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Hourly Operator

Shell
Newell, West Virginia Posted Aug 5, 2026
On-site

About this role

Hourly Operator – Newell, West Virginia

Shell is seeking for dedicated Hourly Operators to support our growing Congo Packaging Plant in West Virginia. If you are ambitious, safety-conscious, and thrive in complex and uncertain situations, this role will help you grow and develop in a business that encourages both personal and professional development where you will be part of some of the most ground-breaking projects anywhere in the industry.

What’s the role

Operations roles at Shell are essential to the ongoing success of the company. In one of our Operations and Maintenance roles you will be part of a growing team that is tasked with the safe and efficient day-to-day operation of our global projects and assets.

Shell Lubricants Plants produce and package products used around the world. Working in Lubricants Plant, and other operations, a career in Operations at Shell is one right at the front line of the company’s activities. You can have a purpose-driven career with the work you do every day and leave a positive impact on your life, your community and the world.

On a day-to-day basis, Hourly Operators are involved with the following activities.

Accountabilities:

Safely and efficiently operated packaging machinery and material movement equipment

Identify and implement equipment improvements to increase plant reliability. Communicate verbally in writing to operators, employees, supervisors, and others regarding the identification of problems with productivity

Perform tool preventative maintenance and keep equipment clean

Contribute to keeping process materials records and maintaining good housekeeping practices

Keep log records of operational activities for optimal and thorough handover to other shifts

Understand and perform physical inventories

Safe work attitude and practical knowledge of industrial safety standards

Previous experience working with high-speed, high-volume material handling equipment, forklift, filling bottling, canning experience strongly preferred.

Production line operations with simple troubleshooting equipment

Operate forklifts to provide support to the packaging production lines, receiving in raw materials and shipping finished products along with all assigned duties within established operational procedures. Ability to work rotating shifts is required.

Operates a forklift safely, error free of quality defects and within planned targets

Perform duties to distribute products to applicable areas (load/unload trucks, support packaging lines, etc.)

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