Raw Material Utility-Weekday Day Shift

Utz Brands, Inc.•Kings Mountain, NC

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Utz Quality Foods is hiring a Raw Material Utility for its expanded manufacturing facility in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. This hands-on production role involves material handling, operating palletizing equipment, and supporting packaging operations to help maintain smooth and efficient production processes. The role follows a rotating schedule: Monday through Thursday one week and Monday through Wednesday the next, from 6:00 AM to 6:30 PM. The successful candidate will follow food and personal safety procedures, operate and adjust robotic palletizers and production equipment, and enter pallet data and inventory information into company systems. The role also involves moving pallets to the warehouse, staging materials for the next shift, checking labels and barcodes, addressing packaging quality issues, and keeping equipment and work areas clean and maintained. The work may take place in or around consistently hot equipment and environments and requires standing for most of the shift and handling materials weighing up to 70 pounds. Utz describes its workplace as supportive, caring, and inclusive, with opportunities for career growth and advancement. Full-time benefits include medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer 401(k) match, profit sharing, an employee stock purchase plan, and other benefits, resources, and programs.

Requirements

Understand and follow food safety and personal safety rules, policies, and procedures.
Be able to stand for most of the work time.
Be able to lift, push, and pull up to 70 pounds.
Be willing and able to work in or around consistently hot equipment and environments.
Demonstrate the ability to operate production and data-entry equipment.
Have basic computer, data-entry, and math skills.
Have forklift experience and be able to obtain certification on day one.
Manage multiple tasks efficiently while staying organized and detail-oriented.
Be team-oriented and communicate orally and in writing in a fast-paced production environment.
Have proficiency with basic hand tools and experience with general mechanic tools such as Allen wrenches and screwdrivers.
Know safe operating practices for lock-out/tag-out programs and food safety.
Demonstrate a strong commitment to company values.

Nice To Haves

Spanish-speaking ability is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Follow safety standards to support a zero-accident culture on the production floor.
Operate and adjust robotic palletizers and production equipment, including programming equipment for new products and specifications.
Track and enter pallet data into data collection systems and complete inventory control logs.
Review production schedules, move pallets from production to the warehouse, and stage materials for the next shift.
Check labeling and barcoding and address packaging quality issues.
Clean and maintain equipment and work areas.