Palletizer Operator - 1st Shift

KIK Consumer Products•Mars, PA

17h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Palletizer Operator, you will operate and monitor palletizing and shrink-wrap machines, ensure product quality, and report equipment issues. You’ll handle tasks like lifting and stacking products, repackaging when needed, and assisting with inventory and record-keeping in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment. This role is based on site at our Mars, PA facility with the hours of Monday- Thursday 7:00am-5:00pm with overtime on Friday 6:00am-3:00pm as needed. The pay rate for this position is $21.63 per hour.

Requirements

High School diploma or GED required
Machine-operating or manufacturing experience preferred
Commitment to safety and adherence to regulations
Comfortable standing for long periods
Will be required to wear personal protective equipment (PPE)
Comfortable working in a high-speed manufacturing environment

Responsibilities

Sets up palletizing equipment according to the production schedule
Monitors palletizing equipment to ensure quality control and recognizes any malfunctions with the equipment. Reports all malfunctions to maintenance and/or supervisor to resolve the problem
Immediately reports any packaging errors to the Filling Department.
Coordinates with the forklift operators to make sure appropriate pallets are being used for various products
Responsible for loading the shrink wrap machines appropriately according to customers’ specifications
Lifts, moves, carries, and stacks cases of finished product as needed
Operates any of the following equipment as needed; Palletizers and Shrink Wrap Machines
Ensures product meets quality control standards. Repackages damaged product to return it to market condition
Assists in department inventory and performs basic record-keeping duties, as needed