Material Handler - Winter Help ( For Returning Summer Seasonal Only)

Marathon Cheese Corporation; Mountain Home (ID); On-site; USD 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Marathon Cheese Corporation in Mountain Home, Idaho, seeks team players for 2nd and 3rd shifts. The role involves feeding cheese to cutting equipment, pallet handling, packing, labeling, and sanitary duties in a clean manufacturing environment.

Candidates should have a high school diploma or equivalent, be able to lift up to 50 pounds, and follow USDA safety rules. Prior packaging experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Prior manufacturing/packaging experience is a plus.
• Knowledge of GMP and SQF standards is beneficial.
• Willingness to lift up to 50 lbs frequently.

Responsibilities

• Feed cheese onto cutting equipment and adjust machinery as needed.
• Comply with GMP and established safety rules and regulations.
• Move pallets, perform light cleanup, and assist other positions.
• Pack cheese into boxes, stack on pallets, and inspect seals and dates.
• Operate box erecting, case sealing and labeling equipment.
• Sanitize the work area and equipment as needed.
• Perform other duties assigned by supervisor.

Skills

Team player

Organized

Good communication

Food safety compliance

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

2nd Shift - Monday thru Friday - 2:00pm to 10:00pm.

*Saturday hours are 12:00pm to 6:00pm. Availability of Saturday hours are dependent on production and staffing needs.

3rd Shift: Monday thru Friday 10:00pm to 6:00am. *Saturday hours are 6:00pm to 12:00am. Availability of Saturday hours are dependent on production and staffing needs.

Shifts are subject to availability

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• opening product feeding cheese onto cutting equipment and changing and adjusting cutting equipment.
• compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices SQF and established safety rules and regulations.
• moving pallets basic cleanup/sweeping and assisting other positions as needed.
• ability to pack cheese product into boxes stack boxes on pallets and inspect packages and boxes for good seals and code dates.
• understand and utilize box erecting case sealing and labeling equipment.
• perform sanitation of the work area and equipment as needed.
• perform other duties assigned by supervisor.

Knowledge/Skills Required

• must be able to give and accept constructive criticism and work as a team player.
• esponsible for maintaining a professional image with customers peers supervisors and the public.
• good organizational and communication skills.
• must adhere to USDA Safety and Sanitation regulations for food safety requirements

Education & Experience

High School Diploma or equivalent preferred. Education beyond High School would be a plus. Prior manufacturing and/or packaging experience would also be a plus.

Working Conditions

Work inside a clean manufacturing environment. Required to sit stand walk climb stairs and lift 50 pounds frequently and 75 pounds occasionally.

All work performed in excess of 8 hours in any work day or 40 hours straight time in any work week shall be compensated at the rate of time and one half your straight time rate.

This job posting is meant to give an overview of the available position. This does not cover every detail of expectations of the position. Duties and responsibilities may be added or modified at any time.