Packer

Purpose Statement

Responsible for hand-packing frozen bread, cinnamon rolls and pizza dough into pre-made boxes  for customer shipment. Set-up and maintain proper operation of all carton formers bulk scales, metal check, date code printers in the packing areas.  This position may occasionally be asked to assist our mixers with loading ingredients into machines. 

Key Accountabilities and Outcomes

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• Packs product at all lines.  Manually grades, counts frozen dough before final boxing according to product code specifications.  Assist in labeling, re-casing, repackaging and rework of product 
• Performs minor troubling shooting and adjustments on equipment 
• Adjust conveyors and guides on conveyors for various size product cases.  
• Set-up and change build scales for proper packing weight.   
• Perform periodic equipment inspections to identify worn parts of malfunctions requiring maintenance support.  
• On all lines, rework product as assigned. 
• On occasion, on all lines, will act as a mixer helper or light machine helper. 
• Complies with all safety, GMP, HACCP, plant policy and other associate and food safety requirements. 
• Collect frozen samples. 
• Remove rejected product scrap receptacles. 
• Insure proper supplies are in appropriate areas to prevent down time and removing rejected product to scrap receptacles. 
• Duties also include maintaining good housekeeping. On all lines, performs other duties as assigned. 

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

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• High School Diploma or equivalent 
• Must be able to Read, Write and Speak Basic English. 
• Must be a team player. 
• Must be able to work in a cold and hot environment. 
• Must be able to work all shifts. 
• Self-starter. 
• Able to work with minimal supervision. 
• Considerable amount of standing, walking, use of hands. 
• Lift up to 50 lbs.