Auto Palletizer Operator (Night Shift, $26.15 Starting Hourly Pay (Shift Premium Included))

Schreiber Foods•Grand Rapids, MI

About The Position

This full-time night-shift position oversees robotic equipment that stacks product boxes onto pallets. The operator safely stacks boxes weighing 45–50 pounds as needed, assists with rework by repairing cases or identifying cases for return, maintains inventory accuracy, and keeps completed orders organized in the staging area. The role also includes maintaining and cleaning equipment, tools, utensils, parts, and the work area to meet housekeeping and 5S standards; completing required production and cleaning documentation; and working to meet production goals while minimizing product shrink and downtime. The operator performs basic equipment and process troubleshooting, contacts maintenance when needed, operates a pallet jack safely, and participates in shift exchanges and team meetings. The position requires adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices and facility safety rules, including stopping unsafe acts and correcting or reporting hazards. The operator will work with dairy, nut products, and other related ingredients and allergens. Duties may be expanded as management deems necessary. The regular schedule is 6:45 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on a consistent rotating schedule. Starting pay is $25.15 per hour, with a $1 night premium and a $1 weekend premium; the posting also advertises a $26.15 starting hourly rate with shift premium included. A $1,000 sign-on bonus is offered.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Minimum one year of experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to exchange basic informational data, including completing forms and checklists and copying data between records.
Ability to meet internal and external customer expectations and act with customers in mind.
Effective verbal and written communication with managers, colleagues, and people inside and outside the organization.
Ability to solve problems by adapting knowledge and experience.
Basic math skills, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Basic computer operational skills in field-specific software, including entering and retrieving information.
Professional manner and ability to maintain constructive working relationships.
Ability to work with dairy and nut products and other related ingredients and allergens.
Ability to safely stack boxes weighing 45–50 pounds as needed.

Nice To Haves

One year or more of experience in a food manufacturing environment.
High school diploma or GED.

Responsibilities

Oversee robotic equipment used to stack product boxes onto pallets.
Safely and efficiently stack boxes weighing 45–50 pounds on pallets as needed.
Assist with rework by repairing product cases or identifying cases for return.
Maintain inventory accuracy.
Keep completed orders organized in the staging area.
Maintain and clean equipment, parts, tools, utensils, and the work area, meeting housekeeping and 5S standards.
Complete required documentation, including batch record entries, cleaning forms, room logs, and work orders.
Meet production needs and goals while minimizing product shrink and downtime.
Conduct basic troubleshooting of equipment and processes and contact maintenance as needed.
Operate a pallet jack safely and efficiently.
Participate in shift exchanges and work team meetings.
Understand and adhere to Good Manufacturing Practices.
Stop observed unsafe acts, follow facility safety rules and procedures, correct or report hazards, and support safety policies and programs.

Benefits

$1,000 sign-on bonus.
$1 night-shift premium and $1 weekend premium.
Benefits eligibility starting on day one of hire.
8% 401(k) match, with an additional company retirement contribution through the ESOP.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation from day one.
Opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met.
Personal Time Off (PTO) starting on day one.
Up to $5,000 annually toward childcare costs.
Wellness Incentive and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account for fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
Tuition reimbursement.
Medical and prescription drug benefits starting day one.
Dental insurance starting day one.
Vision insurance starting day one.
Pet benefits starting day one.
Mental health benefits starting day one.
Partners Helping Partners support program.