Packaging Specialist

Kelly Services; Washington; On-site; USD 46,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

medical

dental

vision

telemedicine

term life

whole life

accident insurance

critical illness

a legal plan

short-term disability

retirement savings plan

service bonus and holiday pay plans (8

transit spending account

paid sick leave

Job summary

Kelly Services is hiring a Temporary Packaging Specialist in Kent, WA to rotate through multiple production line positions ensuring proper counting, packaging, and preparation for shipment while adhering to food safety standards and quality requirements.

The role supports GMP/SQF compliance, with a 2nd shift (1:30pm–10:00pm, Monday–Friday) and a pay rate of $23.00 per hour. Ideal candidates maintain reliable attendance and perform other production duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Adherence to plant standards, quality, and productivity requirements.
• Ability to maintain reliable attendance per policy.
• Must have Manufacturing experience.
• Team-oriented; collaborates to meet customer expectations.
• Effective and positive communication with peers, leaders, and customers.
• Initiative to improve performance and work processes.
• Commitment to safety and compliance with food safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Rotate between various production line positions as needed.
• Count products as they are stacked in boxes.
• Stack products on conveyor lines, monitoring flow and quality.
• Remove product from conveyor and arrange in assembled boxes.
• Conduct quality checks on products moving from the freezer down the slide.
• Monitor metal detector to ensure safety standards are met.
• Stack loaded boxes on pallets for transportation.
• Operate taping machines for sealed product boxes.
• Operate cartoner and organize loaded boxes for shipment.
• Load finished boxes onto incline conveyors.
• Change codes on tapers, hand stamps, and carton machines as needed.
• Maintain food safety by adhering to health standards and safe work practices.
• Follow all GMP, SQF, and safety guidelines.
• Report any safety or food safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Attend work regularly and on time.
• Work overtime when required.
• Perform other production-specific duties as assigned.

Skills

Adherence to plant standards

Reliable attendance

Manufacturing

Team-oriented

Effective communication

Initiative

Safety compliance

Job description

Job Description

Packaging Specialist

Location: Kent, WA

Pay Rate: $23.00 per hour

Shift: 2nd Shift, 1:30pm - 10:00pm Monday through Friday

Kelly Services is hiring a Temporary Packaging Specialist who rotates through multiple positions in the production line, such as Slide Operator, Pouch Placer, Boxer, Bread Layer, and Bulk Packer. This role is responsible for ensuring products are properly counted, packaged, monitored, and prepared for shipment while adhering to food safety standards and quality requirements.

Essential Functions

• Rotate between various production line positions as needed
• Count products as they are stacked in boxes
• Stack products on conveyor lines, monitoring flow and quality
• Remove product from conveyor and arrange in assembled boxes
• Conduct quality checks on products moving from the freezer down the slide
• Monitor metal detector to ensure safety standards are met
• Stack loaded boxes on pallets for transportation
• Operate taping machines for sealed product boxes
• Operate cartoner and organize loaded boxes for shipment
• Load finished boxes onto incline conveyors
• Change codes on tapers, hand stamps, and carton machines as needed
• Maintain food safety by adhering to health standards and safe work practices
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), SQF, and safety guidelines
• Report any safety or food safety concerns to appropriate personnel
• Attend work regularly and on time
• Work overtime when required
• Perform other production-specific duties as assigned

Skills and Attributes

• Adherence to plant standards, quality, and productivity requirements
• Ability to maintain reliable attendance per policy
• Must have Manufacturing
• Team-oriented; consistently meets customer expectations through collaboration, respect, and support
• Effective and positive communication with peers, leaders, and customers
• Initiative to improve performance and work processes through feedback
• Commitment to safety and compliance with food safety regulations

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• telemedicine
• term life
• whole life
• accident insurance
• critical illness
• a legal plan
• short-term disability
• retirement savings plan
• service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year)
• transit spending account
• paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan

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About Kelly

Work changes everything. And at Kelly, we’re obsessed with where it can take you. To us, it’s about more than simply accepting your next job opportunity. It’s the fuel that powers every next step of your life. It’s the ripple effect that changes and improves everything for your family, your community, and the world. Which is why, here at Kelly, we are dedicated to providing you with limitless opportunities to enrich your life-just ask the 300,000 people we employ each year.

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