Chillicothe Mill Jobs: What they Pay and How To Apply

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Readers asked the useful question after Councilman Richard McQuirt’s photos from the old paper mill: how do you apply, and what is the pay?

Public boards this week listed openings for U.S. Medical Glove Company LLC at 232 E. 8th St. Two name an hourly rate. One does not. Ads expire, so check that the posting is still open.

McQuirt said five lines are making medical gloves for two federal contracts, five more machines are being converted for surgical gloves, and the site has FDA approval for food-grade gloves. Company updates this spring put glove work at about 150 people, on two shifts. A plant official said in March that almost everyone who came back from the paper mill was making the same or more than before. The company has not posted a full wage scale.

C-Welder: $32 an hour

Fabrication and repair on glove-machine parts in stainless, carbon steel, and aluminum.

• High school diploma or GED

• TIG and MIG

• Welding certificate requested, such as AWS D1.1 or D1.2

• Thin-gauge stainless is a plus

• Must read blueprints and lift about 50 pounds

Security officer: $20 an hour to start

Gates, badges, patrols, and checks on incoming chemical deliveries.

• High school diploma or GED

• Valid driver’s license

• OPOTA 20-hour private security firearms card preferred, or able to get it within 90 days

• Security or factory experience helps

• Basic safety-data-sheet and chemical-placard knowledge

General laborer, nitrile glove production: pay not listed

Moving materials, staging boxes, building cartons, and helping operators keep the line clear.

• Diploma preferred, not required

• Factory or warehouse experience helps

• Pallet jack or forklift is a plus

• Must follow plant safety rules and report spills

Paper jobs: no pay posted

U.S. Paper Mill says 13 people are restarting paper machine 12, The Chief, with a goal of running by the end of the year. It has also said more than 300 paper jobs could be added. That is an estimate, not a list of open jobs.

How to apply

Apply on Indeed under U.S. Medical Glove Company LLC, Chillicothe. The welder and security ads use the apply button. Glassdoor was also carrying those two. OhioMeansJobs Ross County, 475 Western Ave., can help with the application. The plant is non-union.

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