Production Packer 1st Shift | 5:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. | Wed.-Sat. (Rotating Thurs.) | $17.60 hr. | 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).
• Enter data into the company’s ERP system.
• Retrieve product specifications from the 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.
• 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 throughout the shift.
• Meet productivity goals by following the production schedule according to specifications.
• Participate in line rotation throughout the day or workweek as needed.
• Communicate 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 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.
• Retrieves packaging materials from the warehouse and returns all packaging materials to the warehouse storage at the end of the run.
• Practices continuous rotation within the assigned workstations, packaging tortillas, boxing tortillas, lifting boxes up to 50 lbs. throughout the shift.
• Assists 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.
• Follows and complies with all SQF requirements.

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.
• Exposure to cool, hot temperatures and noise.
• Standing for long periods of time.
• Temperatures ranging to very warm conditions.
• Loud noises generated from equipment.