Production Support - Night Shift
About the role
A people-focused company that cares : We’re a 90-year-old company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup and a focused eye on the future. As a midsized, privately-held company with a portfolio of beloved food and beverage brands, our people are the most important ingredient in our success.
Responsibilities
- Prepare food packaging for product insert and shipping
- Ensure product bags travel through packaging equipment
- Manually place small food pouches on rapidly moving production line
- Pack food products into cases
- Manually stack product boxes and bags on pallets or conveyors
- Operate material handling equipment to move and palletize products and packaging materials
- Clean the entire packaging line when needed, including scrubbing, mopping, sweeping, emptying trash, collecting for recycling, blowing down area
- Operate packaging machinery safely
- Accurately input data into production software
- Follow safety, quality, GMP and other company guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures
- Work overtime as needed
Requirements
- Mechanically inclined with good manual dexterity
- Stand and walk on a cement floor for full work shift (8 or 12 hours)
- Lift and carry up to 50 pounds as needed
- Climb ladder and stairs to access and clean equipment and vessels
- Reach at or below shoulder height frequently; reach overhead occasionally
- Frequently use repetitive motion to handle and grasp components on a moving production line
- Demonstrated ability to correctly follow written and verbal instructions and Standard Operating Procedures and set-up sheets in English
- Accurate basic math and calculation skills
- Have a customer service and quality focus
- Work with a Continuous Improvement focus in a team environment
- Communicate effectively to identify and solve problems
- Manage time efficiently and effectively while working unsupervised
- Collaborate effectively with other employees in an environment where input is valued, successes are celebrated, and teamwork is respected
- Strive for a high level of reliability and attendance to support a production environment
Qualifications
- Production or machine operation experience or education preferred
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
Skills
- Customer service and quality focus
- Continuous Improvement focus
- Effective communication
- Time management
- Teamwork
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $60-$95/month for employee-only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $30-$45/month for employee-only coverage on the HDHP)
- 401(K) matching
- 3 weeks of paid time off
- 10 paid holidays
- 1 paid personal holiday
- Company provided life insurance and disability insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Healthcare saving account
- Voluntary accident insurance
- Voluntary critical illness insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
Pay
The pay for this position is pre-determined at $25.19 per hour. Compensation for this role has been determined based on required experience, education, certification, and training. All positions are eligible for additional incentives based on business performance.
Schedule
Graveyard shift: scheduled Sunday through Thursday from 10:00 PM - 6:30 AM with an additional $1.75 per hour
Overtime as business needs require
Benefits
- We are proud to offer generous benefits including comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $60-$95/month for employee-only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $30-$45/month for employee-only coverage on the HDHP), 401(K) matching, 3 weeks of paid time off, 10 paid holidays, 1 paid personal holiday, company provided life insurance and disability insurance, flexible spending account, healthcare saving account, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary critical illness insurance, and tuition reimbursement.
Get to know us
A people-focused company that cares : We’re a 90-year-old company with the entrepreneurial spirit of a startup and a focused eye on the future. As a midsized, privately-held company with a portfolio of beloved food and beverage brands, our people are the most important ingredient in our success.
Physical Demands and Work Environment
As a member of the operations team, you will be exposed to a variety of physical demands that require you to lift heavy objects (up to 50 pounds), climb stairs, exert energy, bend, twist and squat, and use tools and equipment. Employees stand and walk on concrete while wearing steel-toed shoes, uniforms, hair nets, bump caps, gloves and safety glasses. The use of company–provided hearing protection is also required in stated areas. Work takes place in an indoor production environment that has a high level of food dust and limited climate control. Will enter confined spaces and work at above-floor heights on ladders and platforms.