Packaging Team Member

WESTERN SMOKEHOUSE PARTNERS•Shelley, ID

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Western Smokehouse Partners is seeking multiple full-time Packaging Team Members to support daily packaging-line operations for ready-to-eat meat products. The role involves preparing, handling, inspecting, packaging, labeling, and palletizing products to meet internal quality standards and applicable USDA requirements. Team members also support machine setup and changeovers, monitor packaging equipment, verify labels and product information, and help maintain inventory accuracy. The work is performed in a refrigerated environment and involves repetitive tasks, prolonged standing, and lifting. The successful candidate is self-motivated, quality-focused, attentive to detail, and able to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced team environment. The role must comply with company policies, GMP, FDA and USDA regulations, OSHA safety requirements, and applicable state labor laws.

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 in a refrigerated or cold environment and 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 PPE in designated production areas.
Catch and load the correct quantity 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, cutters, and printers, and supply machines with lugs, film, labels, and other materials.
Cut meat products to customer specifications, monitor smokehouse cook cycles to support timely cutting, and label lugs and racks.
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 to maintain inventory accuracy.
Load and unload trailers and verify bills of lading and packing slips.
Use screens, sieves, filters, or other equipment to detect and remove foreign material.
Follow SOPs, GMPs, and FDA regulations, and report food-safety concerns, product defects, equipment issues, hazards, and facility damage.
Follow safe work practices and wear PPE as required.
Assume responsibilities of other technicians or managers during absences when asked.
Assist other departments and perform other duties as assigned.