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Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Assistant Machine Operator

Machine & Process OperationConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeTolleson, AZ, USA$26.75 /hr

About the Job

Requirements

  • At least 1 year of experience operating production machinery.
  • Previous experience in a manufacturing, military, or industrial environment.
  • Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
  • Ability to work rotating 12-hour shifts on a 5-2-2-5 schedule.
  • Ability to lift 35 pounds and perform walking, climbing, stooping, standing, sitting, pushing, and pulling for up to 12 hours per day in a loud, high-volume environment.

Responsibilities

  • Perform the functions necessary to operate the line with minimal supervision while maintaining facility standards for safety, productivity, waste, housekeeping, and quality.
  • Operate the line while the lead operator is assisting other lines or performing other tasks.
  • Perform minor mechanical repairs and adjustments; operate in-line systems with minimal supervision, including manual duties such as handpacking.
  • Perform makeready and changeover machine setups according to production schedules.
  • Identify improvements and efficiencies to reduce waste and increase production while meeting quality standards.
  • Promote employee involvement and ownership to support safety excellence.
  • Scan all job-ticket-related material into Plex at the time of use and ensure scrap is recorded correctly after material has been fully consumed.
  • Maintain and clean machines and the work area as needed.

Desired Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of experience as a paper setter, operator, or tender, or printing-process experience such as offset, digital, or web printing, corrugating, or converting, including inspecting printed-material quality for alignment, registration, and print defects.
  • At least 1 year of experience working in a maintenance department.
  • Experience with the makeready process for preparing equipment for a new job.
  • Experience troubleshooting machine setups, adjusting machines, and safely resolving key issues.
  • Experience using a computer, tablet, or smart device.

About the Company

Koch Industries

Private conglomerate in energy and materials

Koch Industries is a large, private, diversified conglomerate that operates in energy, chemical processing, and manufacturing. It started from an innovation that turned heavy crude oil into gasoline and grew through long‑term investments rather than short‑term market moves. The company generates value by refining fuels and producing chemical products, and it operates Georgia-Pacific, a major maker of paper and building products. Its business model relies on reinvesting most earnings back into the company to fund steady, long‑term growth rather than paying out frequent dividends or seeking quick profits. Koch differentiates itself from many competitors by staying privately owned, which reduces pressure from public markets and enables longer‑range planning. The company’s goal is to build scale and durability across its holdings by sustainable, multi‑decade growth rather than rapid, episodic gains.

Company size
5,001-10,000
Company stage
Growth Equity (Non-Venture Capital)
Total funding
$985.2M
Headquarters
Wichita, KS
Founded
1940

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