Packager-2nd Shift Crumble

Job Location:

W7839 STATE ROAD 81 - MONROE, WI, Position Type:
Full Time, Salary Range: $19.00

Hourly, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Category:
Manufacturing, New Job Opening!

Klondike Cheese Co. is searching for a Packager to join our Team!

*** $1,000 Sign on Bonus! ***

Great benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision insurance eligibility, 401(k) retirement plan with a company match, plus paid time off and paid holidays.

Job Duties:

Examples of duties involved in this type of position include preparing supplies and labels; completing required paperwork accurately; taking cheese from totes and placing onto conveyors; operating packaging equipment to fill bags or containers with crumbled product; verifying product codes and materials for accuracy; checking containers for proper seals; attaching labels to products; putting products onto pallets; stacking pallets; and cleaning and sanitizing equipment, conveyors and packaging areas.

• Load cheese products into package processing equipment.
• Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, using cleaning solutions and hand tools.
• Verify and record product, packaging, and order information on specified forms and records.
• Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
• Sort, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications.
• Verify accuracy and correctness of product identification labels and attach to finished packaged items.
• Remove finished packaged items from machine and separate rejected items.
• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material.
• Palletize packaged product. Move pallets of cheese and totes in and out of production areas.
• Observe machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards.
• Tend or operate machine that packages product.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Other related additional duties as assigned by Supervisor/Manager.

Shift: 2nd shift: 2:30pm - done (typically 8-9 hour shift), Monday – Friday, plus every other Saturday from 1:00 pm - done.

Pay Rate:$19.00 per hour with an additional $2.00 2nd shift premium, will pay more for experienced work

• Previous experience operating packaging machinery in a manufacturing or food processing environment is preferred but not required.
• The ability to safely operate electric pallet jacks.
• Ability to read and interpret work instructions.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers.
• Attention to detail and commitment to producing high-quality products.
• Physical stamina to perform physically demanding tasks, including lifting heavy objects and standing for extended periods.
• Ability to work as a part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work overtime or extended shifts as needed.
• Employees are required to stand the duration of the shift, with frequent and repetitive bending, stooping, turning, reaching, grasping and lifting up to 50 pounds.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is constantly required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects and controls.
• Constantly required to talk and hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus naturally or with correction.
• Please note that these physical requirements are representative but not exhaustive. The actual physical demands may vary depending on the specific tasks and work conditions within the facility.

Join Klondike Cheese today and experience a workplace where your value is not just recognized but…