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Seneca Foods is one of North America's leading providers of packaged fruits and vegetables with facilities located throughout the United States. Our high quality products are primarily sourced from over 1,400 American farms. Seneca holds the largest share of the retail private label, food service, and export canned vegetable markets, distributing to over 90 countries. Products are also sold under the brands of Libby’s®, Aunt Nellie’s®, READ®, Seneca Farms®, Green Valley®, Green Giant (Shelf-Stable)®, Cherry Man®, Paradise®, Pennant®, and Seneca labels, including Seneca snack chips.

Seneca also provides vegetable products to other companies under various co-pack arrangements.

Seneca Foods offers an excellent benefit package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance, 401K, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability, Paid Time Off and more! Help us make our Farm Fresh Goodness Great! Come join the Seneca Foods team – Apply now!

At Seneca Foods, we do more than grow crops — we nourish families and strengthen communities with safe, nutritious, and affordable food. Our mission is simple but powerful: "To feed the world safe, nutritious, and affordable food." We do it with a deep commitment to quality, people, and sustainability.

We're looking for a hands‑on, detail oriented, and safety minded individual to join our team as a Tray Packer Operator. If you enjoy working in a fast paced environment and being part of a company that makes a real difference, we want to hear from you.

• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits.
• Opportunities for growth in a stable, essential industry.
• A company culture that values teamwork, respect, and responsibility.

• Ensure that line is set up properly for product being run
• Ensure photo eyes are clean and working properly; adjust as needed
• Ensure glue pot is working properly and contains an adequate level of adhesive
• Ensure proper PMI temperature is maintained
• Enter data into computer for product being run, run test to ensure correctness, ensure jars have correct labels and codes, compare against explosion sheet
• Ensure codes match the schedule exactly, discuss any deviations immediately with proper personnel; complete proper paperwork
• Clean prints heads as needed
• Coordinate with driver to ensure sufficient materials are on hand and correct for product being run
• Test tightness of jar lids every so often; stand up fallen jars
• Inspect for broken jars, low fill weights; pull bad product off line
• Ensure Wexxar and/or magazine is kept fully stocked and trays are formed correctly and glued properly; troubleshoot problems
• Watch for product back-ups when Palletizer is down
• Ensure shrink wrap on PMI is covering properly; replace rolls of shrink wrap
• Make line adjustments such as: all rails including in-feed and discharge; glue heads; line speed; photo eyes; and re-install flight bar when it has broken away
• Clear jams; determine the reason for the problem and correct
• Complete necessary paperwork including accurate log data and downtime information
• Other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Basic math and clear communication skills.

Exposure to wet/humid conditions and extreme heat/cold. Some high noise levels and moving mechanical parts. Exposure to brine, bleach, and cleaning chemicals.

Must wear proper PPE such as bump cap, eye and ear protection, gloves, to ensure your safety as well as protecting the quality of our products.

Strong communication skills are essential, as the role involves regular interaction with team members across departments.

• Take pride in keeping production running smoothly.
• Enjoy working in a fast-paced environment
• Are reliable, safety-conscious, and detail-oriented.
• Want to work for a company with deep roots and a meaningful mission.

Apply now and start making a difference with…