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Kroger; Newark (OH); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Kroger Manufacturing in Newark, OH is seeking team members to perform a variety of facility duties to ensure safe, quality products. You’ll follow procedures and participate in SQR initiatives while supporting our Customer 1st strategy and our high performance work system principles.

Responsibilities include cleaning equipment, operating CIP/COP, assisting with packaging, palletizing, and data entry. This role requires flexibility across shifts and a strong focus on safety and accuracy.

Qualifications

• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Self-motivated and self-directed work attitude.

Responsibilities

• Clean equipment and facility areas to maintain safe, quality products.
• Operate CIP/COP systems as needed.
• Assist machine operators with supplies, packaging materials, and pallet loading.
• Hand-pack and hand-stack product into cases and onto pallets.
• Safely operate equipment like balers and baggers.
• Complete routine paperwork and data entry.
• Work around ingredients and allergen-containing products.

Skills

Strong planning

Organizational skills

Effective communication

Meet deadlines

Self-motivated

Self-directed

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Responsible for effectively performing a variety of positions throughout the facility in a safe, effective, and accurate manner while following procedures and processes, and maintaining and improving the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company's core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

• Clean all equipment properly and timely to ensure safe quality products.
• Operate all clean in place (CIP) and clean out of place (COP) systems as necessary.
• Clean machinery, facility structures such as racking, windows, walls and exterior of plant.
• Ensure all chemicals, buckets and pumps are properly tagged according to safety requirements.
• Complete routine paperwork and data entry.
• Assist machine operators in gathering production supplies, packaging materials and loading equipment, including dumping boxes and lifting stacks of cardboard.
• Assist in hand-packing and hand-stacking product/cases onto pallets.
• Safely operate cardboard baler, bottle bagger/de-bagger and other equipment.
• Empty and dispose of outdated product in accordance with established guidelines.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Must be able to perform the essential job functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.

Qualifications

Minimum:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Flexible to work any shift as needed.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.

Desired:

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3+ years manufacturing experience.