First Shift Packers

Pennsylvania Ag Connection; Souderton (Montgomery County); On-site; USD 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Employee Assistance Program

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Pet Insurance

Yearly bonus potential based on goals

Job summary

Pennsylvania Ag Connection is hiring First Shift Packers in Souderton, PA. In this role, you will perform essential tasks such as wrapping, boxing, and weighing fresh or smoked meats. You will also ensure product quality by checking for flaws, packaging standards, and maintaining safety protocols.

The ideal candidates should be team players with basic math skills and the ability to lift up to 30 lbs. This position offers great benefits including paid time off, medical, dental, and a potential yearly bonus based on company achievements.

Qualifications

• Ability to differentiate between products and private labels.
• Must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 30lbs.
• Fine motor skills for handling products.

Responsibilities

• Perform, stage, wrap, box, and weigh meats.
• Record correct weights and check products.
• Maintain safety, sanitary, and USDA standards.

Skills

Basic math abilities

Team player

Product differentiation

Job description

### Job Details#### Job Title:First Shift Packers #### Location:Souderton, PA,USA #### Company:The Wenger Group #### Industry Sector:Agribusiness #### Industry Type:Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services #### Career Type:Specialists #### Job Type:Full Time #### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A #### Salary: ### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:** Specialists **Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from AgCareers.com and to the Terms of Service.# First Shift PackersBack to search resultsApply to this positionFollow CompanyMore Jobs from The We...Send to Friend**Who are we:** We're a leading Northeast family-owned food, agricultural products, and agricultural services organization headquartered in Pennsylvania. We provide animal nutrition and feeds; specialty protein production, processing, and marketing; on-farm protein production services; and grain, fertilizer, and ingredient procurement. Leidy's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Wenger Group since 2022. Leidy's is a 130-year-old pork company located on the family farm in Pennsylvania, where Jacob Leidy was deeded the original land grant by William Penn in 1753. We're a stable company with strong core values, great benefits, competitive wage structure, and a safe and healthy work environment. With over 1000 team members, we're a growing company in an essential sector - agriculture! Learn more here: https://www.thewengergroup.com / https://www.leidys.com **Position summary:** Under supervision a packer will be able to perform, stage, wrap, box, and weigh all fresh or smoked meats and associated products. Additional responsibilities include recording correct weights on boxes and checking correct products enclosed. Make sure products are uniform prior to wrapping and boxing and ensure packaging is uniform and attractive. Trim excess or unwanted material when needed. Separate products into proper classification and visually inspect for unacceptable flaws or TQC concerns. Then preform final quality checks prior to release and maintain safety, sanitary, and TQC or USDA standards. **Key Responsibilities:** **Responsibilities:** * Handle all products and equipment in the proper manner* Place all products in the correct package* Record and document all weights when necessary* Assure products are placed in their proper container/carton* Communicate all TQC concerns to supervisor* Transport of product to other areas of production when necessary* Keeping packaging supplies constant and replacing them when necessary* Continually check for proper labels on all Leidy's products and any private labels when necessary* Maintain pace to achieve requested production levels* Assure proper product is checked on carton* Trim and clean any unwanted material or packaging if necessary **Qualifications and Requirements:** **Qualifications:** * Be able to differentiate between products, private label products, and specialty cuts of a hog* Possess basic math abilities* Follow directions and be a team player * **Physical Demands:*** Must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 30lbs* Operate equipment and work near moving machinery* Be on feet for up to 8-10 hours* Fine motor and motor skill abilities (pinching, grasping, etc.)* Ability to squat, bend, twist, kneel, reach, stand, walk, and climb frequently and as needed* Climate variation **What our benefits are** • Paid Time Off • Care bridge Empoyee Assistance Program For all full-time members: • Medical • Dental • Vision • Health Savings Account (HSA) • Medical Flexible Spending Account • Dependent Care • Flexible Spending • Account Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance • Short-Term & Long-Term Disability • Pet Insurance Each team member has the potential to earn a yearly bonus based on the achievement of company goals. The Wenger Group provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type as protected by federal, state or local laws. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. ****Hablamos espaol****To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONApply to this position