Packager 1St Shift Motley Plant

Summary

Packages product by performing the following duties.

• Tends machine(s) to feed product to conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices.
• Removes product from platforms/conveyors and packs into preformed pouches.
• Counts items packed to ensure compliance with company standards.
• Monitors product feed into pasteurizers.
• Places product on grill marker belt.
• Ensures product packages are placed on conveyor according to company standards.
• Inspects filled container to ensure that product is packaged according to specifications.
• Removes irregular product and any foreign material found in product. Reports irregularities to the Quality Assurance Technician, Lead Person or Supervisor.
• Reviews workspace for cleanliness and safety concerns.
• Uses personal protective gear (PPE) per company standards to ensure safe operation of machinery or tools, and safe use of chemical cleaning agents.
• Disassembles and reassembles the production line and equipment as necessary for cleaning.
• Cleans and sanitizes production equipment, tools and work area per Standard Sanitation Operating Procedure (SSOP).

Not required for this position.

• Three-to-six-month food manufacturing experience.

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.

• Ability to count by multiples of 2s and 3s to place correct number of items into packages.

• Ability to interpret simple written instructions and follow established procedures.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with coworkers.

Employees regularly bend or lean at waist level. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or grasp packages and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance, stoop, kneel and crouch. The employee lifts and carries objects up to 5 lbs regularly and up to 25 lbs occasionally.

This position is not eligible for immigration sponsorship.

Trident Seafoods provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Trident Seafoods and its subsidiaries have adopted a drug‑free workplace policy.

Working under the influence of drugs or alcohol is not permitted. Employment with Trident Seafoods is contingent upon the candidate maintaining valid immigration status and work authorization throughout employment, with or without immigration sponsorship by the company.

This role is non‑exempt at $20.09 to $24 per hour. Full‑time employees may be eligible for medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, basic life and AD&D, and 401(k) with a company match, vacation, sick time, 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave. Full‑time employees accrue vacation each pay period starting on their first day of employment, up to 112 hours per year, and are eligible for up to 48 hours of sick leave per year, in accordance with company policy.