Packer Labor PR01 1st Shift Cincinnati OH

Tyson Foods•Cincinnati, OH

About The Position

The Packer performs manual functions involving various products and ensures they are packed to customer specifications. The role includes packaging product neatly and correctly in cartons, maintaining accurate counts, and emphasizing quality. Duties may include making boxes, inspecting product on the line, and palletizing. Line inspection may take place on the raw side or ready-to-eat side. Palletizing may require completing paperwork and tracking pallets. The team member follows verbal directions from the Line Coordinator, Quality, and Management, routinely cleans the packaging area before breaks, and returns white coats from the production area to the coat room. Each team member is responsible for reporting possible deficiencies or practices that could compromise food safety. The position involves repetitive motions and requires performing the physical duties described, with or without reasonable accommodation. The position pays $18.45 per hour for the first shift, which runs from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM and includes every other Saturday. Overtime and weekend work may be required, and hours may fluctuate for some functions. Prior Tyson Foods employees are subject to a minimum 180-day rehire waiting period and are limited to three periods of employment. Relocation assistance is not available.

Requirements

Willingness and ability to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.
Willingness and ability to perform repetitive motions consistently.
Ability to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and perform twisting motions; ability to stand in one spot for extended periods.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds when required.
Willingness and ability to work in temperatures ranging from 39°F to 90°F for up to 8–10 hours a day.
Willingness to work overtime and weekends when required.
Ability to complete paperwork and track pallets when assigned palletizing duties.

Responsibilities

Package products neatly and correctly in cartons according to customer specifications, maintaining accurate counts and emphasizing quality.
Make boxes, inspect products on the line, and palletize products as assigned.
Inspect product on either the raw side or the ready-to-eat side.
Complete paperwork and track pallets when performing palletizing duties.
Follow verbal directions from the Line Coordinator, Quality, and Management.
Routinely clean the packaging area before breaks and return white coats from the production area to the coat room.
Report possible deficiencies or practices that could compromise food safety.