Feeder/Packer - Gluing - Day

Jimmy Jazz; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k)

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

Sabert is seeking a feeder/packer in the United States to support production on day shifts. You will feed multiple machines, sort products, and assist with packing and quality checks. This role demands attention to detail and teamwork in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities include maintaining line efficiency, following safety procedures (GMP, PPE, HACCP, JSA), and ensuring accurate packing and labeling. Prior packaging experience is preferred, with HS diploma or GED.

Qualifications

• Basic reading comprehension of safety rules, quality procedures, and machine operating procedures.
• Ability to communicate production and machine issues to supervisors.
• Team-oriented with reliability and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Feed a minimum of 4 machines, loading and pre-breaking product into feed hoppers.
• Maintain 6 formers and ensure proper operation of packing lines.
• Perform quality checks, ensure correct gluing and sleeve counts, and document results.
• Assist with labeling, packaging, and keeping work area clean and organized.
• Follow GMP, PPE, HACCP and JSA safety requirements.
• Perform other duties as required.

Skills

Team player

Reading comprehension

Mathematics

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

• Base Pay $16.00 - $18.00 / Hour
• Job Category Production Support
• Employee Type Non-Exempt FT Hourly

Day Shift 6AM-4PM Monday-Thursday

Description

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.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS/ DUTIES

• Feed a minimum of 4 machines, feeding requires lifting product, pre-breaking them and placing product into feed hopper.
• All feeders should be able to feed and maintain 6 formers.
• Take plastic off loads and remove tickets. Tickets should be given to the operator.
• Monitor quality, ensure cartons are straight, and remove loose scrap. Sort if required by the operator.
• Maintain the R.S.C. inventory and supply the case packers with the R.S.C.’s they need for production.
• Follow all safety requirements including GMP’s, PPE’s, and HACCP & JSA regulations.
• Perform other duties as required.

Packer

• Catch and maintain 6 lanes.
• Pull product from the forming chutes at the count mark.
• Perform basic quality control to ensure bad product is being removed and replaced with good product.
• Check to make sure product is properly glued and the right number of products is packed into sleeves. Complete quality check-off sheets.
• After all quality checks are completed place product in position and into a bag.
• After all quality checks are completed place sleeve of product into bag, place bag into case and place case onto conveyor.
• Assist operators with cleaning off glue tips.
• Relieve other packers for breaks and lunch and assist with labeling; repack of boxes and keeping the area neat and clean.
• Follow all safety requirements including GMP’s, PPE’s, and HACCP & JSA regulations.
• 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

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum requirements to be considered for this position

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

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Must 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 work area. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment around machinery. Basic mathematics (i.e. counting), basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).

WORKING CONDITIONS

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

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, 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 communicate. The employee may occasionally move and position up to 35 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Summary

What makes Sabert a great place to work:

Pay, benefits and more.

Sabert is eager to attract the best, so we offer 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.

Learn More About Sabert:

We are a leading global manufacturer of innovative food packaging products and solutions. The company wasfounded in 1983 grounded in the purpose of reinventing food packaging to nourish and protect our world.Today we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide spectrum of packaging solutions for food distributors, restaurants & caterers, grocery stores, national food chains and consumer entertaining.

Want more insight on what it’s like to work for Sabert?

We’re committed to providing reasonable accommodation for applicants with special needs or disabilities during our recruiting process, to learn more about accommodations please call [phone] or email [e-mail] for assistance. Please do not send resumes to the above email address, 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 the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, ancestry, marital status, being a qualified individual with a disability, protected veteran status, political belief or activity, or any other basis prohibited by law or regulation.

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