Packaging Associate - Custom Display Packaging

Overview

The role involves enhancing customer satisfaction by promptly processing orders for non-case stock items through specialized packaging into merchandising displays. This supports efficient packaging department operation by diverting customized display products from the standard production line.

Key Responsibilities

• Package vacuum-sealed and gas-flushed meat products into various types of shipping containers and merchandising displays.
• Maintain responsibility for the assigned work area to ensure production of safe, high-quality food items.
• Report all food safety and quality issues promptly to management and Quality Assurance to ensure swift resolution.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by supervisors.

Qualifications and Experience

• Educational background typically below high school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience with 1 to 3 months of related work or training.
• Certification to operate walk-behind lift trucks is required.
• Basic English skills including reading simple words and sentences, writing straightforward correspondence, and understanding basic instructions.
• Ability to communicate effectively one-on-one and in small groups with co-workers.
• Capability to comprehend and follow operational and maintenance manuals, complete routine forms and production documentation.
• Basic arithmetic skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, applicable to measurements and currency.
• Demonstrated common sense in following simple and detailed instructions, handling standardized tasks, and problem-solving with limited variables.
• Skill to assess product quality based on experience and visible inspection.

Physical Demands and Work Conditions

• Ability to stand and walk for 8 to 9 hours daily.
• Capability to regularly lift, push, or pull up to 50 pounds, and occasionally up to 100 pounds.
• Physical flexibility to bend, twist, stoop, squat, and reach above shoulder level as needed.
• Good manual dexterity and eye-hand coordination.
• Work in cold environments with temperatures of 40°F or below.
• Availability to work overtime during peak production times.

Additional Information

This position does not involve supervisory responsibilities. Interested candidates should apply online without calling the employer.