Winder Operator Job

Ready to Roll? Join Our 1st Shift Team as a Winder Operator!

Looking for a stable, hands-on manufacturing role where your mechanical skills actually matter? Want your evenings and weekends back? We are hiring a 1st Shift Winder Operator to join our fast-growing paper tube and core manufacturing team in South Carolina!

If you love setting up machinery, working with your hands, and taking pride in precision work, we want to talk to you.

Why You’ll Love Working Here:

Great Schedule: 1st Shift stability (Monday – Friday).
Solid Pay: $18.00 – $22.50 / hour to start (based on your experience).
Full Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision packages + 401(k) match and paid time off (PTO).
Career Growth: We love promoting from within to Lead Operator and Supervisor roles.
What You’ll Do Every Day:

You won't just watch a machine run. You will be the master of our spiral tube winding lines:

Set Up & Adjust: Change mandrels, align winding belts, and set up target saws for custom client runs.
Keep Things Moving: Load master paperboard rolls and manage multi-ply tension and glue assemblies.
Measure for Quality: Use calipers and micrometers to make sure every tube and core hits perfect specs.
Stay Safe: Keep your workspace clean and look out for your teammates by following standard safety protocols.
What We Are Looking For:

Experience: 2+ years’ operating spiral winders, slitter-rewinders, or similar web-handling/laminating machinery.
Precision: You know how to read a tape measure down to the 1/16th of an inch.
Muscle: Ability to handle heavy paper rolls and lift up to 50 lbs.
Drive: A strong mechanical mindset and a reliable work ethic.
Apply Today!

Stop bouncing between temporary gigs. Bring your machine operating talent to a team that respects your skills and offers real stability.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee must be able to be on their feet for up to 12 hours per day. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds, with assistance if required.

All Ox employees are expected to conduct business in accordance with the highest ethical, moral, and legal standards in the best interests of Ox, its employees, and owners. Each employee has a primary duty to act at all times to uphold these standards and to act with honesty, integrity, and fairness and without actual or apparent conflict of interest.

We Are Ox Career opportunities at Ox Industries offer rewarding careers in the paper industry. We emphasize individual attributes to create strong and diverse teams. Our leadership helps people identify potential and give them the tools to grow. We are passionate about our trade and value it's traditions. Encouraging collaboration to create improved processes and techniques is part of our culture. Problem solvers, critical thinkers, leaders, and innovators are great fits for the Ox team.