Packaging Machine Operator- Bluffton Plant

Pay

Weekly pay

$500 sign-on bonus for eligible candidates

• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• $1000 referral bonus
• Paid Time off

12‑hour shifts (7am‑7pm)

Working 3‑4 days/week. This is a 2‑2‑3 schedule (2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off rotation)

• Communication will be through phone, email, and text. Ensure you have access to a valid email address.
• Candidates are required to take and pass an online pre‑hire assessment.
• Qualified applicants will receive a phone call to schedule an onsite interview.
• Post‑offer background check, drug screen, and physical assessment required.

As a Packaging Machine Operator (PMO), you'll be responsible for setting up, overseeing, and maintaining the packaging machines to ensure proper quality and packaging of the finished product. This includes housekeeping, assisting other PMO’s and supervisors to run the department efficiently and effectively, and completing sanitation duties. Assist in troubleshooting, training, and basic maintenance tasks.

• Ensure all bags are running correct weights.
• Ensure all bags are in registration, both in cutoff and side‑to‑side registration.
• Ensure all bags are code‑dated properly with both price and date legible and in proper position on the face of the bag.
• Ensure bags are sealed properly and that bag appearance is acceptable.
• Add/remove air from bags and ensure proper air fill.
• Change bag speed in packaging machines and weighers and ensure running rates based on lead label.
• Keep machines clean and the area under and around the machine clean and help sweep packing area.
• Weigh defective film, record defect and place film in defective area provided.
• Keep infeeds, dispersion table, scales, etc., free from buildup.
• Perform hourly metal detector checks as required. Report any metal detector findings, false activations, or other concerns to management immediately and help with investigation.
• Ensure all paperwork is completed (film verifications, sanitation and 5S paperwork, etc.).
• Complete all required trainings, including Alchemy.
• Communicate with all team members, including bakers, leads, packers, PMO’s, QC, PC, maintenance, and supervisors.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.

• High School diploma or GED.
• Ability to read, write and comprehend English.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, decimals, and metric to SAE conversions – mm to inches, grams to ounces.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or scheduled form.
• Have a clear understanding of how to safely operate packaging machinery.

• Frequently required to stand and walk.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 35 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

We are mixing up something new in Bluffton, IN. This is an exciting time to join our team. We hold ourselves to the highest quality of standards. Each bag of Dot’s Pretzels tastes as if they were made straight from the home kitchen of Dot herself. Our foundation is built on relationships. We are family. We believe in our employees and lead by example.

The Dot’s Pretzels brand has seen an enormous amount of growth, so we are looking for employees to become a part of our team in the Bluffton, IN location.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer – Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veterans

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