Packaging Operator - Quaker

PepsiCo; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Growth opportunities

Job summary

PepsiCo in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a manufacturing associate to oversee filling and packaging processes, perform cleaning, and ensure equipment runs safely and efficiently.

You will input data, maintain logs, observe GMP standards, and work across shifts, weekends, and holidays with the ability to lift up to 50 pounds.

The role offers on-site training, a supportive team, and opportunities for long-term career growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Must have a general knowledge of PC’s, excellent communication, interpersonal, training, teaming, and problem-solving skills
• Must have basic math, analytical and technical skills
• Must work effectively in a team environment which requires continued development of new skills, continued drive for productivity and process improvements, self-direction, and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Must be able to work any shift in any department, including an alternative 12-hour work schedule, weekends, and holidays
• Regular predictive attendance is required
• Must be able to work over 40 hours a week
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of working in a manufacturing environment including, but not limited to, excessive heat, dust, and noise
• Must have the ability to lift moderately heavy weights (up to 50 pounds)
• Must be willing to comply with grooming/sanitation requirements

Responsibilities

• Oversee filling and packaging processes
• Perform daily and weekly cleaning processes
• Set up and maintain proper adjustments of machinery and equipment, including clearing jams, maintaining proper glue levels and viscosity, and performing quality checks
• Ensure lines run efficiently and perform preventive maintenance on equipment
• Understand unique qualities of the product and specific processes for the department
• Monitor package quality and take steps to minimize waste, including ingredient waste and overpacking
• Complete all necessary paperwork in a timely manner, including maintaining work logs and data collection
• Input data into computers using software
• Work with other team members to ensure objectives are being met, including aiding other areas within the department as needed
• Coordinate daily line activity
• Maintain a high standard of good housekeeping in the area, ensuring all GMP requirements are met
• Maintain training qualifications and demonstrate competencies needed for the department

Skills

PC knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Problem solving

Math skills

Analytical skills

Physical stamina

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Job description

• Location: 418 2nd St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401-1001

Quick Look

• Pay: $29.53 per hour
• Location: 418 2nd St NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401-1001
• Schedule: Monday-Friday, Weekends, 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm, 11:00pm-7:00am - 7:00am-3:00pm, 3:00pm-11:00pm, 11:00pm-7:00am

Minimum Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
• Must have a general knowledge of PC’s, excellent communication, interpersonal, training, teaming, and problem-solving skills
• Must have basic math, analytical and technical skills.
• Must work effectively in a team environment which requires continued development of new skills, continued drive for productivity and process improvements, self-direction, and the ability to communicate at all levels
• Must be able to work any shift in any department, including an alternative 12-hour work schedule, weekends, and holidays.
• Regular predictive attendance is required.
• Must be able to work over 40 hours a week.
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of working in a manufacturing environment including, but not limited to, excessive heat, dust, and noise
• Must have the ability to lift moderately heavy weights (up to 50 pounds)
• Must be willing to comply with grooming/sanitation requirements

Oversee filling and packaging processes, maintain equipment, and perform quality checks to ensure beloved brands like Quaker Oats and Cap'n Crunch are packed safely and efficiently for stores and communities.

What You’ll Do

• Oversee filling and packaging processes
• Perform daily and weekly cleaning processes
• Set up and maintain proper adjustments of machinery and equipment, including clearing jams, maintaining proper glue levels and viscosity, and performing quality checks
• Ensure lines run efficiently and perform preventive maintenance on equipment
• Understand unique qualities of the product and specific processes for the department
• Monitor package quality and take steps to minimize waste, including ingredient waste and overpacking
• Complete all necessary paperwork in a timely manner, including maintaining work logs and data collection
• Input data into computers using software
• Work with other team members to ensure objectives are being met, including aiding other areas within the department as needed
• Coordinate daily line activity
• Maintain a high standard of good housekeeping in the area, ensuring all GMP requirements are met
• Maintain training qualifications and demonstrate competencies needed for the department

What To Expect

• On-the-Job Training: Learn the role through hands-on and classroom training
• High Energy Workplace: On the go for most of the day in a fast‑paced, hands‑on environment that involves lifting, bending, and moving product throughout your shift
• Health & Lifestyle Benefits: As a full‑time team member, you’ll be supported with competitive pay, meaningful benefits, and opportunities to grow a long‑term career at PepsiCo.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

PepsiCo is an Equal Opportunity Employer: Female / Minority / Disability / Protected Veteran / Sexual Orientation / Gender Identity

Our Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable laws, including but not limited to, San Francisco Police Code Sections 4901 - 4919, commonly referred to as the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance; and Chapter XVII, Article 9 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code, commonly referred to as the Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. If you'd like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please download the available [1] EEO is the Law & [2] View the PepsiCo EEO Policy.