Packer ( Night

Position: Packer (Night)

Location: Metuchen, NJ

Job : 832

# of Openings: 1

Job Title: Packer

Work Type: On Site

Job Summary: Visually inspects all products, properly separates and packages finished products being manufactured. Notifies appropriate team individual when quality, safety or production problems arise that cannot be resolved by individual.

Essential Job Functions:

• Ensures that adequate vital supplies, i.e., tape, bagging, stamp, labels, cartons (knockdowns), etc., are available to perform duties.
• Constructs cardboard cartons to contain finished products manufactured, ensuring that proper carton is being utilized to hold products from bins.
• Visually inspects product for proper print and seal through plastic bag or in bulk form prior to bagging. Periodically open random logs of product to perform close visual inspection.
• Performs quality control by opening random bags of product to perform a close visual inspection along with notifying Production Leader or Production Equipment Operator immediately of any quality defects.
• Packs product into cartons while ensuring that the correct number of bags of product is packed based on order specifications or manually counts the amount product going into the bag if hand‑bagging.
• Properly seals the carton and applies proper stamping and label(s) while making certain that stamp is legible and the correct code date is on each carton.
• Moves the packed cartons of finished product to the designed stacking area and then places the stacks of cartons together in the correct configuration in preparation for pick‑up by the forklift operator.
• Sets aside defective product for re‑work or scrapping while making certain that no defective product is shipped to the customer.
• Works at an efficient and safe pace to keep packing bins or stacking tubes clear.
• Assures a smooth flow of product through the packing process by responding to any product jams (bells, buzzers or lights), clearing the product jam and restarting the equipment properly and safely.
• Follows safety procedures when starting, shutting down, un‑jamming or tying the tail on a bagger.
• Adheres to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), food safety, HACCP and SQF process requirements and sanitation guidelines, rectifies and reports any and all non‑compliance to Management while maintaining a high level of personal hygiene.
• Assists other team members as required. Attends meetings as required.
• Maintains housekeeping standards by keeping work area clean at all times.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Lead Packer or Shift Supervisor, including being trained to operate the off‑line printers.

Education Requirements: High School Diploma or GED preferred.

Required Experience /

Skills:

One year in a manufacturing environment, packing finished goods preferred. Read, write and speak basic English.

Benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans (eligibility after 31 days), paid time off and holidays, short & long‑term disability, Employee Assistance Plan, and a 401(k) with a generous company match after 60 days of employment.

• Team Member will frequently be required to actively listen and exchange information.
• Team Member will be required to observe and assess information in a fast‑paced environment.
• Requires frequent use of production, manufacturing equipment and/or machinery.
• Will be required to frequently move/transport materials weighing up to 50 pounds, which may require frequent bending, twisting and reaching motions.
• Team Member may be required to remain stationary for extended periods of time.
• Team Member may be required to stand for long periods up to 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts.
• Team Member may be required to talk, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle and feel objects, tools and controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crawl or crouch.

• Workspace contains moving mechanical parts.
• Requires work in an indoor manufacturing environment that may be exposed to extreme heat that is not air‑conditioned.
• Environment contains loud noises and odors that may last for long periods of time or on a continual basis, including occasional airborne…