Production Assistant

Ventura Foods • Chambersburg, PA

7d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Assistant helps operate filling-line and packaging equipment to complete customer orders in an onsite manufacturing environment. The role includes packaging finished products, making minor machine adjustments, inspecting products, monitoring cases and equipment, maintaining production records, and keeping the work area clean and orderly. The employee supports food safety and quality programs and follows company policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements, including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices, and the Food Safety Modernization Act and its preventive controls. Typical shifts are 8–12 hours per day; additional unscheduled time after hours and on weekends may be required. Employees must wear personal protective equipment as required by company policy or law. Ventura Foods describes its workplace as supportive, collaborative, and grounded in integrity, and offers training, manager support, and career growth opportunities.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED or equivalent experience.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to read and understand standard instructions and work effectively with others.
• Self-starting and self-directing approach, with good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to perform required tasks with sufficient physical strength and dexterity; tasks typically involve intermittent sitting, standing, walking, climbing, squatting, kneeling, pushing, and pulling.
• May occasionally need to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds or more with assistance.
• Willingness and ability to wear required personal protective equipment.

Responsibilities

• Package finished products by assembling corrugated boxes and partitions, packing products, sealing cases manually, applying labels or stencils, and placing cases on pallets according to predetermined placements.
• Make minor machine adjustments and assist in operating filling-line and packaging equipment.
• Inspect products during operation and pack off finished product.
• Monitor cases for proper weight and packaging components, and monitor machinery for film splices, breakage, and jams; report issues immediately to the service machine operator.
• Prepare the work area for production and keep it clean and orderly throughout the shift.
• Place damaged product packages in proper containers and discard trash.
• Start and stop assigned production equipment during the shift.
• Maintain a daily report of the product, brand, type, and quantity produced.
• Support the SQF program and food safety by maintaining housekeeping in the immediate area and contributing to an audit-ready department.
• Follow food safety policies, procedures, and regulatory criteria, including the current SQF code, GMPs, and FSMA and associated preventive controls.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage beginning on the first day for eligible employees.
• Profit sharing and 401(k) matching after eligibility criteria are met.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Employee appreciation events and employee assistance programs.
• Training and career growth opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED