About this role
Summary:
This position is responsible for packaging products into correct materials either on the machine or by hand; moving to stacking position, bagging, sealer, and other workstations as workload requires.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Know the proper packaging procedure for each product; read and follow Bills of Materials; complete paperwork as required.
• Operate all packaging machines; perform hand pack procedures as assigned by supervisor or utility; re-batch product as needed.
• Inspect products for defects during the packaging process; verify accuracy of labels and packaged product; create accurate labels using computer and handheld scanners.
• Process product through the taper and stacking section as needed.
• Maintain a clean, neat, and organized work area.
• Be actively involved in proactive measures towards safety for self and co-workers.
• Other job activities as assigned.
Essential Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Experience:
• High school diploma or GED required
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and work instruction or procedure manuals
• Math skills used add, subtract, multiply, and divide all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and to compute rate, ratio, and percentage
• Critical thinking skills necessary to solve practical problems
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to meet job expectations and duty changes as required by changing company needs
Equipment Used:
• Pallet jack, box knife, computer
Personal Protective Equipment/Clothing Required (PPE):
• Safety Glasses when in areas required
• Fully enclosed shoes
Physical Demands:
(Not Applicable, Occasionally [1-33%; 0-2.5 hrs./day], Frequently [33-66%; 2.5-5.5 hrs./day], Constantly [>66%; 5.5+ hrs./day])
Physical Abilities
• Stand – Constantly
• Walk – Frequently
• Sit – Occasionally
• Climb – Occasionally
• Crawl – Not Applicable
• Squat – Occasionally
• Kneel – Occasionally
• Bend – Occasionally
• Twist – Occasionally
• Use of Hands/Fingers – Frequently
• Reach Outward – Frequently
• Reach Above Shoulder – Occasionally
Lift/Carry
• 10 lbs. or less - Frequently
• 11-20 lbs. - Occasionally
• 21-50 lbs. - Occasionally
• 51-100 lbs. - Not Applicable
Push/Pull
• 10 lbs. or less - Frequently
• 11-20 lbs. - Occasionally
• 21-50 lbs. - Occasionally
• 51-100 lbs. - Not Applicable
Sensory Requirements
• Speech - Yes
• Vision - Yes
• Touch - Yes
• Hearing - Yes
• Smell - No