Entry Packaging Team Member

About the role

This role is a key member of the Packaging Team at Winland Foods, ensuring products are packaged safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. The position involves operating, monitoring, and maintaining packaging equipment, inspecting products, managing inventory, and adhering to food safety and sanitation protocols.

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 operations running smoothly.
• Perform routine operation checks and inspections.
• 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.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, SQF, FSMA, and company food safety policies.
• Maintain cleanliness and sanitation standards.
• Aid team members, adapt to operational changes, and contribute to productivity, safety, and quality goals.
• Accurately complete production paperwork and report issues to supervisors.
• Record inventory transactions, shipments, and quality results in SAP.
• Participate in 5S efforts and other continuous improvement initiatives.

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).
• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on production line equipment.
• 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, 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.
• Willingness to work overtime or weekends as needed.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, ability to multitask, and flexibility to adapt to changing needs in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated accountability for work quality, attendance, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Education: High School Diploma or GED.
• Experience: Minimum 1 year of work experience, preferably in manufacturing or food production.
• Technical Skills: Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on production line equipment, including cartoners, baggers, case packers, sealers, depalletizers, and palletizers.
• Expertise: Higher levels require expertise in MII, WE systems, and interpreting line huddle measures to resolve issues.
• Computer Literacy: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Safety & Compliance: Knowledge of GMPs, SQF, HACCP, FSMA, and other food safety regulations.
• Physical Demands: Stand and walk for extended periods, frequent climbing, pulling, pushing, carrying, grasping, reaching, twisting, turning, and stooping. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.
• Personal Attributes & Work Ethic: Positive attitude, dependable, self-motivated, and willing to work overtime or weekends as needed.

Skills

• Safe Equipment Operation & Maintenance: Ability to operate, troubleshoot, and perform minor repairs on production line equipment.
• Product Handling, Quality Control & Inventory Management: Inspection of products for correct labeling, alignment, and packaging; manual packing and palletizing; adherence to FIFO inventory methods.
• Food Safety & Sanitation Compliance: Adherence to GMP, HACCP, SQF, FSMA, and company food safety policies.
• Team Collaboration, Leadership & Training: Assisting team members, adapting to operational changes, contributing to productivity, safety, and quality goals; providing training, guidance, and feedback to team members.
• Documentation, Communication & Continuous Improvement: Accurately completing basic production paperwork; reporting issues to supervisors; recording inventory transactions, shipments, and quality results in SAP; participating in 5S efforts.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage.
• 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.