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September 3, 2026

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MACHINE UTILITY WORKERS - $21.22 - $23.40/HR

WE HAVE THESE AND OTHER GREAT OPPORTUNITES FOR YOU

TO START THE NEW YEAR WITH A NEW STABLE CAREER IN MANUFACTURING!

Don't waste another year trying to find that "just right job", choose a profession and new career instead that you can count on. Massillon Container Company/Vail Packaging has Machine Utility positions available on our 6:00 am to 2:30 pm Monday thru Friday 1st shifts at our union corrugated packaging manufacturing plant located in Navarre, OH. We want to offer you more than just a "job", we want to offer careers to our employees in an industry that will always be needed!

Our work is performed by a diverse employee group in a flexible, fast-paced production environment and requires mechanical inclination, basic shop math skills, and the ability to lift moderate to heavy objects and other physical demands.

Our Machine UtilityWorkers run presses and other machines, read factory orders, read tape measures to set up machines with close tolerances, and read gauges and other test equipment. They complete hand work duties that include using glue machines and hand gluing and assembling corrugated packaging solutions. They use basic shop math, inspect, load, count and stack corrugated board and finished packaging, read and complete production and shipping documents and consistently following detailed directions.

Our Scheduling and Benefits are What Makes Us Different

Our employees enjoy stable work schedules, in all seasons, and we are proud to have offered regular full time work hours to our employees, without layoffs for over 26 years.
Overtime on our shifts is available, but is only rarely required, and never without multiple days advanced notice, so you can always count on working your scheduled shift!
We offer our employees a full benefit package with low cost medical and dental insurance; 401k with profit sharing contribution and a generous employer match; progressive vacation allowance; complimentary life and disability insurance and year-round regular work schedules.
We have eleven paid holidays per year, and we don't work on those holidays, we just pay you to stay home and enjoy the day!
In addition to contracted annual raises each year, we have certification programs that allow Machine Utility Workers to be certified on various presses and other types of machines and equipment that gets them bonus hourly pay amounts for being cross trainied
Our internal posting policy allows our employees to seek out new positions and grow with our growing company.
We are proud to offer opportunities to all applicants and employees, without regard to any protected status.
Potential applicants with poor attendance records or a history of annual job changes need NOT apply, we are a small but busy shop with lots of machines and work to do and we need to count on you being here when you say you will be here!
Our drug free workplace requires individuals who understand the needs of the business while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality, customer satisfaction, productivity, and teamwork.

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