Packager

Job Title: Packager Job Description
This role focuses on supporting food production and packaging operations by assembling products, preparing and storing items, and ensuring that finished goods are correctly boxed and palletized. You contribute directly to a fast-paced, cold-production environment where attention to cleanliness, safety, and quality standards is essential.
Responsibilities

• Assist with the production, preparation, and storage of food products according to established procedures and quality standards.
• Place boxed products onto pallets in an organized and secure manner to prepare them for shipment or storage.
• Assemble Taco Kits for wholesale customers, ensuring all components are correctly included and packaged.
• Assemble salads and salsas, following specific product recipes and packaging requirements.
• Maintain housekeeping standards in the production plant and warehouse, keeping work areas clean, organized, and free of debris.
• Follow company safety guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) at all times to ensure a safe and compliant operation.
• Handle packaging materials and finished products carefully to minimize damage and waste.
• Work scheduled shifts, including both weekend days, and perform overtime as needed to support production demands.
• Collaborate with team members and supervisors to meet daily production and packaging targets.
• Adapt to different packaging tasks such as picking, production line support, and general packaging duties based on operational needs.

Essential Skills

• Ability to perform packaging, picking, and production tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Comfort working in a cold environment at approximately 40 degrees.
• Willingness to work both weekend days with one day off during the week.
• Reliability in adhering to scheduled second-shift hours starting at 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday with overtime on weekends.
• Capability to follow safety guidelines and Good Manufacturing Practices.
• For machine operator roles: at least 6 months of production or packaging experience.
• For packager and kits roles: ability to learn on the job with no prior experience required.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in food production or packaging environments is a plus.
• Comfort working around food odors and wet, slippery floors.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and perform repetitive tasks.
• Attention to detail to ensure accurate assembly of kits, salads, and salsas.
• Strong work ethic and willingness to support overtime as needed.

Why Work Here?
You join a team-oriented operation that offers a clear path to stability, with contractors eligible for direct placement after 90 days. The workplace values reliability, safety, and continuous work opportunities, including overtime for those seeking additional hours. You gain hands-on experience in food production and packaging while working in an environment that emphasizes training, adherence to standards, and long-term growth.
Work Environment
The role is based in a cold food-production facility kept at approximately 40 degrees, with exposure to food odors and wet, slippery floors. You work on a second shift starting at 4:00 p.m. or 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, with regular overtime on weekends. The environment is fast-paced and structured around production lines for kits, salads, and salsas, requiring consistent attention to safety and cleanliness. Appropriate attire for cold conditions and non-slip footwear are necessary to work comfortably and safely in this setting.
Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Carlsbad, CA.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $18.50 - $18.50/hr.
Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.
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 Carlsbad,CA.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Oct 2, 2026.

About Aerotek

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.


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.

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