Wet End Utility - 3rd Shift
Blue Ash, OHJob$26.92/hrSeen 1w agoSeen in employer's feed today
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Job overview
Packaging Corporation of America is seeking a Wet End Utility team member for its corrugated packaging operations. The role involves checking paper and production schedules, assisting with machine threading, cleaning equipment, monitoring operations, and completing work orders and preventive maintenance. Candidates need a high school diploma or GED and must be willing to work overtime on short notice, including weekends. Previous corrugated-industry experience is preferred.
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Full job description
As a Fortune 500 company, Packaging Corporation of America (PCA) is an ideas and solutions company. Our corrugated packaging business seeks to be the leader in helping our customers — large and small — package, transport and display products of all kinds. Our white paper business delivers Paper With Purpose by providing the highest level of customer service and operational excellence. We have approximately 15,000 team members in more than 100 locations in the United States that strive to meet the local needs of our customers. Our mission is to serve the needs of our customers, today and tomorrow, with products and services that exceed expectations for performance and environmental responsibility.
People • Customers • Trust
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Follow all OSHA requirements and safety rules.
Check paper for proper size, grade, lineal, and unwind direction. If not correct inform clamper.
Read wet-end schedule to determine process to follow.
Mark size and grade on side of roll close to core.
Help Double Backer thread machine if necessary.
Clean corrugator and run tanks at end of production or as needed.
Watch equipment run and report any problems to your supervisor. Complete work orders as needed.
Perform P.M. and housekeeping duty as detailed in equipment specific work instruction.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or GED.
Must be willing to work overtime on short notice, including weekends.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods of time.
Ability to work in manufacturing environment, with varying temperatures based on season, around machinery, and heavy Mobile Equipment traffic.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Previous experience in the corrugated industry.
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
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Starting salary for position: $26.92 per hour.
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Bonus: Annual – Based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.
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Paid Vacation: 2 weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
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Paid Holidays.
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Within the first 30 days of employment, an employee (and their dependents) is eligible to enroll in certain benefit coverages -- medical, dental, and vision – and are automatically enrolled in life, AD&D, and disability coverages.
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Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
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Disclaimer: The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Qualified Applicants must apply at careers.packagingcorp.com to be considered.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,233 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$26.92/hr
- Ohio median$22–26/hr56 hourly ranges
- US median$22–25/hr1,007 hourly ranges
This rate, $26.92/hr, is 10% above the Ohio median midpoint ($24/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing hourly ranges in Ohio.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 206 open Manufacturing jobs in Ohio and 3,233 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Ohio
- Anduril17 open
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- Experience
- Manufacturing postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 7 years (1,732 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,636 of the 3,233 open Manufacturing jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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