Production Assistant

Ventura Foods • Chambersburg, PA

14d • 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 and inspecting finished products, monitoring product cases and equipment, making minor machine adjustments, and maintaining a clean, orderly, food-safe work area. The employee follows company policies, procedures, and applicable food-safety requirements, including SQF, GMPs, and FSMA preventive controls. Typical shifts are 8–12 hours per day; additional unscheduled time after hours and on weekends may be required.

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, with good judgment and decision-making skills.
• Willingness and ability to wear personal protective equipment as required by company policy or law.

Responsibilities

• Package finished products by assembling corrugated boxes and partitions, packing products, manually sealing cases, labeling or stenciling cases, and placing cases on pallets according to predetermined placements.
• Make minor machine adjustments.
• Assist in operating filling-line and packaging equipment, inspect products during operation, and pack off finished product.
• Monitor product cases for proper weight and accurate packaging components, and watch 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 appropriate containers and discard trash.
• Start and stop assigned production equipment and maintain a daily report of product, brand, type, and quantity produced.
• Support the SQF program and food safety by maintaining housekeeping in the immediate work area and helping keep the department audit-ready.
• Follow food-safety policies, procedures, and regulatory criteria, including the current SQF code, Good Manufacturing Practices, and the Food Safety Modernization Act 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 eligible criteria are met.
• Paid vacation, sick time, and holidays.
• Employee appreciation events.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Career growth opportunities.
• Competitive compensation.

What This Job Offers

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