Laborer - Packaging

C&H Sugar Company, Inc.; Crolona Heights (CA); On-site; USD 29,333 - 41,778; Full time

Job summary

C&H Sugar Company, Inc. is seeking a Packaging Laborer in Crolona Heights, California. This entry-level position involves heavy labor, including repetitive movements and the ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Responsibilities include packaging, sealing, and conveying various sugar packages, with flexibility required for various shifts including weekends and holidays. Applicants must wear safety equipment due to working conditions, which may involve noise and exposure to sugar dust.

Qualifications

• Requires flexibility to work various shifts including weekends and holidays.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and stand/walk 6-8 hours daily.
• Must wear personal protective equipment including safety glasses and steel-toe shoes.

Responsibilities

• Package, seal, and convey sugar packages weighing from 1 to 2000 pounds.
• Perform station tasks including check weighing, sorting, and cleaning.
• Operate industrial hand trucks to transport palletized materials.

Job description

OVERVIEW

The Packaging Laborer may be assigned to a variety of packaging, cleaning or reprocessing positions. The Packaging Laborer may be assigned to any station or location in the Packaging Department. This is an entry level position requiring continuous heavy labor activities. Assignments may include repetitive hand, arm, and body movements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Perform necessary function required to package, seal and convey sugar packages and various packing station producing product in weights from 1 to 2000 pounds.
• Station tasks could include check weighing, cutting-in of damage packages, station cleaning, sorting and stacking of station materials and packaging containers, lifting packaged materials weighing 24 to 50 pounds for hand palletizing and check weighing and other tasks as assigned.
• Operates industrial hand trucks to transport palletized materials.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• This position requires flexibility to work various shifts, including Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and overtime, as needed. Weekend shifts may be mandated based on business needs.
• Requires standing and walking 6-8+ hours per day, ability to lift up to 50 pounds, ability to grasp, push, and pull.
• Requires to wear PPE, including safety glasses, steel-toe shoes, hearing protection and hard hat.
• Packaging stations are noisy (hearing protection is required) and conditions are associated with a food packing environment. Packaging Laborer is exposed to refined sugar and sugar dust, cleaning soaps, lubricants and work around moving equipment.

PAY RATE

• Hourly Rate: $25.81

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.