Packaging Operator

Main Responsibilities

• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot multiple types of packaging equipment.
• Manual responsibilities include: loading, building and making boxes, hand packaging of bottles, loading labels.
• Maintenance includes: perform routine cleaning, and minor maintenance of equipment to ensure smooth operations.
• Material Handling: Loading/unloading packaging materials such as corrugate, containers or other raw materials.
• Documentation: Accurately document records of finished goods, packaging specifications, or any visual quality checks.
• Perform changeover’s of divers packaging equipment (eg case erector, partition inserter, top sealer, …)
• Applies correct labels
• Performs quality check consisting of visual inspection of overall product, labels and packaging integrity for defects
• Housekeeping
• Performs Autonomous maintenance

Competencies

• Ensures Accountability
• Decision Quality
• Communicates Effectively
• Instills Trust
• Collaborates
• Values Differences
• Drives Results

Qualifications and Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Min. 6 months of manufacturing experience preferred
• Capable of lifting 55 pounds and to stand for a minimum of 12 hours
• Able to work with multiple types of equipment simultaneously
• High cleanliness standards for the machines and work area

Physical Demands

• The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, push and pull, reach with hands and arms and very occasionally to climb or balance.
• The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit.
• The employee must regularly lift and/ or move up to 10 lbs., frequently lift and/or move up to 38 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move or push /pull up to 55 lbs.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Benefits

• Health and Wellness Care Program
• Dependent Care Cost Savings Program
• Recognition programs; Promotional opportunities
• 401K Retirement Plan and excellent Matching Plan
• Medical, dental, vision plan
• Education assistance program/tuition reimbursement
• Short term, long term and life insurance
• Paid vacation; paid holidays