Packer

Please note that this position is a 12-hour shift (7:00 pm - 7 am) with 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off rotation schedule!

Summary:

Responsible for visually inspecting, monitoring the filling process, manually packing and stacking finished product, and completing sanitation activities

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the 5’s and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Visually inspect and manually pack bags of product into boxes
• Recognize and report product quality issues
• Set up scales for bag, bulk, and/or tote weights
• Weigh one bag per case per procedure • Understand the information on the lead label.
• Pallet stack as needed
• Pour on rework.
• Fill out all paperwork completely, accurately, and timely (including first case verifications, daily 5S paperwork, changeover/sanitation paperwork, etc.)
• Cover bulk lines and recognize and report bad products
• Clean and organize the packing area using approved chemicals and PPE as applicable
• Perform shutdown, start-up, and changeover procedures
• Rework product as needed • Train other employees as needed
• Use pallet jacks

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information to other employees
• Basic skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Physical Demands and Work Environment
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

Benefits:

• Weekly pay
• Insurance at 30 days includes health, optical, and dental.
• $500 attendance bonus every quarter and an earned paid day off.
• $100 Healthcare deductible per year for a single individual or $200 Healthcare deductible per year for family
• Shoe allowance
• Safety Eyeglass allowance
• Provided uniforms
• $1000 referral bonus
• 401K
• Paid vacation and more
• Lots of Chocolate and much, much more.

The Hershey Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The policy of The Hershey Company is to extend opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, citizenship status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, transgender status, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other categories protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Please note that this position is a 12-hour shift (7:00 am – 7:00 pm or 7:00 pm - 7 am) with 2 days on, 2 days off, 3 days on, 2 days off, 2 days on, 3 days off rotation schedule)

Summary:
Responsible for visually inspecting, monitoring the filling process, manually packing and stacking finished product, and completing sanitation activities

Responsibilities:

• Maintaining the 5’s and GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices)
• Visually inspect and manually pack bags of product into boxes
• Recognize and report product quality issues
• Set up scales for bag, bulk, and/or tote weights
• Weigh one bag per case per procedure • Understand the information on the lead label.
• Pallet stack as needed
• Pour on rework.
• Fill out all paperwork completely, accurately, and timely (including first case verifications, daily 5S paperwork, changeover/sanitation paperwork, etc.)
• Cover bulk lines and recognize and report bad products
• Clean and organize the packing area using approved chemicals and PPE as applicable
• Perform shutdown, start-up, and changeover procedures
• Rework product as needed • Train other employees as needed
• Use pallet jacks

Minimum knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform major duties/responsibilities:

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to effectively present information to other employees
• Basic skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide into all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Physical Demands and Work Environment
• The employee is frequently required to stand and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.