Packaging Machine Operator - Multiple Shifts

Kettle Cuisine; Savage (MD); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Ein etabliertes Unternehmen im Bereich der Lebensmittelverpackung sucht einen engagierten Verpackungsmaschinenbediener für mehrere Schichten. In dieser spannenden Rolle sind Sie verantwortlich für den Betrieb, die Wartung und die Überwachung von Verpackungsmaschinen, während Sie sicherstellen, dass alle Produkte den höchsten Qualitätsstandards entsprechen. Sie werden Teil eines dynamischen Teams, das sich leidenschaftlich für die Herstellung gesunder, hochwertiger Lebensmittel einsetzt. Wenn Sie eine positive Einstellung mitbringen und in einem schnellen Umfeld arbeiten möchten, ist dies die perfekte Gelegenheit für Sie, Ihre Fähigkeiten weiterzuentwickeln und zum Erfolg des Unternehmens beizutragen.

Benefits

Umfassendes Gesundheitsversorgung

Zahnversicherung

Betriebliche Altersvorsorge

Mitarbeiterrabatte

Qualifications

• Mindestens 1 Jahr Erfahrung als Maschinenbediener in einer Produktionsstätte.
• Kenntnisse in der Maschinenwartung und Grundkenntnisse der Fehlersuche.

Responsibilities

• Bedienung der Maschinen für die Verpackung von Produkten.
• Durchführung von Inspektionen und Wartungsarbeiten an der Ausrüstung.
• Sicherstellung der Einhaltung der Sicherheitsvorschriften.

Skills

Maschinenbedienung

Grundkenntnisse der Maschinenwartung

Organisationsfähigkeit

Kommunikationsfähigkeiten

Problemlösungsfähigkeiten

Aufmerksamkeit für Details

Education

High School Diploma oder GED

Tools

Gabelstapler

Job description

Packaging Machine Operator - Multiple Shifts

• Position Type: Hourly Full Time

Delicious Food and Meaningful Careers

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team, offering career paths in Massachusetts, Wisconsin, California, Washington, and Maryland.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Operating the machinery used for packaging products in the manufacturing area daily.
• Perform cleaning, inspection, and lubrication of equipment.
• Starting up and stopping the machine as necessary, including refilling packaging material.
• Performing routine checks to ensure that the machine is in an operable state.
• Executing preventative maintenance on the machine and maintaining the cleanliness of equipment and the work area.
• Be able to quickly learn and explain the operating principles for assigned equipment.
• Understand and perform manufacturer related sanitation and assembly tasks on equipment.
• Follows all Good Manufacturing Practices as stated within the policy.
• Follows all Safety rules & procedures by working safely and ensuring the safety of others.
• Ensuring the correct packaging is used for specific product ranges and that packaging is done in line with the company standards.
• Inspecting final products.
• Reporting faulty packaging or problems on the machines to the relevant supervisors.
• Moving of completed boxes of products to the correct inventory area.
• Adhering to the safety regulations and protocol implemented in the packaging area.
• Completing all relevant documentation on the packing and maintenance of the packaging machines.

Required Skills

• 1 + years’ experience as a machine operator in manufacturing facility. Preferably in food packing.
• A high school diploma or GED.
• A license to operate a forklift will be an advantage.
• A clear understanding of basic troubleshooting and machine maintenance.
• Skillful in stock management and storage processes.
• A clear understanding of health and safety standards and protocols.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Willingness to work in shifts.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to carry packed boxes up to 50 lbs.
• Demonstration of minimum proficiency with the English language in order to ensure effective new hire training and on-going communications about safety and quality issues
• 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
• Attention to detail, well organized and able to juggle many projects at once
• Comfortable moving at a fast pace and in ambiguous environments
• 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.
• Passionate about food
• Willing to address demanding situations head on with patience and respect
• ining and on-going communications about safety and quality issues

Desired Skills

• Strong mechanical aptitude; ability to troubleshoot machine logic issues
• A forklift certificate will be an advantage.

Responsibility

• Position has little to no contact with customers.
• Position makes a direct contribution to efforts that generate moderate levels of revenue.
• Decisions or actions may moderately impact other departments and/or external relationships of the organization. Errors are usually detected after the fact and may result in moderate interruption and delays in work output.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Kettle Cuisine complies with all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and state disability laws. This means we will not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability in any phase of the employment relationship including application for employment, hiring, promotions and/or advancement opportunities, termination, compensation, training and any other conditions or privileges of employment.

Core Values

Kettle Cuisine takes the utmost pride in its people, products and reputation. Each employee is expected to understand and live our Core Values every day.

Honor Food – We create and produce the best tasting, safest, all natural recipes that strive for perfection in every batch, from bench to kettle

Honor Each Other – We seek to develop trusting, respectful and mutually rewarding relationships with all our team members and business partners

Honor Development – We recognize and nurture each other’s talents, strengths and interests in order to further strengthen and grow our team

Honor Innovation – We continually strive for creative and sustainable ways to achieve excellence

Pay Range for Packaging Machine Operator - Multiple Shifts

The Packaging Machine Operator - Multiple Shifts base pay range$19.00/hourly.The listed salary range represents Kettle Cuisine’s good faith estimate for this position and represents the minimum and maximum fornew hire salaries for the Savage, MD location only. Ranges will be reviewed on a regular basis. An employee’srate of pay within the range is determined by their qualifications, relevant experience, and demonstrated performance over time.In addition to those factors, we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team membersas a part of any final offer. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical to allow for future and continued salary growth.The Packaging Machine Operator - Multiple Shifts position is eligible for our comprehensive benefits package. Kettle Cuisine and all its legal entities comply with all federal, state,and local minimum wage laws.