Full-Time

Production Associate

Buckeye Corrugated

Buckeye Corrugated

201-500 employees

Employee-owned sheet-plant packaging operator

No salary listed

Waterloo, IA, USA

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Responsibilities
  • Follow established safety rules, policies and procedures at all times
  • Maintain work area in a neat and orderly condition
  • Uphold all ISO policies and procedures in accordance with our Quality Policy
  • Work from written instructions, diagrams and production cards
  • Feed converting machines with raw materials
  • Record production statistics within our ERP system
  • Other tasks as assigned by supervisor
  • Full-time role in a manufacturing setting
Desired Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED preferred
  • Ability to understand and follow both verbal and written instructions
  • Ability to read a tape measure with speed and accuracy
  • Works well with others in a team setting
  • Shows dependability on the job
  • Quality and results oriented
  • Demonstrates a professional attitude and even-tempered response through interactions with others
  • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or graphic form
  • Ability to solve problems involving one or more concrete variables in standardized situations

Buckeye Corrugated is a packaging company that runs a network of corrugated sheet plants to design, manufacture, and supply corrugated packaging products. Its core operation is converting corrugated board into boxes and other packaging items at its sheet plants, serving customers with customized packaging solutions. The company grows by acquiring other packaging firms and integrating them into its decentralized, employee-owned culture, making it the largest independent sheet plant operator in the United States with over 850 employees and annual sales over $450 million. Unlike some peers that rely on venture capital or public markets, Buckeye Corrugated remains fully employee-owned, emphasizing shared ownership and a steady, acquisitions-driven expansion strategy. The goal is to provide reliable, scalable packaging solutions through a long-standing, worker-owned business model that grows by expanding facilities, capabilities, and geographic reach to meet modern packaging demands.

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$32.3M

Headquarters

Wooster, Ohio

Founded

1958

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What believers are saying

  • Reno facility adds three-color die cutter by May 2026, cutting West Coast lead times.
  • Raised $3.9M equity via CFO John Powell, funding $33.3M total growth.
  • Lancaster Division wins 2025 Governor’s Safety Excellence Award.

What critics are saying

  • WestRock acquisitions erode BCI market share in 12-24 months.
  • Smurfit Kappa’s $3B expansion obsoletes Reno facility in 6-12 months.
  • Ohio’s 25% tax hike raises Fairlawn HQ costs by $2-4M annually from July 2026.

What makes Buckeye Corrugated unique

  • Employee-owned since 1966, fostering decentralized culture without VC funding.
  • Largest independent US sheet plant operator with $450M sales.
  • 1958-founded focus on custom corrugated displays and structural design.

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Company News

Securities and Exchange Commission
Oct 10th, 2023
SEC FORM D

The Securities and Exchange Commission has not necessarily reviewed the information in this filing and has not determined if it is accurate and complete.The reader should not assume that the information is accurate and complete.

intelligence360
Jul 20th, 2022
Fairlawn Ohio based Buckeye Corrugated is raising $3,942,675.00 in New Equity Investment.

Fairlawn, OH - According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Buckeye Corrugated is raising $3,942,675.00 in new funding. Sources indicate as part of senior management Chief Financial Officer, John Powell played a

The Business Journals
Jan 14th, 2022
Six NE Ohio companies land VC funding in fourth quarter

In 2021, companies in the Akron, Canton and Cleveland metropolitan statistical areas raised $290 million in 37 deals.