Packaging Associate (1st Shift)
About The Position
As a Packaging Associate, you play a critical role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and accurate packaging of high-quality dairy products. Your work directly supports production operations, product quality, customer satisfaction, and Ornua's commitment to food safety and operational excellence. By performing a variety of packaging functions and contributing across multiple workstations, you help maintain production flow, meet customer demand, and support a culture of teamwork, safety, and continuous improvement. Your contributions are essential to delivering quality products that consumers trust and enjoy around the world.
Requirements
- Ability to lift up to 60 lbs and perform repetitive motions
- Ability to stand/walk for 10 consecutive hours
- Willingness to work in a food manufacturing environment with variable temperatures
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
- Ability to use hands to grasp, grip and manipulate boxes or product
- Basic math skills
Nice To Haves
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred
- Solid work history
- Prior food manufacturing experience
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and food safety standards.
Responsibilities
- Flex to multiple areas to fill in as needed
- Sets up the stacking area at the start of the production shift, including the stacker table or the EZ Lift Machine
- Stacks cases on skids according to the appropriate pallet pattern for the finished goods’ box size
- Open barrels, blocks, or bags of cheese and other ingredients
- Ensure recycling and garbage in the plant are emptied to allow smooth production
- Weigh ingredients to the specified amount per individual batch sheets
- Use knives and wires to cut and trim ingredients to correct weights
- Place bags of cheese into boxes and send through for taping and boxing
- Stack packed boxes of cheese onto pallets
- Transfer ingredients from the scale to pick-up tables
- Load cheese into grinders (heavy lifting required)
- Maintain clean and safe work areas
- Perform additional job duties as required by leadership efficiently and safely.
- Consistent attendance and performance
- Adhere to all Company and Departmental procedures.
- Follow all Safety, Food Safety, GMP and HACCP practices.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits with region-specific offerings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
