Packer - 3rd Shift

About the role

Tim’s Cascade Snacks, a subsidiary of UTZ Quality Foods, is seeking a Packer for the 3rd shift at its manufacturing facility in Algona, WA. The role involves inspecting and packing quality products into boxes and cartons within a team atmosphere, with direct oversight of an individual packaging station. During sanitation periods, the Packer participates in all sanitation activities to maintain, clean, and safeguard equipment and facilities used for food processing and packaging. The schedule is Monday‑Thursday 10:45 pm – 6:15 am, Friday 10:30 PM – 10:30 AM, with occasional Saturdays as needed.

Spreading Joy Through Food! Here at Utz, we have a passion for food that our associates enjoy creating, our customers value selling, and our consumers love eating. Our renowned family of brands includes Utz, Zapp’s, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. We provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We believe it is important to help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Join OneUtzTeam and help us spread joy through food for generations to come!

Responsibilities

• Packs bags and/or barrels of product into cartons and/or cases.
• Assembles cartons, applies stickers, and packs cases according to case specifications while verifying the package quality of finished product.
• Inspects quality of product and product packages and alerts machine operator or shift supervisor of any problems.
• Removes uncooked or undesirable product while packing.
• Examines seasoning on product after product is packaged.
• Matches product codes for product being packaged.
• Verifies the weight of packaged product.
• Repacks product merchandise into cartons/cases if needed.
• Loads boxes of packaged product onto skids.
• Gives lunch and work breaks.
• Uses compressed air tools and hand cleaning to clean packaging lines and transfer belts.
• Uses mild to moderate chemicals and spray cleaners.
• Uses a cloth to wipe down equipment.
• Supports the training of new Packers.
• Places stickers on product items.
• Prepares boxes to be packed.
• Lines cans.
• Hand-picks product.
• Requires working proactively in a cross-functional team with diverse groups of people.
• Works with management and fellow associates to ensure Food Safety programs and trainings are followed.
• Reports food, office, or operational safety problems to a supervisor or manager for initiating action.
• Performs other duties as assigned that will impact and support the overall outcome of the company and department objectives.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

Requirements

• Requires basic math and reading skills.
• Requires knowledge of product quality and basic operations acquired through three months of training.
• Ability to communicate production issues to fellow co-workers and supervision.
• Experience working in a food processing facility preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under constant pressure of production line environment.
• Must be able to repetitively lift to 12 pounds.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

Benefits

Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, life insurance, an employer match 401(k), profit sharing, and employee stock purchase plan. During the first year of service, hired applicants will earn Paid Time Off in the form of Vacation and Flex PTO at the accrual rate of 1 hour for every 30 hours worked, earning a maximum of 40 hours of Vacation and 40 hours of Flex PTO, for a combined maximum total of 80 hours. In addition to PTO, Utz offers 6 paid company holidays each year.

Pay

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