Qualifications? Only two things:
1. High School Diploma/GED
2. Strong desire to learn and grow in a state-of-the-art, fast-paced environment
What do Machine Assistants do at Pratt Industries?
Our Machine Assistants help with all aspects of turning recycled paper into sheets of Corrugated board and getting them to our customers! Think boxes for Domino's pizzas, moving with Home Depot, Amazon deliveries, Hello Fresh meals, and more! (And yes, we make those!)
What's it like working here?
Physical Demands
Regularly required to stand, walk, talk, and hear.
Frequently required to use hands to handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms.
Ability to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
The employee is occasionally required to sit.
The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Mathematical Skills
Able to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy. Able to apply concepts of high school math.
Reasoning Ability
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form.
Work Environment
Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.
Frequently exposed to wet, hot, and/or humid conditions.
Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration.
The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
Pratt is America’s 5th largest corrugated packaging company and the world’s largest, privately-held producer of 100% recycled containerboard, with more than 9000 highly-skilled, green-collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt was founded in the USA more than 30 years ago and, since then, has shown dramatic growth with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than 27 states.