Packing Support 1

The Krusteaz Company•Kent, WA

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, the Packing Support 1 supports all areas of food packaging at a team-oriented, high-volume dry mix manufacturing company. The role operates equipment and manually transfers dry mix food products into boxes, bags, and pouches. Typical duties include packing, hand stacking, counting, wrapping, and weighing food products, as well as cleaning and operating machinery. The position requires consistent adherence to safety, quality, GMP, and other company guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures. Employees must maintain acceptable performance and attendance, and follow procedures to ensure food quality standards are met or exceeded. Other duties, responsibilities, and activities may change or be assigned at any time.

Requirements

Mechanical aptitude and good manual dexterity.
Ability to stand and walk on a cement floor for a full 8- or 12-hour work 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.
Ability to reach at or below shoulder height frequently and overhead occasionally.
Ability to frequently perform repetitive motions to handle and grasp components on a moving production line.
Demonstrated ability to correctly follow written and verbal instructions, Standard Operating Procedures, and setup sheets in English.
Accurate basic math and calculation skills.
Customer-service and quality focus.
Ability to work with a continuous-improvement focus in a team environment.
Ability to communicate effectively to identify and solve problems.
Ability to manage time efficiently and effectively while working unsupervised.
Ability to collaborate effectively with employees in a team-oriented environment.
High level of reliability and attendance to support a production environment.
Must comply with food-safety requirements prohibiting jewelry, fragrance, and other cosmetics.
Must conduct work safely and legally, follow GMP food-safety standards and safety protocols, and take responsibility for the safety and health of oneself and others.

Nice To Haves

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

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 input data into production software.
Consistently follow safety, quality, GMP, and other company guidelines and Standard Operating Procedures.
Work overtime as needed.
Maintain acceptable performance and attendance and follow procedures to meet or exceed food quality standards.

Benefits

Medical insurance.
Dental insurance.
Vision insurance.
401(k) matching.
Three weeks of paid time off.
Ten 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.
$0.50 pay increase after 60 days of employment.
Quarterly bonuses of up to 7% based on safety, quality, and other metrics.
Washington State hourly employees accrue paid sick time at a rate of one hour for every 40 hours worked, tracked as a subset of paid time off.