Hand Packer - Swing Shift

Short Intro and About the Job

*SHIFT: Swing - Monday to Friday, 2pm to 10:30pm*

Packages products manually. Performs basic quality control checks, including accurate packaging, package counts, and weight, and evaluates product or package appearance. Folds and tapes box(es), applies labels, and stacks boxes on pallets according to direction. Places product online into in conveying systems and supports machine operators with basic material replenishments at machines.

Safety:

• Follows the standard operating procedures

• Wears all proper PPE to include uniform/smocks, proper footwear, gloves, goggles/eye protection, hearing protection, hairnets, and masks

• Expected to follow all company safety protocols

• Expected to fully engage in all safety programs

Quality:

• Performs basic quality control checks, including accurate packaging, package counts, dates, and weight, and evaluates product or package appearance

• Complies with all good manufacturing practices 

Production: 

• Prepares for and packages products manually

• Folds and tapes box(es), applies labels, and stacks boxes on pallets according to direction

• Cleaning of area and sorting of materials as directed by leadership and operators

• Moves pallets safely to finished goods storage.

• Loads product and materials on the lines to support machine operators

• Workers may use bar code readers or computer devices to track production efficiencies

• Basic troubleshooting and able to escalate problems to leadership

• Understands the importance of DaMaWay and utilizes available tools and systems to proactively maintain their workspace

DaMaWay:

• Understands the importance of DaMaWay and utilizes available tools and systems to proactively maintain their workspace and equipment

• Ensure adherence to plant standards (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, DaMaWay, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, CODES, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of DaMaWay system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.

About You

• High School diploma or GED equivalent is required, some college preferred.
• Prefer 6 months of successful work experience that involves accuracy, dependability, and teamwork, ideally in food production.
• Basic computer skills (Keyboarding, email, data entry)
• High mechanical aptitude is preferred, as promotional opportunities typically rely on a strong mechanical aptitude.
• Certified with pallet jack and forklift if position requires

About Us, We offer and What's next

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Horizon Organic, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corp™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000 employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America doesn’t just welcome what makes you unique, we value it. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All hires to our team are based on qualifications, merit and business needs. We recruit, employ, train and promote regardless of race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, genetic characteristic or any other protected status. Faithful to our values of openness and humanism, all our employees share in the commitment to engage one another with dignity and respect. http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdfhttps://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf