General Helper

5710 S Laburnum Ave
Richmond, Virginia, 23231
United States

WestRock (NYSE: WRK) partners with our customers to provide differentiated paper and packaging solutions that help them win in the marketplace. WestRock’s 45,000 team members support customers around the world from more than 300 operating and business locations spanning North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Learn more at www.westrock.com.

The Opportunity:

• Do you enjoy working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment? Are you a quick learner with a good work ethic and commitment? Can you stand and walk for up to 12 hour shifts to help manufacture essential packaging from sustainable resources? Are you looking for a company where you can grow? We want to train you to be a Packaging Machine Operators and join our team in Richmond. If you already have manufacturing experience it will be highly valued!
• Come work at a growing company with very competitive pay and benefits, with opportunities to advance.
• An attractive rate of pay reflecting skills and potential with an attractive benefits package plus shift differential for night shift.
• Help ensure that all company standards and customer commitments (safety, quality, production, cost, on-time delivery) are met
• You will work in a team based environment where safety is our priority
• We are a union shop

How You Will Impact WestRock:

• You will learn the manufacturing processes and operate complex machinery
• Your terrific work ethic will make you part of a world class team that depends on you!
• You will help enforce plant safety regulations and encourage all employees to become safety conscious

What You Need to Succeed:

• Enjoy working in a fast paced environment
• The desire for a career not just a job
• We work weekends to meet our customer’s needs
• Strong focus on Safety and Quality
• The ability to lift, push, walk, stand, bend throughout a shift
• We will train you to read a tape measure! Basic math and computer skills give you a leg up!
• We will train you if you want to learn. If you have manufacturing experience, especially corrugated experience it will be highly valued.
• Basic English is helpful.
• We work hard to keep our team safe. Your offer is contingent on passing background screening, pre-employment physical and drug screen.

What we offer:

• Excellent wages and a strong benefits package. Medical and Dental benefits are available immediately upon hire
• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.