Packager 2nd Shift - Motley Plant
About The Position
The Packager prepares and packages seafood products by operating or tending production equipment and handling product along conveyors and production lines. The role includes inspecting packages and products for compliance with specifications, identifying irregularities or foreign material, and reporting concerns to the Quality Assurance Technician, Lead Person, or Supervisor. The Packager also reviews the workspace for cleanliness and safety, uses required personal protective equipment, and disassembles, reassembles, cleans, and sanitizes production equipment, tools, and work areas according to the Standard Sanitation Operating Procedure (SSOP). The work environment is regularly wet, humid, cold, and noisy, with exposure to moving mechanical parts. The role involves frequent standing, walking, bending or leaning at the waist, handling and reaching for packages, and occasional climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, and crouching. Employees regularly lift and carry objects up to 5 pounds and occasionally up to 25 pounds. Travel and on-call work are not required. The position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.
Requirements
- Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and series of numbers.
- Ability to count by multiples of 2 and 3 to place the correct number of items into packages.
- Ability to interpret simple written instructions and follow established procedures.
- Ability to work independently and collaborate with coworkers.
- Use personal protective equipment according to company standards.
- Maintain valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment.
Nice To Haves
- Three to six months of food manufacturing experience.
Responsibilities
- Tend machines to feed product to conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices.
- Remove product from platforms or conveyors and pack it into preformed pouches.
- Count items packed to ensure compliance with company standards.
- Monitor product feed into pasteurizers.
- Place product on the grill marker belt.
- Ensure product packages are placed on the conveyor according to company standards.
- Inspect filled containers to ensure product is packaged according to specifications.
- Remove irregular product and foreign material, and report irregularities to the Quality Assurance Technician, Lead Person, or Supervisor.
- Review the workspace for cleanliness and safety concerns.
- Use personal protective equipment according to company standards for safe operation of machinery and tools and safe use of chemical cleaning agents.
- Disassemble and reassemble the production line and equipment as necessary for cleaning.
- Clean and sanitize production equipment, tools, and work areas according to the SSOP.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans for eligible full-time employees.
- Optional HRA/HSA.
- Telemedicine.
- Employee assistance and wellness programs.
- Basic life and AD&D insurance.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Vacation, sick time, and 10 paid holidays each year.
- Paid parental leave.
- Vacation accrual beginning on the first day of employment, up to 112 hours per year.
- Up to 48 hours of sick leave per year, in accordance with company policy.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
