Packer

Job Description

Overview
Responsible for catching and inspecting bags, ensuring that product meets our quality standards, with minimal waste.

• Continuously perform all required tasks in a safe manner, adhering to all established safety rules and procedures.
• Must take immediate action to correct and/or report any unsafe conditions and hazards.
• Utilize lockout/tagout as required, following established policy; ensure guarding is in place at all times.
• Keep work area clean and organized, per standards.
• Ensure that work is being performed in a manner to produce quality products, according to our quality requirements and specifications.
• Follow all applicable food service policies and procedures.
• Follow all PPE policies, wearing steel toed shoes, hearing protection, safety glasses, hair nets/beard nets, etc. as required.
• Catch bags as they come off machine.
• Inspect bags for flaws in quality, assembly, print or other problems, and reject those that do not meet standards set by management.
• Place proper amount of bags into sleeve in the press.
• Place labels on boxes, making sure they are marked correctly, neatly and are upright.
• Spot check boxes to make sure correct count of bags are enclosed.
• Place acceptable boxes on skids by using proper lifting techniques.
• Place bundles of bags into poly bags when needed.
• Must be able to keep up with budgeted machine speed.
• Keep accurate production reports, ensuring all required forms are filled out completely, accurately and legibly.
• If no specific work instructions are given, clean-up is to be performed at your normal work area.
• Meet/achieve safety, quality, production, waste and housekeeping goals as set forth by management.
• Other miscellaneous duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Reading, writing and basic math skills are needed to complete paperwork.
• This is an entry level position.
• Must have ability to discern detail and make decisions about bag quality.
• Must be able to keep up with pace of machine.

Company Benefits

Benefits With safety as our top priority and a commitment to employee well-being an important focus, we offer comprehensive and competitive benefits that include medical, dental and vision insurance as well as a variety of other well-being resources focused on mental, physical and financial health. Specific benefits and well-being programs may vary depending on where you work.

Community Engagement

At Novolex, giving back to the local communities that support us is important. Our Focused Giving Program prioritizes support for organizations whose missions promote sustainability initiatives or address food and hunger needs. We also encourage facility level support of activities in the communities where our employees live and work.

Training and Development

We offer constant opportunities for advancement. From skills development to advanced education programs, training and development programs and courses are available through MyLearning. Programs include company and industry training curricula, support for formal education through the Tuition Reimbursement Program (Non-Union), and a Learning Management System that supports and enhances employee skills at all levels of the organization.