Packer - 2nd Shift

About the position

The position involves operating and maintaining various packaging equipment in a food manufacturing environment, ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and performance standards. The employee will be responsible for packing products into displays and shippers, conducting quality checks, and maintaining a clean work area.

Responsibilities

• Operate automatic form and fill packaging machines to pack quality bags and unit boxes.
• Perform necessary quality checks to ensure product standards are met.
• Minimize scrap rate during production.
• Monitor quality of packaged goods for proper code dates, seam seals, registration, graphic clarity, hole punches, product mix, weights, product placement, product orientation, and dust levels.
• Count candy packages to ensure proper quantity in each display carton or shipper.
• Conduct computer data entry and report requests.
• Track, report, and record downtime during operations.
• Pack filled bags and/or boxes from the machine into displays and shippers in specified quantities and arrangements.
• Lift and move filled display cartons weighing approximately 3.5 pounds at a rate of approximately 400 per hour to the finished product conveyor.
• Maintain a clean work area utilizing daily GMP checklists.
• Notify supervisor of all quality or food safety findings or incidents.

Requirements

• Food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to perform basic math operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and fractions.
• Ability to read technical written material and communicate effectively in writing.
• Basic computer literacy, including knowledge of navigation and data input.