Packaging Helper OW - Line 2C - 7:15pm - 7:45am

Joining King's Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you're excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

Removes all finished bakery products from the packaging conveyors and packs them into plastic baskets or corrugated master cases.

• Picks up bakery products and places them in cases or trays.
• Observes conveyors and packaging machine operation to prevent jams, dislodges jams while following all safety procedures.
• Removes filled cases from the discharge end of a tape machine, placing them on pallets and conveyors.
• Inspects products for damage or for conformity to specifications prior to pack into the master case. Transports completed pallets into the storage area.
• Breaks up and stages case dividers. Supplies empty cases to other packaging helpers
• Keeps work area clean and orderly by sweeping floors, wiping down equipment, and other sanitation jobs assigned.
• Sets tape machine to the product and case specifications pass the cases through the machine and printing system through training.
• Monitors tape on case enduring all flaps have been sealed accurately with tape in the middle.
• Monitors cases to ensure the bar code and lot number are print accurately by the printing system.
• Repacks damage cases on the line.
• Monitors the tape level on the top and bottom of the machine. Changes the rolls of tape when finished.
• Clears any jammed on the conveyor.
• Reports case counts on count sheets for each product that passes through the tape machine.
• Operates material handling equipment to convey and store materials and finished goods.
• Reports all equipment problems to the foreman and/or supervisor immediately.
• Helps in the training of new employees or employees who change job classifications.
• Participates in all matters relating to safety and health in the work area and positively promotes safety in our operations.
• Plans and carries out job assignments without hazards to yourself and other employees.
• Reports all unsafe acts and/or conditions or equipment immediately.
• Promotes safety by understanding and following safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.

Qualifications:

To perform this job efficiently, one must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This individual must be Safety conscious. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/Experience:

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year of general warehouse/production work experience.

Language skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English.

Mathematical skills:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical demands:

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May require the use of equipment in the machine shop, small portable equipment, and manual tools. May require the occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Work environment:

This position is on a shift basis. May also be scheduled to work all shifts. While performing the duties of this job, there will be exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold. The noise level is usually high.

Note: This Position Description indicates the critical features of the role as they are presently envisioned. They are subject to change at any time due to business conditions or other reasons.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.