Bagging Operator – 2nd Shift

ALLTECH CONSULTING SVC INC; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting service in Virginia is seeking a candidate for the role focused on organizing and packing products. Responsibilities include maintaining quality standards, ensuring cleanliness, and proper handling of products. The ideal candidate has a high school diploma and strong organizational skills. Attention to detail and the ability to solve practical problems are essential. The work environment may be loud and includes exposure to mechanical parts and fumes.

Qualifications

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months of related experience and/or training.
• MATH ABILITY: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and interpret various instructions.

Responsibilities

• Organize pallets and maintain a clean workspace.
• Ensure correct packing of products with no defects.
• Assist in loading and moving finished goods.

Skills

Organization

Attention to detail

Mathematical skills

Problem-solving

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES

Denotes “essential functions” in accordance with the guidelines of The Americans with Disabilities Act. The essential functions of this position include, but are not necessarily limited to, those specifically identified in this description. The position and its essential functions may change over time and these changes may not necessarily be reflected in the position description. The Company may, at its sole discretion, add to, change, or expand the essential or marginal functions of the position.

Product Dumping

• Pallets of the correct product for the run should be pulled over and organized from WIP storage area.
• Person responsible will then dump boxes into the hopper and throw away the plastic liners. Empty boxes will be placed on a pallet to be recycled through Cut and Wrap process again.
• Verify no chews are going through the hopper and elevator that are unwrapped.
• Maintain a clean and organized workspace. No visible chews or wrappers are laying around.
• Clean and sanitize area during product changeovers in accordance with batch records.

Hand packing (current process)

• Verify boxes and labels are correct and pack the boxes with the number of chews listed on the batch record.
• Verify that nothing is being packed that is not a #1 product that can be sent to a customer. All defects with bags should be caught by this point before being put into the box.
• Move completed boxes to the tape machine to be sent to the palletizer.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area while production is running.
• Ensure that product (bags) is not in excess on the floor or at the checkweigher due to being outside of weight ranges.
• Clean and sanitize area during product changeovers in accordance with batch records.

Palletizer

• Load boxes coming from hand packers through the tape machine and onto the pallet to be stacked in accordance with batch records.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area while production is running.
• Move finished pallets into the finished goods area to be wrapped and placed into storage accordingly.

QUALIFICATIONS

• EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months of related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• MATH ABILITY: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles and vibrations. The employee may occasionally be exposed to a risk of electrical shock, extreme heat (non-weather), and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.