Position Overview

Responsible for properly packaging all retail line products.

• Ensure date on machine matches product date
• Plug in rollers
• Check date if partial pallet is present
• Check amount of product on partial pallet (number of cases)
• Set up boxes for packaging
• Package product
• Check product while packaging to ensure it is up to code with correct date and package
• Run product through taper/dater
• Placed filled and taped boxes on pallet using correct stacking pattern for each particular product
• Ensure boxes are dated correctly
• Wrap finished pallets
• Move pallets into and out of the packaging room using pallet jack or following the Pallet Lifting Policy
• Take any unfinished product to cooler
• Count unfinished pallet. Tag and document unfinished pallet
• Change line and display printers for different products
• Change dates on printers
• Open bad pouches for rework
• Fill water tester with water and plug in
• Date paperwork for the day
• Conduct leak test every 15 minutes and document
• Conduct oxygen headspace check every 15 minutes and document
• Conduct code and date check every hour and document
• Document amount of all packaged product
• Document amount of bad product
• Document who worked on each product and for how long
• Document the weights of bad product, type of product and date of product
• Take out all trash and excess cardboard and put in dumpster
• Sweep floors
• Empty water from water tested at end of day
• Wipe out water tester at the end of the day
• Unplug radio
• Clean all tables with sanitizing wipes
• Put unused boxes back on pallets
• Complete daily paperwork\

Requirements

• Have a positive and professional attitude
• Follow GMPs at all times
• Participate in daily LEAN meetings and stretches
• Maintain a safe work environment and follow safety policies
• Notify management immediately of any unsafe situations
• Follow all Food Safety Policies
• Must always follow LOTO (Lock out Tag out) program
• Regular attendance is required
• Prompt, on time reporting to work stations is required
• Ability to walk on uneven surfaces, ramps and stairs
• Ability to safely walk on slick surfaces due to working conditions
• Ability to lift, push, pull, bend, twist and stoop on a regular basis throughout shift
• Strength Factor Level 3-Exerting 20 to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or 10 to 20 pounds of force frequently and/or greater than negligible up to 10 pounds of force constantly

Other Skills/Abilities

• Outstanding communication skills
• Team Player

Supervision Received

Duties are performed under the general guidance of the Production Supervisor