Meat Packer

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood; Edison (NJ); On-site; USD 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Buckhead & Newport Meat and Seafood in Edison, NJ is seeking an apprentice-style team member to assist machine operators in running equipment and processing orders in a cold, wet environment. The role involves boxing, scanning, reading tickets and requests, basic math, and ensuring safety around heavy machinery.

Strong teamwork and reliability are essential, with a willingness to learn new skills on the job.

Qualifications

• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals.
• Commitment to work until the job is completed.
• Interacts well with others and works well in a team.
• Detail-oriented with focus on accuracy.
• Customer-service oriented attitude.
• Able to work safely with machinery; light/heavy lifting as needed.
• Standing for long periods in cold/wet environments, reading tickets and requests.

Responsibilities

• Boxing and scanning products.
• Assist machine operators in running machines and orders through the machine properly (apprentice type).

Skills

Adaptability

Commitment

Team player

Detail-oriented

Customer-service

Safety with machinery

Stamina

Reading/writing basics

Basic math

Cold environment tolerance

Job description

• Assist machine operators in running machines and orders through the machine properly (apprentice type situation)

Responsibilities

• Tasks would include boxing and scanning
• Assist machine operators in running machines and orders through the machine properly (apprentice type situation)

Skills

• Ability to adjust to sudden changes in customer demands or operational goals
• Commitment to work until the job is completed
• Interacts well with others
• Good team player
• Results-oriented and detail-oriented
• Customer-service oriented
• Able to work safely with machinery, some heavy lifting required
• Standing for long periods of time, twisted torso all day long, basic ability to read tickets and special requests, ability to recognize cuts of meat, able to write numbers and basic descriptions, basic math, reading and writing skills, able to work in a cold/wet environment fast-paced environment
• Ability to work in a paced environment
• Ability to be trained and learn new skills

Work Environment

• Heavy lifting activities for this employee
• Standing, walking and reaching are regular activities for this employee.
• The ability to touch, feel, manipulate fingers and limbs to operate various processing and material handling equipment is necessary
• The ability to smell is required, in order to detect levels of wholesomeness and spoilage
• This position requires the candidate to be in refrigerated processing and warehouse areas. These areas are cold and wet and exposure to moving machinery and sharp surfaces are a regular occurrence.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.