Packaging Associate 2nd Shift

Kettle Cuisine; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettle Cuisine is seeking a dedicated Packager to operate, clean, and maintain packaging equipment in a fast-paced production environment. You will rotate through tasks, support changeovers, and help ensure product quality and adherence to safety standards.

The role emphasizes teamwork, attention to detail, and willingness to learn. Prior experience in food manufacturing and bilingual Spanish skills are a plus. This is a full-time on-site position in Wisconsin.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1+ years’ experience as a team leader in manufacturing facility, preferably in food.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Operate, clean, and maintain packaging equipment to support assembly processes.
• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications and quality standards.
• Perform equipment changeovers and basic troubleshooting to minimize downtime.
• Keep daily records of product, temperatures, weights, and downtime.
• Maintain clean work area and follow GMP, safety, and sanitation procedures.
• Train other packaging operators or cross-train teammates as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Dependable

Professional demeanor

Self-starter

Team collaboration

Creative problem-solving

Fast-paced environment

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

The packager position is responsible to perform all tasks conducted by the team in the assembly process and rotate through all or most of them rather than being assigned to a specific task on a permanent basis.

Role And Responsibilities

• Responsible for operating, cleaning, and maintaining multiple pieces of manufacturing equipment. This may include material handling to the production line, set-up, changeover, operation and troubleshooting of all retail packaging equipment - spiral through Final Case palletizing.
• Ensure finished product conforms to specifications.
• Removes damaged products or supplies, as needed.
• Responsible for production, package, and product changeovers.
• Maintains required product inspection processes.
• Performs basic troubleshooting and minor repairs to ensure production equipment runs efficiently.
• Perform preventative maintenance, clear jams as well as set up for new production runs.
• Operate all manufacturing equipment (including new technologies) efficiently and safely.
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices.
• Perform cleaning, inspection, and lubrication of equipment.
• Keep daily records of product, temperatures, weights, and down time.
• Work well with others in a team-oriented atmosphere.
• Responsible for training other packaging machine operators or cross train other PMOMs.
• Ability to understand and perform equipment changeovers in a timely manner.
• Be able to quickly learn and explain the operating principals for assigned equipment.
• Understand and perform manufacturer related sanitation and assembly tasks on equipment.
• Be able to perform basic technical functions such as removing belts for cleaning and changing out basic damaged components.
• Be able to notify and explain to maintenance when the assigned equipment is not running to center line.
• Assist in the development of a lubrication schedule for the assigned equipment and execute the schedule.
• Gain a subject matter expert level of understanding of the operational principles of the assigned equipment.
• Ability to operate pallet jack.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follows all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring safety of others.
• Follows all food safety procedures.
• Follows all environmental protocols as applicable.
• Follows all sanitation procedures and work instructions.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Experience

• High school diploma of GED certificate.
• 1 + years’ experience as a team leader in manufacturing facility. Perfervidly in food.
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.

Required Attributes

• Must have high attention to detail.
• Must be dependable, trustworthy, able to bring energy to the performance of a task and able to show consideration for and maintain good relations with others.
• Ability to exhibit a professional and collaborative demeanor toward others; able to work productively with a variety of personalities and individuals.
• Self-starter able to conceptualize and drive initiatives forward.
• Positive attitude and motivated by contributing to the overall success of the team.
• Able to develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Creative problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments.