Utility Packaging - Nights

Simmons Foods • Emporia, KS

12h • Onsite

About The Position

The Utility Packaging employee provides support to the facility in various positions, performing work within the warehouse or on the grounds as assigned. Duties may include pallet sorting and restacking, identifying products that do not meet customer specifications and reworking them, and sanitation. The employee participates in team development, communication, implementation of team concepts and policies, and appropriate team meetings, and works to support team cohesion and effective coordination. The role also requires familiarity with Simmons’ operating systems, including quality, security, office environment, and company policies, and awareness of how individual actions affect those systems. Other duties may be assigned in support of business objectives.

This position works a night schedule: Thursday 12:30 a.m.–6:30 a.m. and Thursday–Saturday 6:30 p.m.–6:30 a.m. The work environment is busy, noisy, dusty, and subject to temperature extremes. Employees must remain on their feet for the entire shift and be able to lift up to 75 pounds. Required personal protective equipment includes safety glasses, ear plugs, and steel-toed shoes, as well as other equipment as needed or required.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to perform basic math.
• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to obtain and maintain company-issued forklift certification.
• Ability to work in a busy, noisy, dusty environment with temperature extremes.
• Ability to stand for the entire shift and lift up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including safety glasses, ear plugs, and steel-toed shoes.

Nice To Haves

• Previous forklift experience.
• Military experience is valued.

Responsibilities

• Perform various jobs within the warehouse or on facility grounds as assigned.
• Sort and restack pallets.
• Identify products that do not meet customer specifications and rework them.
• Perform sanitation duties.
• Participate in team development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies.
• Coordinate work with team members to support B.E.S.T. practices and attend appropriate team meetings.
• Support team cohesion, raise issues that undermine cohesion, and work with the team to resolve them.
• Maintain familiarity with Simmons’ operating systems and communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
• Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

What This Job Offers

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