Packer-Foam

Wincup•Higginsville, MO

6h•$16 - $18•Onsite

About The Position

WinCup is a foodservice packaging manufacturer focused on quality products and developing innovative packaging technologies and brands that address plastic pollution. The Packer visually inspects products, separates acceptable and defective items, and packages only quality products into finished cases. The role follows GMP, food safety, HACCP, and SQF requirements and alerts the appropriate team members to quality, food safety, or production problems. The Packer helps keep product moving through the packaging room, responds safely to equipment signals and jams, maintains supplies and housekeeping, and assists other team members as needed. The position is based in Higginsville, Missouri, and reports to the Shift Supervisor. It involves working indoors in a manufacturing environment that is not air-conditioned, for shifts of 12 or more hours beginning at 8:00. Weekday, weekend, and overtime work may be required. Employees must wear required PPE, including a hairnet, hearing protection, and safety glasses with side guards. WinCup offers full-time team members benefit choices for themselves and their families. Most benefits become available 31 days after hire; the 401(k) with company match is available after 60 days. The company also provides training and education assistance.

Requirements

Pass a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
Be able to work shifts of 12 or more hours while standing, walking, stooping, bending, twisting, reaching, grasping, and lifting throughout the shift.
Be able to manually move repair parts and tools weighing up to 50 pounds.
Be able to work indoors in a manufacturing environment that is not air-conditioned.
Wear required PPE, including a hairnet, hearing protection, and safety glasses with side guards.
Be able to work a 12-or-more-hour shift beginning at 8:00, including weekdays, weekends, and overtime as needed.
High school diploma or GED.
Willingness to learn.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.

Responsibilities

Prioritize personal and workplace safety.
Follow GMP, food safety, HACCP, and SQF requirements, and immediately correct or report non-compliance to Management or the SQF practitioner.
Ensure necessary packaging supplies are available, obtaining them or notifying Utility when supplies are needed.
Report for scheduled shifts and attend required meetings.
Construct cartons and ensure the correct carton is used for the product.
Visually inspect products before bagging, inspect packaging print and seals, periodically inspect randomly selected product logs, and promptly report quality defects to the Production Leader or Production Equipment Operator.
Pack products according to order specifications, including the correct number of bags per carton, and accurately count cups when hand bagging.
Seal cartons and apply the proper stamping or labels, ensuring each carton has a correctly coded and legible date code.
Set aside defective product for correction or scrapping so it does not reach customers.
Work at an effective and safe pace to keep packing bins or stacking tubes clear.
Assist other team members as required, without being asked.
Assist the Pack-Tech in maintaining the packaging floor; respond to product jams, clear them, and safely restart equipment.
Repackage products that were mispackaged due to miscounts.
Maintain a clean work area and housekeeping standards.
Perform other duties assigned by the Shift Supervisor.