Feeder/Packer - Gluing - Day

Sabert Corporation; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability benefits

Job summary

Sabert Corporation in Richmond, Virginia, is seeking a Feeder/Packer for their night shift, responsible for feeding and packing products adhering to strict quality standards.

The ideal candidate will possess a strong sense of dependability, teamwork, and basic mathematical skills. Sabert offers a competitive compensation package, including comprehensive health insurance and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• Dependable and ability to work as a team player.
• Ability to read and comprehend machine operating procedures.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment around machinery.

Responsibilities

• Feed paper blanks in machines and sort products.
• Perform basic quality control to ensure good product quality.
• Assist operators and maintain a clean work area.

Skills

Dependability

Team player

Basic mathematics

Ability to communicate

Education

High School Diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Overview

Night Shift 6AM-4PM Monday-Thursday

A feeder/packer will interchange functions depending on the business needs. Feeder is responsible for feeding paper blanks in machines and sorting. Packer is responsible for packing clamshell or fry cartons, inspecting product for quality, ensuring product is properly glued.

Responsibilities

• Feeder: feed a minimum of 4 machines, feeding requires lifting product, pre-breaking them and placing product into feed hopper.
• Feeder: be able to feed and maintain 6 formers.
• Feeder: remove tickets from loads and hand tickets to the operator.
• Feeder: monitor quality, ensure cartons are straight, remove loose scrap, and sort as required by the operator.
• Feeder: maintain the R.S.C. inventory and supply case packers with the R.S.C.’s needed for production.
• Feeder: maintain good housekeeping and follow all safety requirements including GMPs, PPEs, HACCP, and JSA regulations.
• Feeder: perform other duties as required.
• Packer: catch and maintain 6 lanes.
• Packer: pull product from forming chutes at the count mark.
• Packer: perform basic quality control to ensure bad product is removed and replaced with good product.
• Packer: check that product is properly glued and the correct number of products is packed into sleeves; complete quality check-off sheets.
• Packer: after quality checks, place product in position and into a bag; place sleeve of product into bag, then bag into case and place case onto conveyor.
• Packer: assist operators with cleaning glue tips and relief other packers for breaks and lunch; assist with labeling and repacking boxes; keep area neat and clean.
• Packer: maintain good housekeeping and follow all safety requirements including GMPs, PPEs, HACCP, and JSA regulations.
• Packer: perform other duties as required; make boxes and label boxes; fill glue containers for machines; clean up work area; check with operators or supervisor on anything else that needs to be done.

Requirements and Qualifications

Education and Experience

• Education: High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Experience: Packaging experience in a manufacturing setting preferred.

Other QualificationsMust be dependable and a team player, ability to read, understand and comprehend documents such as safety rules, internal quality procedures, and machine operating procedures. Ability to communicate production and machine issues to supervisors and others in the work area. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment around machinery. Basic mathematics (counting) and basic arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

Working Conditions

• Safety glasses with side shields, hearing protection, and steel-toed shoes are required. Task-specific PPE may be required.
• Manufacturing plant is not environmentally controlled; changes in humidity and temperature occur throughout the year.

Physical Demands: The employee may continuously use hands and fingers to position, and arms to reach. The employee may frequently bend and move about the work area. The employee may occasionally remain in a stationary position, ascend/descend steps, push and pull, and move up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Summary / About Sabert

Sabert is a leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions. The company provides competitive compensation and a generous benefits package, including full health insurance (medical, dental, and vision), 401(k), life insurance, disability, and more. To learn more about our benefits, click here.

We are a global company focused on reinvigorating food packaging. For more about Sabert and our mission, click here to hear from our employees. Sabert is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with special needs or disabilities during the recruiting process. For assistance, please call [phone] or email [e-mail]. Applications submitted via email will not be considered unless specifically invited to do so. Sabert Corporation is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate on any basis prohibited by law.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work legally in the United States for Sabert. Sabert will not commence an employment-based immigration case to fill this open position.