Packaging Team Member

WESTERN SMOKEHOUSE PARTNERS•Shelley, ID

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Packaging Team Member supports daily packaging-line operations by preparing, handling, and inspecting Ready-to-Eat meat products to ensure they meet internal quality standards and USDA regulations. Duties include setting up and monitoring packaging equipment; feeding, catching, cutting, labeling, and palletizing product; verifying printer and label information; performing metal detection; and maintaining accurate production and inventory records. The role also includes loading and unloading trailers and verifying shipping documents. The position works in a refrigerated environment and involves repetitive tasks, standing for extended periods, frequent bending, squatting, and reaching, and lifting up to 60 pounds. Personal protective equipment must be worn in production areas. The Packaging Team Member must follow company procedures and food-safety, quality, and workplace-safety requirements, and report hazards, defects, or equipment issues promptly.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED preferred.
Ability to follow written and verbal instructions in English.
Ability to use labeling and scanning equipment accurately.
Basic computer literacy and familiarity with inventory systems such as Vista Trac.
Strong attention to detail and ability to follow safety and quality protocols.
Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
Ability to stand for 8–10 hours per shift.
Ability to perform frequent bending, squatting, reaching, and lifting up to 60 pounds.
Ability to perform repetitive tasks and work in a refrigerated or cold environment.
Ability to wear PPE in production areas.

Nice To Haves

One to two years of experience in a manufacturing or food-production environment.

Responsibilities

Wear required food-safety garments and personal protective equipment in designated production areas.
Catch and load the correct amount of product into caddies and feed product into packaging machines, checking size, color, and quality.
Set up and verify printers for accurate lot and best-by information; monitor packaging-machine components, including film, cutter, and printer.
Supply machines with lugs, film, labels, and other materials.
Cut meat products to customer specifications and label lugs and racks accordingly.
Monitor smokehouse cook cycles to ensure timely cutting.
Package, label, and palletize finished products according to specifications; wrap and label pallets for outbound shipment.
Clean and sanitize equipment and packaging areas regularly and between production breaks.
Set up and change over machines for different product runs; prepare packaging labels and verify label information.
Complete metal detector and printer-check documentation accurately.
Operate scanners and enter product data into Vista Trac for inventory accuracy.
Load and unload trailers and verify bills of lading and packing slips.
Use screens, sieves, filters, or other equipment to detect or remove foreign material.
Comply with SOPs, GMPs, FDA and USDA regulations, OSHA safety requirements, company policies, and applicable labor laws.
Promptly report food-safety issues, product defects, equipment problems, safety hazards, and facility damage.
Follow safe work practices and wear required PPE.
May assume responsibilities of other technicians or managers during absences.
Assist in other departments and perform other duties as assigned.