA. Pays $19–$20 per hour. Full-time role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/1auq4v.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | Lignetics | | **Location** | Shelton, WA | | **Salary** | $19/hr - $20/hr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 07, 2026 | ## Description **Job Type:** Full Time **Shift Schedule:** M-Th, 4p - 2:30a **Salary:** $19 - $20 / hour ****** Pre-employment background check and drug screen required **Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator** Lignetics is developing a portfolio of consumer brands in several different categories including wood pellets for home heating, BBQ pellets for grilling, wood pellets and shavings for animal bedding, and a wood fiber-based cat litter. Each of our products have unique features and benefits but are all linked with a wonderful recycled, renewable, sustainable, and carbon neutral story. We turn recycled saw dust into value-add, branded consumer products. **Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Responsibilities:** - Assist and operate various packaging equipment - Work in close proximity of machines that compress wood by-products generated from mill operations or like manufacturing processes - Open compression chamber doors, facilitates placement of bags and removal of bales from packaging equipment - Record bales weights and keep records of daily activity per company standards - Perform routine maintenance on packaging equipment - Requires ability to learn and preform standard setups, adjustments, routine maintenance and operating characteristics of all packaging equipment - Forklift certified or able to obtain forklift certification to perform basic forklift duties time to time required by the company - Ability to troubleshoot and solve problems **Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Qualifications/Education:** - High School diploma or GED preferred - Manufacturing and production line experience preferred - Must possess good eye, hand and foot coordination - Will need to concentrate for extended periods of time and multi-task - Will be lifting 50 lbs. and standing for a minimum of 7 hours per day - Ability to immediately understand and react to verbal safety commands, audio alarms, and written hazard alerts in English in a Manufacturing setting - Proficient in English to accurately read, interpret, and execute equipment lock-out/tag-out (LOTO) protocols and machine operation manuals. - Sufficient English verbal skills to clearly and instantly report machine malfunctions, near-misses, or unsafe floor conditions to supervisors and team members. - This role operates in the immediate vicinity of fast-moving, heavy automated equipment. Clear, real-time communication and strict adherence to English-language safety signage are mandatory for workplace safety. - Requires mechanical aptitude and troubleshooting skills - Requires the ability to do simple math calculations **Production Worker / Shavings Baler Operator Benefits:** - Employee referral bonus program - 2 weeks paid time off + 2 floating holidays - Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance (FSA & HSA options) - Educational assistance - Life insurance, short term & long-term disability - 401(k) with employer match & immediate vesting - Employee heating pellet program - Lignetics SWAG gear to include an annual pair of work boots & other PPE Lignetics believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunity (EEO) and does not discriminate against its employees or applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, genetic information, or on any other protected status under state, local or federal law. Equal employment opportunity is extended to all persons in all aspects of the employer-employee relationship, including, but not limited to, recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, transfer, discipline, layoff, recall and termination. #IDWest ## Skills - Mechanical Aptitude - Alarm Systems - English Language - Mill Operations - Workplace Safety - Forklift Operator Certification - Packaging - Coordinating - English - IBM Rational DOORS - Maintenance - Production Line - Instantly.ai - Lockout/Tagout (Loto) - Communication ## Benefits - Dental Insurance - Tax-Advantaged Accounts - Paid Time Off (Pto) - 401(k) Plans - Health Insurance - Floating Holidays - Disability Insurance - Vision Insurance - Life Insurance ## Related - [Manufacturing & Production jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Assembly & Fabrication jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/assembly-and-fabrication?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Production Operator jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/manufacturing-and-production/assembly-and-fabrication/production-operator?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Related pages - [Washington](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/washington?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 62641 jobs - [Wood Product Manufacturing](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/manufacturing/wood-product-manufacturing?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 3325 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)