Processing Floater - All shifts

Processing Floater
- All Shifts

Somerset
- Somerset, NJ 08873

Salary Range $17.79 - $22.60 Hourly Position Type Full Time

Do you love snacks? Are you looking to join an ever evolving and rapidly growing team? PIM Brands might just be exactly what you're looking for!

At PIM, we make the brands you love. Our portfolio of products, from Welch's® Fruit Snacks to Sun-Maid® Chocolate Raisins and Sour Jacks® Sour Candies are enjoyed by millions of consumers every day. And when it comes to careers, we seek talented, results-oriented individuals who want to play a part in building amazing brands and products while working in a collaborative, dynamic, and fast-paced office environment.

At PIM, you can make an immediate and lasting contribution to help grow iconic snack and confectionery brands, no matter your area of expertise.

The Trucker is a critical manufacturing support position responsible for ensuring the safe, efficient, and uninterrupted flow of materials, ingredients, work-in-process inventory, molds, starch trays, packaging materials, and finished goods throughout the Processing Department. This role directly supports high-volume, automated manufacturing operations and serves as a key contributor to achieving production, safety, quality, and operational performance objectives.

The Trucker operates within PIM's modern, high-speed manufacturing environment, supporting state-of-the-art confectionery production lines. This position requires a high degree of operational awareness, equipment proficiency, material management expertise, and adherence to standardized processes to ensure production lines remain supplied and operating efficiently.

The Trucker works closely with Cooks, Mogul Operators, Technicians, Quality personnel, Warehouse teams, and Leadership to ensure materials are available at the point of use, inventory remains accurate, and manufacturing processes operate without interruption. Success in this role requires attention to detail, strong organizational skills, safety awareness, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Material Handling & Production Support

• Safely transport raw materials, ingredients, starch trays, molds, work-in-process inventory, packaging materials, and finished goods throughout the manufacturing facility.
• Support high-speed, high-volume production operations by maintaining continuous and efficient material flow to all assigned production areas.
• Ensure production lines remain adequately supplied to support uninterrupted manufacturing operations and schedule attainment.
• Stage materials, ingredients, molds, and supplies according to production schedules and standard operating procedures.
• Remove finished product, production waste, empty pallets, and obsolete materials from production areas promptly.
• Coordinate material movements to support line startups, product transitions, changeovers, sanitation activities, and production shutdowns.
• Monitor production areas for potential material shortages and proactively replenish materials before operational disruptions occur.
• Support Cooking, Mogul, Processing, Finishing, and Packaging operations as required.
• Maintain orderly material staging areas and storage locations utilizing established inventory management standards.
• Perform product and material movements with a sense of urgency while maintaining safety and accuracy.

Powered Industrial Equipment Operation

• Safely operate forklifts, electric pallet jacks, walkie riders, reach trucks, and other authorized powered industrial vehicles.
• Perform documented pre-operational inspections and safety checks at the beginning of each shift.
• Verify powered industrial equipment is operating safely and report mechanical deficiencies immediately.
• Follow all OSHA requirements, company safety procedures, and site-specific powered equipment standards.
• Operate equipment safely in active manufacturing environments with pedestrian traffic, production personnel, and moving machinery.
• Maintain awareness of potential hazards and environmental conditions while transporting materials.
• Ensure loads are properly secured, balanced, identified, and transported without damage.
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