Certified Packaging Team Member

About the role

This role is integral to our production team, ensuring that our products are packaged safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. The Packaging Team Member operates, monitors, and maintains packaging equipment, performs quality control tasks, and contributes to a collaborative, safety-focused team.

Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain packaging machinery such as depalletizers, palletizers, conveyors, and forklifts.
• Complete equipment changeovers and address operational issues promptly.
• Use technical skills in SAP, IQS, MII, and Weaver to keep packaging processes flowing.
• Perform routine operation checks, daily inspections, preventive maintenance, and equipment changeovers.
• Ensure proper sanitation after changeovers.
• Inspect products for correct labeling, alignment, and packaging.
• Perform manual packing and palletizing tasks.
• Follow FIFO inventory methods, manage materials, and record shipments in SAP.
• Conduct quality checks on products and packaging.
• Follow GMP, HACCP, SQF, FSMA, and company food safety policies.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation.
• Maintain compliance documentation and complete sanitation steps during changeovers.
• Aid team members, adapt to operational changes, and contribute to productivity, safety, and quality goals.
• Provide backup coverage for multiple roles, share knowledge with peers, and support training.
• Accurately complete basic production paperwork and report issues to supervisors.
• Record inventory transactions, shipments, and quality results in SAP.
• Participate in 5S efforts.
• Assist in reviewing production paperwork.
• Work with supervisors and team to develop solutions to issues.
• Act as 5S champion for area.
• Document, communicate, and continuously improve processes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Minimum 1 year of work experience, preferably in manufacturing or food production.
• Forklift certification preferred (required for Advanced Level).
• Willingness to obtain certification if not already held.
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on production line equipment, including cartoners, baggers, case packers, sealers, depalletizers, and palletizers.
• Knowledge of GMPs, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other food safety regulations.
• Commitment to following all company safety policies and procedures.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs, push heavy loads, stand/walk up to 90% of shift, and climb as needed.
• Good hand-eye coordination, motor skills, and 20/20 corrected vision.
• Normal hearing and vision (with correction if needed), including the ability to distinguish colors for color-coded containers in production areas.
• Wear all required PPE according to the specific manufacturing environment.
• Adhere to all safety policies, including lock-out/tag-out, safe lifting techniques, and others as instructed.
• Exposure to wet, humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, high areas, fumes, airborne particles, extreme temperatures, electrical risks, and vibrations depending on the area assigned.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment and report any food safety or quality issues immediately to management.

Qualifications

• Expertise in operating, troubleshooting, and performing minor repairs on high-speed packaging equipment.
• Strong understanding of theory of operation for high-speed packaging equipment.
• Proficiency in SAP, hand scanners, and basic math skills.
• Advanced levels require proficiency in MII, WE systems, and interpreting line huddle measures to resolve issues.
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Skills

• Technical skills in operating and maintaining packaging machinery.
• Problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Flexibility to adapt to changing needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Positive attitude, dependability, self-motivation, and willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
• Teamwork, communication, and leadership abilities.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance.
• 401(k) with match.
• STD/LTD/AD&D/Life insurance.
• HSA, FSA, EAP, Hospital indemnity, Accident Insurance, Identity and Fraud Protection Plan.
• Legal, and Critical Illness.