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Production Assistant 2nd and 3rd Shift

DS Smith
Asheboro, NC Full Time
POSTED ON 12/15/2025 CLOSED ON 12/31/2025

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Assistant 2nd and 3rd Shift position at DS Smith?

Come Join a Winning Team at DS Smith Asheboro.

The Production Assistant position is an entry level position with a starting wage of $20 per hour. The work schedule is 5 day work week regular 8 hours per day. This is an opportunity to learn and promote to other positions working on a corrugator.

Benefits (health, paid holidays, PTO) are effective on DAY 1 of employment


Primary/Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Baler
    • Shred the corrugated waste
    • Load the bales of waste onto the waste trailer
    • Monitor and make starch/glue sending to the corrugator in the correct amount and on time
    • Maintain and clean coating machines
    • Operator a forklift
  • Strapper
    • Properly apply dunnage to protect each corrugated bale
    • Identify potential bottle necks on the line and prevent unwanted downtime
    • Verify tags and counts
  • Tally
    • Perform load count verifications on bales and enter into the computer
    • Monitor load tag process by verifying tags and placing in bales
    • Check customer specification and appearance of all loads
    • Restack, flip and sort bales, when necessary
  • Perform all operator maintenance
  • Complete maintenance work orders for needed repairs
  • Enhance your work skills and knowledge by cross training on other positions
  • Additional duties as assigned.

Experience/Skills Required:

  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job duty satisfactorily
  • Have good basic math skills (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing, and percent)
  • Be able to read a tape measure using sixteenths
  • Be able to understand and communicate both verbal and written instructions in English
  • Be able to use a computer and have basic keyboarding skills
  • Be able to work in a very fast paced environment
  • Be a strong team player that is flexible and willing to learn and listen

Physical requirements include:

  • Able to quickly and abruptly move laterally and horizontally
  • Able to maintain balance and dexterity
  • Able to individually lift up to 50 lbs.
  • Able to climb ladders and stairs
  • Willing and able to work in a hot, humid, noisy industrial environment

Experience

Required
  • 2 year(s): Manufacturing Experience Preferred

Skills

Required
  • Reasoning Ability

Behaviors

Required
  • Enthusiastic: Shows intense and eager enjoyment and interest
  • Detail Oriented: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well
  • Team Player: Works well as a member of a group

Motivations

Required
  • Ability to Make an Impact: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.

Salary : $20

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