Laborer Packaging Trainee

About the role

The packaging handler position is responsible for toteroom (addback) functions. These duties include controlling toteroom (addback) activity, reworking cased product, and recase and stripout activities.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
• Tote Room Running of addback equipment (adding bulk product back to lines).
• Must be able to work in cold conditions and work safely amid constant hyster traffic.
• Must ensure correct bulk is blended to lines and must record pertinent information on addback activity sheets.
• Must rake product out of totes into addback hopper, if necessary.
• Must also help with overflow totes and waste totes (raking and/or changing).
• Communicate needs to hyster drivers with elevated noise levels present.
• Communicate with team leaders, leads, manifestor and other employees.

Requirements

• Tools and equipment used: product rakes, shovels, squeegees, white carts, waste carts, electric pallet jack, broom and dustpan.
• Rework Rework (strip out) of cased product into totes for adding back to lines.
• Correct marking of totes with pertinent information so as to be correctly manifested.
• Filling out of rework log (record of product reworked).
• Handling of re-case activities, case damage, bag rework, and cleanup when necessary.

Qualifications

• Education/ Certifications: High School Diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred. Lock-out/Tag-out, Forklift, and Sanitation certification may be required.

Skills And Experience

• Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Ability to understand instructions and follow directions in English, both written and oral.

Physical Environment/Demands

• Ability to perform basic math functions, required.
• Ability to lift up to 50pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per work day to include: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells and allergies.
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties.
• Requires ability to operate work related equipment.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts
• Life and Accident insurance
• Family-Friendly Employee events
• Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services

Pay Transparency

A reasonable hourly estimate for this role is $20.60. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's work location, job duties, experience and expertise.