Packager-1st Shift Feta

About the role

Klondike Cheese Co. is searching for a Packager to join our Team!

Responsibilities

• Packaging line duties including packing finished product into plastic to be shrink wrapped
• Pack product into buckets, pails, or cartons
• Stack pallets and load cheese onto conveyors
• Clean equipment and work areas as needed and directed
• Move pallets of cheese and totes on rolling racks in and out of production areas
• Prepare supplies and labels
• Verify and document product codes and ensure materials are correct
• Complete packaging and sanitation paperwork correctly
• Clean and sanitize equipment and work areas using cleaning solutions and hand tools
• Operate packaging equipment
• Load cheese products into package processing equipment
• Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure packing specifications are met
• Measure, weigh, and count products and materials
• Sort, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications
• Verify accuracy and correctness of product identification labels and attach to finished packaged items
• Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items
• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material
• Palletize packaged product
• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards
• Tend or operate machine that packages product
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a Supervisor
• Seal containers or materials using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools
• Assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers using hand tools
• Perform other related duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager

Qualifications

• Ability to examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure product quality and packing specifications are met
• Ability to measure, weigh, and count products and materials
• Ability to record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records
• Ability to seal containers or materials using glues, fasteners, nails, and hand tools
• Ability to assemble, line, and pad cartons, crates, and containers using hand tools
• Ability to clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas using cleaning solutions and hand tools
• Ability to observe machine operations and ensure quality standards
• Ability to stop or reset machines, clear jams, and report malfunctions

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility
• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Paid time off and paid holidays

Pay & Schedule

• 1st shift: 5:00am - done (typically 8-9 hour shifts)
• Monday-Friday plus every other Saturday
• Pay rate: $19.00/hour (will pay more for experienced workers)