Packing Support 1

The Krusteaz Company Careers•Kent, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, this position supports all areas of food packaging in a team-oriented, high-volume dry mix manufacturing company. The employee operates equipment and manually transfers dry mix food products into boxes, bags, and pouches. Typical work includes packing, hand stacking, counting, wrapping, and weighing food products, as well as cleaning and operating machinery. The role requires consistently following safety, quality, GMP, food-safety, and other company guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. Work occurs in an indoor production environment with a high level of food dust and limited climate control. Employees may enter confined spaces and work at heights on ladders and platforms. Overtime may be needed.

Requirements

Mechanical aptitude and good manual dexterity.
Ability to stand and walk on a cement floor for a full 8- or 12-hour shift.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds as needed.
Ability to climb ladders and stairs to access and clean equipment and vessels.
Frequent reaching at or below shoulder height and occasional overhead reaching.
Ability to perform repetitive motions to handle and grasp components on a moving production line.
Ability to correctly follow written and verbal instructions and Standard Operating Procedures and setup sheets in English.
Accurate basic math and calculation skills.
Customer service and quality focus.
Continuous-improvement focus and ability to work in a team environment.
Effective communication skills to identify and solve problems.
Ability to manage time efficiently while working unsupervised.
Ability to collaborate effectively with other employees.
High reliability and attendance to support a production environment.
Must comply with food-safety requirements prohibiting jewelry, fragrance, and other cosmetics.
Ability to lift heavy objects, climb stairs, exert energy, bend, twist, and squat, and use tools and equipment.
Must wear steel-toed shoes, uniforms, hair nets, bump caps, gloves, and safety glasses; company-provided hearing protection is required in designated areas.

Nice To Haves

Production or machine operation experience or education preferred.
High school diploma or equivalent preferred.

Responsibilities

Prepare food packaging for product insertion and shipping.
Ensure product bags travel through packaging equipment.
Manually place small food pouches on a rapidly moving production line.
Pack food products into cases.
Manually stack product boxes and bags on pallets or conveyors.
Operate material handling equipment to move and palletize products and packaging materials.
Perform sanitation tasks on equipment and general housekeeping to established time and quality standards.
Clean the entire packaging line when needed, including scrubbing, mopping, sweeping, emptying trash, collecting recycling, and blowing down the area.
Operate packaging machinery safely.
Use a computer to access and print instructions, safety information, and other documentation.
Accurately enter data into production software.
Follow safety, quality, GMP, food-safety, and company guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
Work overtime as needed.
Maintain acceptable performance and attendance.
Follow procedures to ensure food quality standards are met or exceeded and conduct work safely and legally.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Three weeks of paid time off
10 paid holidays
One paid personal holiday
Company-provided life insurance
Disability insurance
Flexible spending account
Healthcare savings account
Voluntary accident insurance
Voluntary critical illness insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Additional incentives based on business performance, including quarterly bonuses of up to 7% based on safety, quality, and other metrics
A $0.50 hourly pay increase after 60 days of employment
Washington State paid sick time accrual of one hour for every 40 hours worked, tracked as a subset of paid time off, for eligible hourly employees