Packaging Helper - OW - Line 2B- 7:15am - 7:45pm

King's Hawaiian Holding; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 17,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

King’s Hawaiian is seeking a reliable Packaging/Warehouse associate to remove finished bakery products from conveyors, pack them into baskets and master cases, and help maintain clean, safe work areas.

You will observe machine operation, prevent jams, inspect items, load pallets, and assist with safety and training. A high school diploma or GED and basic English literacy are preferred; prior warehouse experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• Must be safety-conscious and follow procedures.
• Able to read and interpret safety rules and operating instructions in English.
• Strong math and documentation skills for reports and counts.

Responsibilities

• Picks up bakery products and places them in cases or trays.
• Observes conveyors and packaging machine operation to prevent jams, dislodges jams while following all safety procedures.
• Removes filled cases from discharge end of tape machine, placing them on pallets and conveyors.
• Inspects products for damage or for conformity to specifications prior to pack into master case.
• Transports completed pallets into the storage area.
• Breaks up and stages case dividers.
• Supplies empty cases to other packaging helpers; keeps area clean and orderly.
• Sets tape machine to product and case specifications; passes cases through the machine and printing system.
• Monitors tape on case ensuring flaps sealed and barcode/lot print accurately.

Skills

High school diploma or GED

Warehouse experience

Safety-conscious

English reading/writing

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long‑term health and well‑being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long‑term health and well‑being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

Summary:

Removes all finished bakery products off the packaging conveyors and packs them into plastic baskets or corrugated master cases.

Job Requirements:

• Picks up bakery products and places them in cases or trays.
• Observes conveyors and packaging machine operation to prevent jams, dislodges jams while following all safety procedures.
• Removes filled cases from discharge end of tape machine, placing them on pallets and conveyors.
• Inspects products for damage or for conformity to specifications prior to pack into master case.
• Transports completed pallets into the storage area.
• Breaks up and stages case dividers.
• Supplies empty cases to other packaging helpers Keeps work area clean and orderly be sweeping floors, wiping down equipment and other sanitation jobs assigned.
• Sets tape machine to the product and case specifications, passes the cases through the machine and printing system through training.
• Monitors tape on case enduring all flaps have been sealed accurately with tape in the middle.
• Monitors case to ensure the bar code and lot number are print accurately by the printing system.
• Repacks damage cases on the line.
• Monitors the tape level on the top and bottom of the machine.
• Changes the rolls of tape when finished.
• Clears any jammed on the conveyor.
• Reports case counts on count sheets for each product that passes though the tape machine.
• Operates material handling equipment to convey and store materials and finished goods.
• Reports all equipment problems to the foreman and/or supervisor immediately.
• Helps in training of new employees or employees who change job classifications.
• Participates on all matters relating to safety and health in the work area and positively promote safety in our operations.
• Plans and carries out job assignments without hazards to yourself and other employees.
• Reports all unsafe acts and/or conditions or equipment immediately.
• Promotes safety by understanding and following safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.

Qualifications

To perform this job efficiently, one must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. This individual must be Safety conscious. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/Experience:

High school diploma or GED equivalent. One year of general warehouse/production work experience. Language skills Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence in English. Mathematical skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Physical demands

The employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. May require use of equipment in machine shop, small portable equipment and manual tools. May require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Work environment

This position is on a shift basis. May also be scheduled to work all shifts. While performing the duties of this job, there will be exposure to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions, high, precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold. The noise level is usually high.

Note:

This Position Description indicates the critical features of the role as they are presently envisioned. They are subject to change at any time due to business conditions or other reasons.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer.

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.

We deliver irresistible Hawaiian food and aloha spirit, that families love everywhere, every day.

After introducing Hawaiian foods to the world 70 years ago, we have grown into a company that provides irresistible foods and irresistible career opportunities to many.

Our 'Ohana spans the country in our manufacturing plants, corporate locations, and restaurants.

Our culture and work environments (both onsite and remote) help us to spread aloha culture as we nourish our employees' lives.

We recognize that each of us has our home life and our work life, which is one life, and we strive to provide balance to our employees.

We believe in excellence, dignity, and telling it like it is in a way that can be heard. We may not be excellent all the time, but we move toward excellence and embrace the change needed to continuously improve.

• Dignity and respect are always present.
• Treat everyone with kindness.
• Respect ourselves and others.
• Honor our commitments.
• Hold each other accountable.
• Practice what we preach.
• Appreciate each other’s differences.
• Exhibit professionalism.