Packer Labor 1st shift - New London, WI

Tyson Foods • New London, WI

15h

About The Position

The Packer Labor position packs product within the department at Tyson Foods. Work includes handling, sorting, boxing, and moving product; operating and maintaining packaging equipment; completing tests and paperwork; and following sanitation, safety, food-safety, GMP, and SQF requirements. The role may involve job rotation and other duties assigned by management.

Requirements

• At least three months of work history with the same employer.
• Ability and willingness to perform basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
• Ability and willingness to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
• Ability and willingness to complete required paperwork and SAP functions.
• Ability to push, pull, and lift with arms below waist, at shoulder level, and above shoulder level; minimum 20 pounds frequently.
• Ability to flex and grip with wrists and hands frequently.
• Ability to stand, walk, climb, and bend for up to 10 hours.
• Ability and willingness to work in wet conditions and cold temperatures of 35 degrees.
• Must be able to perform the physical requirements with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

• Continuously check product for proper labeling and dating.
• Stack boxes weighing up to 30 pounds, seven rows high, onto a pallet when the auto-palletizer is down.
• Lift product weighing up to 30 pounds to empty lugs.
• Lift rework tank covers weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Push or pull product tanks weighing up to 1,000 pounds using appropriate equipment.
• Remove product from the conveyor.
• Box number-one product within proper weight constraints while sorting out leakers and non-number-one product.
• Move product to pans if the machine is down and unload pans of meat back into the machine when time permits.
• Feed sausage into the Tiermat packaging machine.
• Set up and tear down all machines, and clean machines at the end of the shift.
• Execute proper procedures for collection and processing tests.
• Open and rerun number-one product with labels that are not straight or have tabs off, and identify rework for final packaging.
• Complete required paperwork and SAP functions.
• Comply with sanitation procedures and all safety, food-safety, GMP, and SQF requirements.
• Perform all positions in job rotation as needed and other work assigned by management.

Benefits

• Benefits effective day one.
• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plan.
• Health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed