First shift Packer

Marzetti Company; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

The Marzetti Company in Kentucky is seeking a packaging associate to safely and efficiently package product on the line. You will contribute to a production environment that values quality, cleanliness, and adherence to GMP.

Responsibilities include maintaining proper bag sealing and coding, setting up tape machines, palletizing, and assisting with the Master Cleaning Schedule, while following safety policies and government standards.

Qualifications

• Pack product.
• Palletize product.
• Set up tape machines.
• Keep cartons available for packers.
• Keep product buckets empty, using GMPs to avoid contamination.
• Make sure bags are properly sealed and coded.
• Ensure compliance to quality, food safety and HACCP programs; conform to standards.

Responsibilities

• Sweep at end of shift.
• Check case count and weigh waste.
• Assist with Master Cleaning Schedule.
• Assist with other assignments as directed.
• Empty trash cart as time permits.

Skills

Pack product

Palletizing

Tape machine setup

Carton stocking

GMP compliance

Quality control

Food safety

HACCP

Safety policies

Tools

Tape machines

Job description

Overview

1. Sweep at end of shift.
2. Check case count and weigh waste.
3. Assist with Master Cleaning Schedule.
4. Assist with other assignments as directed.
5. Empty trash cart as time permits.

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

Responsible for packaging product in a safe and efficient manner.

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

1. Pack product.
2. Palletize product
3. Sets up tape machines.
4. Keep cartons available for packers.
5. Keep product buckets empty, using GMP’s to avoid contamination.
6. Make sure bags are properly sealed and coded
7. Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HACCP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer, and government standards in work area.
8. Follow GSO’s and other policies designed to improve safety.
9. Ensure compliance to process and preventive controls as laid out in Food Safety Plan.

Working Conditions/Environment

1. Works in a manufacturing environment where employee may be required to speak, read, stand, walk, reach, lift and bend while performing job duties.
2. Must be able to stand for a standard 8‑10 hour shift, with regular breaks performing repetitive work. Overtime and/or weekend work may be required.
3. Earplugs, hairnets, beard nets (if applicable), shirt apparel with no buttons or pockets are required in plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.

About Us

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert’s® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby’s® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.

At Marzetti, our mission is to make every meal better through high-quality, flavorful food. Led by our purpose, to nourish growth with all that we do, our team members are dedicated to creating great tasting food and cultivating deep and lasting relationships.