2nd Shift Palletizer Operator

senecafood•Hart Township, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Seneca Foods is seeking a hands-on, detail-oriented, and safety-minded Palletizer Operator for their 2nd shift. This full-time position involves operating and maintaining a palletizer machine, ensuring product quality, and performing various tasks related to packaging and shipping. The role is crucial in supporting Seneca Foods' mission to provide safe, nutritious, and affordable food to families and communities. The company offers competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth within a stable, essential industry. The work environment can involve exposure to wet/humid conditions, extreme temperatures, high noise levels, moving mechanical parts, fumes, and nuisance dusts, requiring the use of proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent
Basic math and clear communication skills.

Nice To Haves

1–2 years of forklift experience preferred
Food Processing experience a plus

Responsibilities

Maintain and operate forklift safely at all times
Complete daily forklift inspections
Set up and operate palletizer for specific product being run
Adjust bars
Operate computer to program stack pattern of size product being run
Operate in both manual and automatic modes, resetting as needed
Load slip sheets and empty pallets into machine – ensure straightness, no broken boards or double runners on pallets
Operate pallet wrapper, replace rolls of wrap as needed
Print daily schedule and pallet tags for product being run, ensuring accuracy
Accurately complete necessary paperwork (finished goods tally, downtime)
Scan finished goods into system (and location) with scan gun and stage to be put away
Stage raw materials for packaging (glass, caps, cartons)
Remove finished product from palletizer, ensure finished goods meet quality specs (no broken jars, labels/case codes are correct, shrink wrap is intact)
Troubleshoot and correct problems as they occur (suction bar, photo eyes, etc.)
Notify maintenance if assistance is needed
Hand palletize (stack) finished goods onto pallets as needed
Adjust and clean photo eyes on the outside as well as the inside of the machine
Use emergency stop correctly so as not to stop machine in the middle of cycle.
Fix chain if it falls off
Use proper lock out procedures when making repairs
Stack pallets of finished product in an orderly and straight manner
Other tasks as assigned