General Production Worker

Job Title: General Production Worker

Job Description

The role involves multiple tasks including tray scraping, magazine supply, cupping, picking, cleaning, hand packing, and wrapped inspection. You will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness and ensuring product quality in a food manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Wear and maintain gloves in a sanitary manner, switching them as you rotate tasks.

• Supply cups for all cup setter magazines and clear any stuck paper on cupsetter heads.

• Ensure the correct size cup paper is used and that each tray cavity receives one cup paper.

• Reposition incorrectly placed cup papers and replace any damaged ones.

• Clean Tonnaer screw when the line is down for one shift or longer.

• Remove defective products from the inspection belt and watch for jams.

• Conduct metal checks and maintain cleanliness of metal detection probes.

• Start and stop the main line as necessary and perform metal detection checks at the end of production.

• Fill cases with the required number of bags and monitor bag seal integrity.

• Inspect wrapped products and reset the main line after wrapping stops.

• Rotate through stations efficiently, fill and seal cases, and track product quality.

• Record case counts and ensure adherence to all food safety and quality standards.

Essential Skills

• Experience in production, general labor, packaging, food production, and food manufacturing.

• Ability to work all shifts, including the first shift for training purposes.

• Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain cleanliness and safety standards.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Hershey, PA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $20.00 - $20.00/hr.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital

• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available

• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health Spending Account (HSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Hershey,PA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Jun 12, 2026.

About Aerotek

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):

We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.