Packaging Operator - Night Shift

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Manufacturing experience
• •High School diploma or equivalent
• •Accurate reading, math, and organizational skills
• •Ability to work rotating night shift 4-3-2; 7:00pm - 7:30am
• •Ability to operate packaging equipment (machinery) at standard
• •Ability to read and follow directions correctly, written and verbal, continuously
• •Ability to use your entire body to bend, twist, push, pull, reach, squat, climb, maneuver, stand, walk, sit, and lean in awkward positions
• •Ability to climb and balance on an 18 to 20-foot ladder
• •Ability to lift 50 pounds, occasionally
• •Pro-active in quality and follow GMP's and housekeeping guidelines
• •Flexible to work other shifts and overtime as business needs require
• •Ability to work with people in a team environment

Desired Qualifications

• •High school diploma or equivalent preferred
• •Accurate reading, math, and organizational skills
• •Food processing and packaging machinery experience
• •Mechanically inclined
• •Flexible to work overtime and other shifts as business needs require
• •Proactive in quality and follow GMPs and housekeeping guidelines
• •Communicate well and provide meaningful feedback
• •Manage time effectively and efficiently while working unsupervised
• •Confront and solve problems
• •Work in a safe manner
• •Input and retrieve information using a computer
• •Input data in documents relating to SPC, batch tickets and finished product evaluations
• •Operate, adjust, and change over automatic VFFS, Cartoning and Case packing Equipment
• •Bend, using proper lifting techniques to a height of 8" occasionally
• •Climb and balance on 6 to 10 ft ladders occasionally
• •Twist at waist and reach at or below shoulder height frequently
• •Stand and walk continuously on a cement floor
• •Maintain a clean operating area
• •Read and follow batch ticket instructions
• •Bend and lift using proper techniques, up to 50 lb, occasionally to a lifting height of 44"
• •You are not assigned to one piece of equipment - we have several different work areas, and you'll be learning a few at a time
• •This is hard work. You'll need more than physical strength - you'll need fortitude and gumption to handle equipment ownership, solve problems, and maneuver through the unexpected
• •If you are not suited for a dedicated and fast-paced working environment, this job may not be for you