Packager-1st Shift Feta

Klondike Cheese Company•Monroe, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Klondike Cheese Co. is searching for a Packager to join our Team! This role involves various packaging line duties, including packing finished product, preparing supplies, operating packaging equipment, and maintaining cleanliness. The position is for the 1st shift, typically Monday-Friday with every other Saturday, starting at 5:00 am.

Requirements

Willing to work overtime as needed
Good attendance record is required
Must be a team player
Employees are required to stand the duration of the shift, with frequent and repetitive bending, stooping, turning, reaching, grasping and lifting up to 50 pounds
Must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Nice To Haves

Cheese/food industry experience is preferred but not required

Responsibilities

Packaging finished product into plastic to be shrink wrapped
Packing into buckets, pails or cartons
Stacking pallets
Loading cheese onto conveyors
Cleaning equipment and room
Moving pallets of cheese and totes on rolling racks
Preparing supplies and labels
Verifying and documenting product codes and ensuring materials are correct
Completing packaging and sanitation paperwork correctly
Cleaning & sanitizing equipment and work areas as needed and directed
Operating packaging equipment
Loading cheese products into package processing equipment
Cleaning containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools
Verifying and recording product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records
Examining and inspecting containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met
Sorting, weighing, and inspecting products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications
Verifying accuracy and correctness of product identification labels and attaching to finished packaged items
Removing finished packaged items from machine and separating rejected items
Inspecting and removing defective products and packaging material
Palletizing packaged product
Moving pallets of cheese and totes in and out of production areas
Observing machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards
Tending or operating machine that packages product
Stopping or resetting machines when malfunctions occur, clearing machine jams, and reporting malfunctions to a supervisor
Other related additional duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager