Production Technician, 3rd Shift

You deserve a positive and encouraging work environment that allows you to deliver your best work and become your best professional self. At Smucker, we provide a supportive culture, holistic employee benefits, and continuous learning opportunities to help you thrive both personally and professionally.

About the role

At Smucker, our manufacturing operations are the heart of delivering food people and pets love. We are committed to promoting manufacturing as a rewarding career, offering growth and development opportunities to hone your craft and extend your expertise.

Responsibilities

• Safely and effectively operate, maintain, and troubleshoot high-speed packaging and processing equipment to produce Company products
• Meet all safety expectations, including wearing required personal protective equipment and following safe practices
• Work in a team environment, assisting others as needed
• Collect and analyze data using applied math skills
• Operate a computer keyboard to input and access data
• Perform basic and routine maintenance activities
• Work outside normal scheduled hours and overtime to perform required maintenance
• Use basic hand and power tools such as wrenches, screwdrivers, pliers, hammers, and drills
• Safely operate a tow motor and maintain proper training requirements
• Perform other duties within your skill capability
• Meet Company's expectations of its Basic Beliefs and Our Commitment to Each Other

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age with a minimum of a High School diploma or GED
• Previous work experience in a food manufacturing or industrial environment is preferred
• Good attendance record and ability to comply with attendance policy
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude
• Able to work an 8-hour shift on a 7-day schedule per week
• Able to work with and around cleaning chemicals and perform sanitation duties
• Able to operate, perform basic and routine maintenance, and troubleshoot equipment, including physical activities such as climbing, standing, bending, twisting, and moving around stairs, ladders, platforms, and various packaging and processing equipment
• Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently
• Self-directed worker capable of working in a team environment to solve problems and implement solutions
• Able to effectively read, comprehend, interpret, record, and apply information from documents (e.g., equipment manuals, SOPs, policies)

Qualified candidates will be required to pass an applied math and a technical aptitude test.

Schedule

3rd shift: 11 PM – 7:30 AM EST (core schedule)

Pay

Training rate: $26.00/hr. After probationary period and qualifications complete: $33.64/hr.

Benefits

• Total Rewards benefits program addressing physical, emotional, and financial needs at different life stages
• Competitive health and financial benefits
• Flexible work schedules and remote work opportunities
• Continuous learning and development opportunities beyond functional job-based education
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion

Location: Orrville, OH