MACHINE ASSISTANT - CORRUGATED INDUSTRY
Plano, TXJob$23/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Packaging Corporation of America seeks a Machine Assistant to support a corrugated manufacturing operation. The role assists with plant-floor and facilities work, helps increase productivity and reduce downtime and waste, and maintains shop equipment under 5S standards. Candidates must be available for any assigned shift, overtime, and weekends. The position starts at $23.00 per hour and includes benefits such as medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).
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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:
Work as part of a team in support of a manufacturing operation with a goal of increasing productivity; decreasing downtime and waste.
Assume active role in overall plant and facilities-related work. Position requires assisting all jobs on the plant floor.
Follow all company safety rules and lock-out tag-out procedures.
Maintain shop and shop equipment per 5S Standards.
Other duties as assigned.
May be required to stack parts up to 30 lbs. for a period of up to 12 hours.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
High School Graduate or GED.
Be passionate about maintaining a safe work environment.
Must be able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
MUST BE AVAILABLE TO WORK ANY SHIFT - FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD, AS ASSIGNED.
Must have a good attendance record.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience in a packaging or other manufacturing environment is preferred.
Possess an understanding that temperatures and volumes of work may vary.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:
Must be willing to work closely on a day-to-day basis with other production personnel.
Ability to share ideas with others to solve problems of essential importance.
Excellent communication skills.
Thrive in a cross-functional team environment.
Work with a sense of urgency to reduce downtime of machines.
Strong verbal communication skills.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple requests simultaneously.
PCA is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Veterans/Disabled and other protected categories
COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
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Starting salary for position: $23.00 per hour.
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Bonus: Annual – Based upon achievement of plant performance metrics.
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Paid Vacation: 2 days after 6 months. 1 week after 1 year. Up to 5 weeks at 20 years.
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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 3,250 open Manufacturing jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$23/hr
- Texas median$22/hr43 hourly ranges
- US median$22–25/hr1,009 hourly ranges
This rate, $23/hr, is 5% above the Texas median midpoint ($22/hr) — in the middle half of Manufacturing hourly ranges in Texas.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 211 open Manufacturing jobs in Texas and 3,250 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- 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 (1,750 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,647 of the 3,250 open Manufacturing jobs (51%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 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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