Meat Packaging Associate

Palmer Food Service•Rochester, NY

5d•$17 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

Palmer Food Services is seeking a Meat Packaging Associate to join their team. This role involves performing packaging operations to ensure product meets specifications for efficient storage and shipment, adhering to HACCP regulations, and assisting with machine maintenance and sanitation. The company offers competitive wages, a generous benefit package, and opportunities for advancement. They value honesty, integrity, service, excellence, collaboration, teamwork, family, community, dependability, loyalty, and compassion.

Requirements

Must be able to read and write in English and perform basic mathematics
Ability to read, comprehend and follow work orders, as well as package and label the product correctly
Must have the sense of responsibility to accomplish tasks without supervision
Must be able to adapt and react to changing needs and priorities
Adhere to high standards of sanitation and hygiene
Must have excellent observation skills to prevent out-of-quality situations and production line problems

Nice To Haves

Previous experience in packaging or other manufacturing operations
Operating knowledge of all machines in the packaging room. These machines include the Dixie Skin pack, Multipack or pouch forming machines, the camber vacuum machine, the banding machine and the label printing machine

Responsibilities

Live the company’s values by displaying our high standard characteristics and behaviors that lead to our collective success as outlined in our Values in Action.
Perform the packaging operation to ensure the product meets the specifications providing efficient storage and shipment
Ensure Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulations are followed at all times to keep our processing procedures within the federal guide lines
Assist with the restocking of all boxes, vacuuming bags and refilling roll stock for all packaging machines.
Inspect in-process packaging to ensure consistent quality and remove any defective products and packaging material
Changing of Juliann dates on machines and daily sanitation of all machines, and insuring that the water and air compressor will turned on at the beginning of the shift and off at the end of the shift
Prior to start up sanitize all machines and properly assemble as well as proper shut down, cleaning and sanitation of machines at end of shift
Review work orders so product is packaged and labeled according to specifications
Other duties as assigned by manager on duty