General Production Worker

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?
 

Huhtamaki is a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions for consumers around the world, enabling wellbeing and convenience. Our innovative products protect on-the-go and on-the-shelf food and beverages, ensuring hygiene and safety, and help prevent food waste.

We are committed to protecting food, people and the planet and are on the lookout for passionate and consummate professionals to join our growing team to help us deliver on our ambitious 2030 Strategy. We look for colleagues who Care, Dare and Deliver.

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Job Description

Inspects, packs and loads components and completed product into shipping cases or onto pallets.  Ensures accurate counts, correct product labeling, and safe loading of good quality product onto pallets.

Essential Functions

• Must be able to work within any area of the operation as needed.
• Must observe all Huhtamaki safety rules and use safe working methods and procedures at all times to avoid injury, injury to co-workers, or damage to company property. 
• Must be able to communicate with Machine Operators, Maintenance, Lead Operator or Supervisor/Manager when safety/quality/production/maintenance related issues arise.
• Perform job requirements safely, efficiently and with minimum waste. 
• Load components and completed products onto pallets or into shipping cases.
• Erect cartons and be able to make pallet labels.
• Pack product into cases insuring accurate quantity and quality.
• Clear any jams using safe work procedures.
• Inspect product throughout packing process and recognize product quality issues and report them to the Machine Operator/Lead Operator/Maintenance or Supervisor.
• Interpret shop order details and instructions and communicate effectively with teammate(s).
• Operate Material Handling equipment, specifically pallet jacks and pallet lifts.
• Must be able to perform all other tasks as assigned by management.
• Participate in SQF Housekeeping and Food Safety Programs.  Provide plant housekeeping support.

Job Qualifications

Required

• Demonstrated ability to perform and handle different job duties.
• Demonstrated hands-on experience with computer programs/software, such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel) preferred.
• Ability to actively and effectively talk to and communicate with others.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks.

Preferred

• High school diploma or GED preferred.

Environment

Employee works in a manufacturing environment.Individual will work a set rotating 12-hour 223 schedule including regular weekend work.Requires prolonged standing (90%) with occasional walking (10%).Requires twisting at waist, bending/stooping, squatting/kneeling.Incumbent will lift up to 30 lbs. on a regular basis and lift/carry more than 40 lbs. occasionally.Requires reaching at, above and below shoulder level.