Packaging - General Labor IN 1st shift

About the role

The General Laborer will assist in various physical tasks in a fast-paced environment. The role requires the ability to work efficiently and safely. They will assist the designated machine operator or production team in a variety of functions including but not limited to cup loading, case making, manual case-packing, palletizing of product, banding and wrapping of pallets, cleaning and other tasks as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Operate manual and semi-automatic packaging equipment in a safe and timely manner
• Ensure compliance with corporate standards and systems to monitor food safety, food safety culture, quality and facility cleanliness
• Participate in machine and area cleaning in a safe and timely manner
• Locate and retrieve materials
• Load packaging materials into machine
• Pack and handle finished goods
• Apply labels to finished good pallets
• Operate manual pallet jack and electric pallet stacker
• General housekeeping
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Able to lift up to 50 pounds
• Able to work with chemicals and cleaning products
• Food Safety Responsibilities: Producing products free of contamination, following all Ken’s Foods Security and GMP policies, reporting any suspicious activities, inspecting work area for possible product contamination issues on a continuous basis
• Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities

Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to three months related experience and/or training
• Equivalent combination of education and experience

Skills

• Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's

Benefits

At Ken’s Foods, we manufacture Ken’s Salad dressing & Sweet Baby Ray’s barbeque sauce. The process from following the recipe, creating the products using established specifications and quality processes, packaging into retail and food service containers, and shipping the product to our customers is all handled under our roof. Our General Labor positions start at $18.00 and we are paid weekly. We encourage you to seek additional information about our products and company at www.kensfoods.com.

Pay

Our General Labor positions start at $18.00 and we are paid weekly.

Schedule

Monday - Friday 6:30AM - 3:00PM