Packer-1st Shift | 5:15 am - 5:30 pm | Wed.-Sat. (Rotating Thurs.) | $17.60 | Caldwell, ID

Duties And Responsibilities

• Perform tasks according to Safety and Food Safety Standards.
• Participate in safety training programs and contribute to safety initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements (SQF, GMP, HACCP, OSHA).
• Retrieve product specifications from company ERP system.
• Identify and understand the specifications of the box or bag in which the product will be packed.
• Program the date machine for different products produced during the day according to rotation.
• Prepare the workstation at the start of the shift with bags and boxes that will be used during the day.
• Maintain the work area clean and organized as per the company's good housekeeping policy.
• Meet productivity goals by following the production schedule according to specifications.
• Participate in line rotation throughout the day or workweek as needed.
• Assure continuous communication with the leader and machine operators when there are deficiencies with the product.
• Operate Auto Baggers, Ilapak, and auto baggers.
• Complete change overs on the entire packaging area (vision system, counter stacker, auto bagger, bag printer, weight).
• Enter production information into TGI (Machine Log) and complete product pathways into TGI system.
• Assure that all down time is entered in the Machine Log system.
• Retrieve packaging materials from the warehouse and return all packaging materials to the warehouse storage at the end of the run.
• Practice continuous rotation within the assigned workstations, packaging tortillas, boxing tortillas, lifting boxes up to 50 lbs. throughout the shift.
• Assist in QA program that may include pH verification, Metal Detection Program, recording PH levels and identifying any errors in specification due to pH levels, or line quality checks.
• Follow and comply with all SQF requirements.
• Maintain workstations per SQF guidelines.

Minimum Job Requirements

• Grade School level; High School Diploma/GED a plus.
• 1-2 years’ experience operating or working with food manufacturing machinery equipment or similar experience.
• 1-2 years’ experience following work task specifications, SOP’s, recipes, etc.
• Proficient communications skills both verbal and written.
• Proficient in basic math skills and the proper use of a calculator.
• Proficient analytical skills.
• Proficient problem-solving skills.
• Organizational skills.
• Team player.
• Self-motivated; able to identify errors in the product, and packaging materials.
• Able to work at the required speed, following the established safety requirements.
• Able to lift, push, pull and carry up to 50 lbs.
• Able to perform work while standing during prolonged periods.
• Able to bend, stoop, crawl, reach, grasp and work in adverse and awkward positions.
• Reliable, punctual and have schedule flexibility including working weekends, Holidays, and off shifts as needed.
• Able to comply with company attendance and punctuality policy.
• Able to fulfill essential job functions in a consistent state of alertness and safe manner.
• Adhere to a drug and alcohol zero tolerance policy.
• Able to comply with and follow all food safety, and third-party certification policies (SQF, Gluten-Free and Organic, etc.).

Working Conditions And Physical Effort

• Continual walking and standing on hard surface.
• Climbing, and descending steps.
• Bending, kneeling, squatting, stooping, reaching, pulling, pushing, and lifting up-to 50 lbs.
• Exposed to rotating and reciprocating parts.
• Driving industrial equipment such as big joe or pallet jacks.
• Exposed to cool, hot temperatures and noise.
• Must be able to stand for long periods of time.
• Temperatures ranging to very warm conditions.
• Loud noises generated from equipment.

Compensation And Benefits

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefit programs that include medical, dental, vision, flexible savings account, health savings account, 401K matching savings plan, employee assistance program, wellness programs, life insurance, AD&D insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan counseling, employee referral program, paid time off, and more!

For Additional Information About Our Company, Go To www.chg.com.

C.H. Guenther & Son and its subsidiaries are E-Verify participating employers. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the pre-employment screening process which includes a drug screen and review of criminal background and other records as required.

AAP/EEO/Drug-Free Employer

We are proud to offer competitive compensation and benefit programs that include medical, dental, vision, flexible savings account, health savings account, 401K matching savings plan, employee assistance program, wellness programs, life insurance, AD&D insurance, disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan counseling, employee referral program, paid time off, and more!

For Additional Information About Our Company, Go To www.chg.com.

C.H. Guenther & Son and its subsidiaries are E-Verify participating employers. Click here for more information regarding E-verify.

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of the pre-employment screening process which includes a drug screen and review of criminal background and other records as required.

AAP/EEO/Drug-Free Employer