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Packaging Associate - Family Owned Business

Mid-State "​Fluid Transfer Products"​ · Columbus, OH · 4 wk ago
On-siteInformation Technology$17–$20/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: Benefits, About the role? Actually we need sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Use

for each section heading. Only include sections with real specific content. Must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate. We need to parse the posting. Given text: "Benefits: Health insurancePaid time offVision insurance401(k)401(k) matchingBonus based on performanceCompetitive salaryDental insurance Packaging & Shipping Associate Mid-State Sales | $17–$20 per hour | Monday–Friday A family-owned company. A supportive team. Work you can take pride in. At Mid-State Sales, we believe a great workplace starts with great people. As a family-owned company established in 1969, we take pride in our friendly atmosphere, strong relationships, and a team that pitches in to help one another succeed. We’re looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Packaging & Shipping Associate to help get our products safely and accurately into our customers’ hands. If you enjoy hands-on work, staying organized, and being part of a team that values your contribution, we’d like to meet you. Why Join Mid-State? Great team atmosphere: Join a welcoming, supportive workplace where teamwork and a positive attitude matter.Family-owned since 1969: Build your future with an established company that values relationships.Monday–Friday schedule: Enjoy a consistent weekday work schedule.Training and development: Learn our products, shipping systems, and processes through on-the-job training.Room to grow: Develop practical skills with opportunities for advancement.Benefits that support you: Health insurance and a 401(k) plan.Long-term opportunity: We’re looking for someone who wants to grow with our team. What You’ll Do Package customer orders securely so products arrive protected and ready to use.Check product quantities and order details before shipment.Label, palletize, and stage completed orders for carrier pickup.Coordinate outgoing shipments with parcel carriers and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight providers.Prepare shipping labels, bills of lading, and other required paperwork.Assist with loading and unloading incoming and outgoing shipments.Keep packaging supplies and shipping areas clean, organized, and safe.Work closely with warehouse and office teammates to get orders out accurately and on time. What You’ll Bring 1–3+ years of warehouse experience, including forklift operation.A dependable work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to help.Strong attention to detail and the ability to keep orders and paperwork organized.Basic computer skills and a willingness to learn shipping systems.The ability to stay focused and work efficiently in a busy warehouse.Comfort working independently and alongside a team.Ability to safely lift and move items weighing 50 pounds or more.A high school diploma or equivalent is preferred. Previous packaging or shipping experience is preferred. Experience with LTL freight, common carriers, or industrial products is a plus. About Mid-State Sales Founded in Columbus, Ohio, in 1969, Mid-State Sales manufactures and distributes hydraulic hoses, hose and tube assemblies, adapters, and other fluid transfer products. We help equipment manufacturers and industrial customers keep their operations moving with dependable products and custom solutions. Our people make that possible—and we’re looking for someone who will take pride in being part of the team. Ready to join a family-owned company with a welcoming atmosphere and opportunities to grow? Apply today—we’d like to meet you." We need to extract sections: - Benefits: listed: Health insurance, Paid time off, Vision insurance, 401(k), 401(k) matching, Bonus based on performance, Competitive salary, Dental insurance. Also later "Benefits that support you: Health insurance and a 401(k) plan." So we can combine. - Pay: "$17–$20 per hour" appears after title line. So we have pay info. - Schedule: "Monday–Friday" appears after title line and also "Monday–Friday schedule: Enjoy a consistent weekday work schedule." So schedule info. - About the role: The introductory paragraph after title line: "A family-owned company. A supportive team. Work you can take pride in. At Mid-State Sales, we believe a great workplace starts with great people. As a family-owned company established in 1969, we take pride in our friendly atmosphere, strong relationships, and a team that pitches in to help one another succeed. We’re looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Packaging & Shipping Associate to help get our products safely and accurately into our customers’ hands. If you enjoy hands-on work, staying organized, and being part of a team that values your contribution, we’d like to meet you." This is about role/company. - Responsibilities: "What You’ll Do" list. - Requirements/Qualifications/Skills: "What You’ll Bring" list includes experience, dependable work ethic, attention to detail, basic computer skills, ability to stay focused, comfort working independently, ability to lift 50+ lbs, high school diploma preferred, previous packaging/shipping experience preferred, experience with LTL freight etc is a plus. Could split into Requirements (experience, education) and Skills (soft skills, technical). But we can combine into Requirements or Qualifications. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we can have sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Possibly also Qualifications? But we can incorporate requirements into Requirements. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". Not needed. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. We must not include application instructions (like "Apply today—we’d like to meet you.") That's boilerplate? It's a call to action but maybe considered application instruction. The instruction says remove application instructions. So we should drop that line. Also remove duplicated lines. Now produce HTML:

About the role

... (the about role paragraph)

Responsibilities

  • Package customer orders securely so products arrive protected and ready to use.
  • Check product quantities and order details before shipment.
  • Label, palletize, and stage completed orders for carrier pickup.
  • Coordinate outgoing shipments with parcel carriers and less-than-truckload (LTL) freight providers.
  • Prepare shipping labels, bills of lading, and other required paperwork.
  • Assist with loading and unloading incoming and outgoing shipments.
  • Keep packaging supplies and shipping areas clean, organized, and safe.
  • Work closely with warehouse and office teammates to get orders out accurately and on time.

Requirements

  • 1–3+ years of warehouse experience, including forklift operation.
  • Dependable work ethic, positive attitude, and willingness to help.
  • Strong attention to detail and the ability to keep orders and paperwork organized.
  • Basic computer skills and a willingness to learn shipping systems.
  • Ability to stay focused and work efficiently in a busy warehouse.
  • Comfort working independently and alongside a team.
  • Ability to safely lift and move items weighing 50 pounds or more.
  • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
  • Previous packaging or shipping experience preferred.
  • Experience with LTL freight, common carriers, or industrial products is a plus.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Bonus based on performance
  • Competitive salary
  • Dental insurance

Pay

$17–$20 per hour

Schedule

Monday–Friday (consistent weekday work schedule)

We need to ensure we didn't include any filler like "commensurate with experience". Good. Check for duplication: We included benefits list; we also had "Benefits that support you: Health insurance and a 401(k) plan." Already covered. We omitted "Why Join Mid-State?" bullet points like Great team atmosphere etc. Those are essentially benefits/attributes but could be considered part of About the role or Benefits? They are more about culture. Could be included in About the role as additional prose. But we already have About the role paragraph; we could incorporate those bullet points into About the role as a list or prose. However the instruction: Prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. We could add a short paragraph under About the role that includes those points. But we already have About the role paragraph; we could extend it. But we must not invent or summarize away detail. We need to preserve all substantive information. The "Why Join Mid-State?" bullet points are substantive: Great team atmosphere, Family-owned since 1969, Monday–Friday schedule, Training and development, Room to grow, Benefits that support you, Long-term opportunity. Some of these overlap with other sections (schedule, benefits). We should not duplicate. We can incorporate them into About the role as a list or prose, but we must avoid duplication with Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. However the instruction says remove duplicated lines. So we should not repeat same info in multiple places. So we need to decide where to place each piece. We have schedule and pay already captured from title line. The "Monday–Friday schedule: Enjoy a consistent weekday work schedule." is same as schedule; we can keep schedule section and not duplicate. "Benefits that support you: Health insurance and a 401(k) plan." duplicates benefits; we already have benefits list. "Great team atmosphere: Join a welcoming, supportive workplace where teamwork and a positive attitude matter." This is cultural; could be part of About the role. "Family-owned since 1969: Build your future with an established company that values relationships." Also about company. "Training and development: Learn our products, shipping systems, and processes through on-the-job training." Could be part of About the role or Responsibilities? It's about training; could be part of About the role. "Room to grow: Develop practical skills with opportunities for advancement." About the role. "Long-term opportunity: We’re looking for someone who wants to grow with our team." About the role. Thus we can incorporate these into About the role paragraph, maybe as a list. But we must not duplicate schedule and benefits. Thus we will craft About the role paragraph that includes the company description and those points. Let's rewrite About the role: "At Mid-State Sales, a family-owned company established in 1969, we pride ourselves on a friendly atmosphere, strong relationships, and a team that pitches in to help one another succeed. We offer a welcoming, supportive workplace where teamwork and a positive attitude matter, consistent Monday–Friday schedule, on-the-job training and development, opportunities for growth and advancement, and a long-term opportunity to grow with the team. We’re looking for a dependable, detail-oriented Packaging & Shipping Associate to help get our products safely and accurately into our customers’ hands. If you enjoy hands-on work, staying organized, and being part of a team that values your contribution, we’d like to meet you." But note we already have schedule and benefits sections separate; we included schedule in About the role now duplicates. To avoid duplication, we should not repeat schedule in About the role if we have a separate Schedule section. Similarly benefits. Thus we should keep About the role focusing on company culture, training, growth, long-term opportunity, but not schedule or benefits. Let's craft About the role: "At Mid-State Sales, a family-owned company established in 1969, we pride ourselves on a friendly atmosphere, strong relationships, and a team that pitches in to help one another succeed. We offer a welcoming,

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