Production Support - Swing Shift

The Krusteaz Company Careers•Kent, WA

5h•$24•Onsite

About The Position

Under direct supervision, this position is responsible for supporting all areas of food packaging in a team-oriented, high-volume dry mix manufacturing company. Operate equipment and perform manual manipulation to transfer dry mix food product into a wide variety of boxes, bags and pouches. Typical duties include packing, hand stacking, counting, wrapping, and weighing of food product, as well as cleaning and operating machinery.

Requirements

Mechanically inclined with good manual dexterity
Stand and walk on a cement floor for full work shift (8 or 12 hours)
Lift and carry up to 50 pounds as needed
Climb ladder and stairs to access and clean equipment and vessels
Reach at or below shoulder height frequently; reach overhead occasionally
Frequently use repetitive motion to handle and grasp components on a moving production line
Demonstrated ability to correctly follow written and verbal instructions and Standard Operating Procedures and set-up sheets in English
Accurate basic math and calculation skills
Have a customer service and quality focus
Work with a Continuous Improvement focus in a team environment
Communicate effectively to identify and solve problems
Manage time efficiently and effectively while working unsupervised
Collaborate effectively with other employees in an environment where input is valued, successes are celebrated, and teamwork is respected
Demonstrate a high level of reliability and attendance to support a production environment
Note that food safety requirements prohibit wearing jewelry, fragrance and other cosmetics

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Prepare food packaging for product insert and shipping
Ensure product bags travel through packaging equipment
Manually place small food pouches on 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 both 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 for recycling, blowing down area
Operate packaging machinery safely
Use computer to access and print instructions, safety 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

Benefits

comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance (starting at $60-$95/month for employee-only coverage on the PPO Plan or starting at $30-$45/month for employee-only coverage on the HDHP)
401(K) matching
3 weeks of paid time off
10 paid holidays
1 paid personal holiday
company provided life insurance and disability insurance
flexible spending account
healthcare saving account
voluntary accident insurance
voluntary critical illness insurance
tuition reimbursement
hourly employees accrue paid sick time at a rate of 1 hour for every 40 hours worked under Washington Paid Sick Leave, which is tracked as a subset of paid time off