3rd shift Packing Machine Operator for Wise Foods

wisesnacks; Berwick (Columbia County); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Wise Foods Inc. is seeking a Packaging Machine Operator to set up and run high-speed packaging lines, ensuring accurate weights, dates and correct bag contents.

This role protects product integrity, maintains clean lines, and adheres to safety protocols while performing routine line changeovers and maintenance. The position requires reading and following complex instruction sheets, basic math for counts and weights, and strong English communication to coordinate with team members during

Qualifications

• Experience operating high-speed packaging equipment and setting up machines.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English, and follow instructions.
• Basic arithmetic for weights, dates, and counts.

Responsibilities

• Set-up and operate multiple packaging machines to ensure accurate code dates and weights and that the correct product is put into correct bags.
• Ensure that each bag is properly coded, dated and sealed with a minimum amount of wasted product and supplies.
• Responsible for ensuring that the product to be packed remains clean.
• Keeps assigned machines and area clean and safe.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance on packaging machines, to include cleaning and changing knives/blades, pull-belts, tape machines, and rollers
• Clean and sanitize lines during changeovers from one product to another
• Responsible for inspection of conveyors and scales prior to line start-up and changeovers
• Will be required to clean using chemicals and protective gear
• May perform other duties as required
• Overtime may be required

Skills

High-speed packaging

English literacy

Math skills

Tools

PLC controlled equipment

Bagging machine operation

Job description

Hours: 12am(Midnight)-8am w/ mandatory overtime.

Job Summary

The Packaging Machine Operator is responsible for setting up and operating assigned packaging machines and statistical weighers, in order to pack the best number of quality packages of product.

Essential Job Functions of this role include:

• Set-up and operate multiple packaging machines to ensure accurate code dates and weights and that the correct product is put into correct bags.
• Ensure that each bag is properly coded, dated and sealed with a minimum amount of wasted product and supplies.
• Responsible for ensuring that the product to be packed remains clean.
• Keeps assigned machines and area clean and safe.
• Perform basic preventative maintenance on packaging machines, to include cleaning and changing knives/blades, pull-belts, tape machines, and rollers
• Clean and sanitize lines during changeovers from one product to another
• Responsible for inspection of conveyors and scales prior to line start-up and changeovers
• Will be required to clean using chemicals and protective gear
• May perform other duties as required
• Overtime may be required

Knowledge and Skill Requirements:

• Experience operating and setting-up and/or basic repairs or trouble-shooting high-speed PLC controlled equipment, or high-speed packaging equipment or process machinery, including bagging machine operation, carton line operation, tote or bulk fill operation, packing and related duties.
• Ability to read, write and communicate in English, and to follow verbal & written instruction lists, production sheets, procedure manuals , and safety rules.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide and do basic math problems

• About Wise Foods Inc.

  Wise Foods Inc. ("Wise" or "the Company") is a leading producer of salty snacks with a long heritage. Founded in 1921, Wise is a brand of tradition and authenticity that consumers have come to know and trust over the last 100 years. Since our inception, our iconic brand has symbolized great tasting snacks for many generations of consumers including potato chips; cheese flavored baked and fried corn snacks, tortilla chips, pretzels, popcorn, corn chips, onion rings and other assorted snacks.

  We market our products under some of the most recognizable brand names in the salty snack industry, including Wise, Cheez Doodles, New York Deli and Bravos. We also produce private label products for a number of retailers. Products are distributed using a direct-store-door ("DSD") delivery and merchandising system and sold in major grocery retailers, neighborhood markets and urban bodegas, as well as established retailers in the mass, convenience store, drug, food service and club channels.

  Wise Foods is fully owned by Arca Continental, the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in Latin America and one of the largest in the world. We invite you to explore growing your career with Wise!