Packaging

Packaging Team Member

$20.00 per hour

1st Shift: 5:15am-3:15pm (Mon-Thurs)

Looking for your next opportunity? We're recruiting for a Packaging Team Member position with a well-established and growing food manufacturer. If you're dependable, detail-oriented, and enjoy working in a fast-paced team environment, this is your chance to join a company that values quality, safety, and employee success. Be part of a team that takes pride in producing premium products while offering opportunities to learn, grow, and make a meaningful impact every day.

Packaging Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To:

• Assists in the operation of machinery and equipment used in the cheese conversion or food manufacturing process to ensure smooth operation and efficient production.
• Works closely with other production associates and team members to ensure efficient workflow to meet production targets.
• Loads packaging and raw materials into food manufacturing equipment.
• Safely and efficiently moves products and materials within the facility, following proper handling procedures. This may involve using electric pallet jacks, hand trucks, or other equipment to transport goods.
• Ensure all ingredients and materials are readily available for production activities.
• Observes and monitors production lines to ensure the smooth flow of operations.
• Conducts regular quality checks and completes quality documentation to ensure compliance with specifications and standards.
• Inspects products for defects, ensuring they meet the required quality criteria before packaging and distribution.
• Assists in packaging finished cheese products into appropriate containers, ensuring accurate labeling and adherence to packaging guidelines. Operates packaging machinery as required.
• Cleans and maintains equipment, tools, and work areas following proper sanitation and cleaning procedures to maintain a clean and safe work environment.
• Assists in managing inventory levels of raw materials, packaging supplies, and finished products. Reports any shortages or discrepancies to supervisors.
• Assist in equipment setup, changeovers, and maintenance to ensure uninterrupted production and adherence to quality standards.
• Adhere to ERU food safety policies and all government food safety and sanitation regulations (ex. FDA, HACCP, GMP, OSHA).
• Adheres to safety guidelines and complies with all safety protocols, including the proper use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Attends safety and department meetings and completes all required training in a timely manner.
• Identifies and reports potential safety hazards to ensure a safe working environment.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

Packaging Requirements:

- Previous experience operating packaging machinery in a manufacturing or food processing environment is preferred but not required.

- The ability to safely operate electric pallet jacks.

- Ability to read and interpret work instructions.

- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.

- Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality products.

- Physical stamina to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting heavy objects and standing for extended periods.

- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and as part of a team.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adaptable to change.

- Ability to work overtime or extended shifts as needed.

- Occasionally required to carry up to 40 pounds.

- Incidentally required to climb.

- Constantly lift and/or move up to 30 pounds.

- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

- Occasionally pushing/pulling max force of 40 pounds.

- Constantly reaching.

- Constantly required to stand.

- Frequently required to walk, bend, twist, and squat.

- Constantly required to talk and hear.

- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus naturally or with correction.

About us: QPS Employment Group is a full-service staffing firm comprised of dedicated and passionate people with over 50 offices throughout the United States. We place great people with great companies in industrial, skilled trades, administrative, manufacturing, general labor and professional employment. Hiring immediately! Why work with QPS? - Access to sought-after positions with leading employers - Dedicated placement specialists who will guide you through every step of the job search process Best of all, our job matching and resume assistance services are 100% free to job seekers and we will never ask you to pay a fee! Please note that QPS Employment Group may use a virtual recruiting assistant to help screen and schedule candidates efficiently. All information collected through this process is used solely for employment purposes and is handled securely in accordance with our privacy policy. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer.