Line Lead - Auto Packaging (3rd Shift)

Georgia Nut Company; Niles (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Georgia Nut Company in Illinois is seeking a QA/Packaging associate to inspect finished product and packaging for defects, ensuring compliance with GMP, HACCP, and SSOP standards. You will operate conveyors, weigh packages, label goods, and maintain accurate records to meet customer requirements.

Ideal candidates have a High School Diploma or equivalent and strong attention to detail, with ability to work weekends during peak season and overtime when needed.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Good observational skills to spot defective products and maintain quality.
• Ability to follow GMP, HACCP, SSOP and safety procedures.
• Ability to work quickly to meet production targets while maintaining quality.
• Experience with packaging and labeling processes a plus.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and logs per batch/order requirements.
• Willingness to work weekends during peak season and overtime when needed.

Responsibilities

• Inspect finished product and packaging for defects; pack into finished Master Cases.
• Ensure finished product meets or exceeds quality standards.
• Understand GMP, quality standards, and ability to sort out non-conforming product.
• Operate and regulate conveyor belts for packaging; weigh and adjust quantities to meet specs.
• Label master cases and bags; keep records of weight, time and date per requirements.
• Maintain clean work area and adhere to safety rules, AX, RAF, and quality procedures.
• Perform backup duties for related positions and assist with inventory records.

Skills

GMP compliance

Quality control

HACCP

SSOP

Packaging knowledge

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Flexibility

Teamwork

Record keeping

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Tools

AX

RAF

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Inspecting finished product, as well as primary and secondary packaging for defects (broken, doubles, count, poor seals, code dates, etc.) and packing primary packages (bags, cartons, etc.) into finished Master Cases.
• Ensuring that all finished product meets, or exceeds, quality standards.
• Having a thorough understanding of quality standards, quality, and the ability to sort out product which does not meet quality and specifications and standards.
• Working in a manner that enables to produce the highest quality, safest and most cost efficient products possible.
• Knowing, understanding, and complying with all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Food Safety regulations and practices, and Safety Rules.
• Have a thorough understanding of SSOP.
• Have a thorough understanding of Quality Control Forms HACCP and CCP.
• Operates, maintains and regulates conveyor belts carrying goods to be packaged.
• Weighs packages and will adjusts quantity as needed to meet performance standards.
• Labels master cases, bags, and products that require labeling while maintaining the line to standard.
• Maintains a variety of records and logs such as weight, time and date packaged per customer requirements.
• Will stamp, write or affixes caddies on packages materials.
• Prepares and maintains inventory records per batch order producing.
• Performs backup duties for related positions.
• Have a thorough understanding of AX, consumption and RAF.

Physical/Environmental Requirements

• Standing on a concrete floor.
• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (hair net, bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, and uniform).
• Bending, stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended time periods, reaching, and lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Required to work weekends during peak season.
• Required to work mandatory overtime when needed.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Good observational skills to spot defective products.
• Patience to carry out repetitive tasks.
The ability to work quickly to meet production targets.
• Great team working skills and the ability to work on your own.
• The ability to follow strict and safe guidelines and quality procedures.
• A willingness to work flexibly.
• Any equivalent combination of related education and experience demonstrating ability to perform the job duties.
• Working knowledge of packaging principles and practices; requirements; working knowledge of recording keeping systems.
• Skill in packaging a variety of materials according to an established routine.
• Ability to package a variety of material in an efficient manner and orderly; ability to maintain routine records; ability to establish effective working relationships; ability to maintain routine production schedules.
• Work area is to be KEPT CLEAN at all times.
• Good attendance is a condition of employment.