Packaging Technician jobs in San Diego, CA

Coronado Brewing Company, Inc.
Job Description

Job Title: Packaging Technician

Reports To: Head Brewer

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Summary: Responsible for ensuring that kegs are cleaned properly and assists in packaging operations by performing the following duties.

Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

1. Primarily works on either canning line or keg washing/filling line depending on needs of the day.

2. Cleans the outside of kegs and removes debris and stickered keg collars.*

3. Ensures the keg wash machines are operational and have all necessary chemicals.*

4. Operates and monitors the keg wash machines during cleaning cycles.*

5. Ensures the kegs are cleaned and properly sanitized by monitoring pH and levels of caustic, acid, and sanitizer reservoirs.*

6. Places clean kegs on pallets for proper banding and puts away when complete.*

7. Fills kegs following Coronado Brewing’s standard operating procedures.*

8. Maintains a clean and safe working environment at all times.*

9. Assists on the canning line and with building mix packs.*

10. Safely operates forklift to unload trucks of material such as empty kegs, pallets of cans, equipment, glassware, and chemicals.*

11. Performs other related duties as assigned.*

Qualifications:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Ability:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Math Ability:

*Essential Function

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.
Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

Equipment:

• Forklift

Desired Experience/Traits

• Ability to follow directions and work independently in a manner that will ensure the safety of the employee and team.
• Understanding of cleaning and sanitation requirements in the food and beverage industry.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Organized and accurate record keeping.
• Be able to operate a forklift, or become forklift certified within 30 days with training
• Familiar with equipment such as a depalletizer, an ink encoder, canning line, pasteurizer, keg washer, pumps, etc.
• Efficient in Microsoft Office programs such as Excel and Word

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Abilities:

• Interpersonal skills
• Oral communication skills
• Reading skills
• Customer service skills
• Diplomacy
• Professionalism
• Organizational skills
• Planning skills
• Time management skills

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 163 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to see color.

Work Environment:

*Essential Function

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather), work near moving mechanical parts, outdoor weather conditions, and extreme cold (non-weather).

The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

*Essential Function

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $16.00 - $18.00 per hour

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Manufacturing: 1 year (Preferred)

Work Location: In person