Packer/tender

**Position Purpose**: Assure a quality product is efficiently produced and packed in a safe and proper manner to ensure on-time delivery to the customer. This position covers tending, packing, and utility.

**Primary Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Respond to /and operate machines
- Identify serious problems for maintenance
- Assemble and pack boxes with light-weight packaging components consisting of lids and tubs
- Place boxes of finished goods on skids approximately 24 times per hour
- On occasion (up to approximately 6 times per hour) lift cases weighing up to 30lbs. to a height of 6 ft. to put on skids
- Push boxes into case sealer
- Deliver materials to machines (inserts, film, color, resin, etc.)
- Inspect product as per quality standards and pack boxes
- Complete traceability forms and record production data, enter data into computer, verify that correct labels are applied to boxes and production information is correct.
- Perform online quality checks
- Maintain a clean and organized work area
- Perform c/o in a timely manner following procedures and work instructions.
- Tend 3 lines at a time and/or pack 2 lines at a time and/or run as a utility (filling and pulling boxes, pulling skids to the staging area, filling materials for packer on the lines, and break relieve packers) supply the production lines based on your shift-assigned duties.
- Follow procedures and guidelines as defined by the Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and the Master Cleaning Schedule
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**: Ability to effectively function in a broad-based, fast-paced work environment with mínimal supervision. The ability to understand and follow verbal and written instructions in English is a requirement. Must be able to read, write and speak English fluently.

**Physical Demands**: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Must be on their feet all day; standing, stooping, squatting, and reaching can be expected along with the lifting of up to 30 lbs. boxes of raw materials and finished goods. Ability to tend 3 lines at one time and/or pack two lines at a time or run as a utility for all production lines as a product packer based on your shift assignment.

**Quality Standards**:

- Must comply with all plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Safe Quality Food (SQF).

**Safety**:

- Proper use of all safety equipment (i.e., proper use of personal protective gear including hair net, beard net, gloves, hearing protection, and safety glasses)
- Proactive approach to safety and accident avoidance
- Maintain proper safety standards according to established Sanitary and Housekeeping Practices (GMP Compliance).

2nd Shift - 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM