Packer

Wincup; West Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 24,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits after 31 days

Job summary

WinCup in West Chicago, IL is seeking a Packer to inspect and package products, ensuring quality and accurate counts, while following GMP and food safety standards.

The role requires a High School Diploma or GED, reads English, and offers a 12-hour rotating shift with a pay range of $17.50–$18.50 per hour. Benefits begin after 31 days of hire, including medical, dental, and 401(k) options.

Qualifications

• Education – High School Diploma or GED.
• Skills – Willingness to Learn.
• Read, write and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Inspect and pack products per order, ensuring correct counts.
• Maintain GMP, food safety, and cleanliness.
• Identify quality defects and report to supervision.
• Handle packaging materials and operate within rotating shifts.

Skills

Education – High School Diploma or GED

Willingness to Learn

Read, write and speak English

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

At WinCup our team members are our greatest asset. We are One Team. We work towards a common goal while respecting individuality. We support behaviors and decisions that reinforce our Values and encourage you to share your skills, knowledge and ideas.

We are committed to a performance-based culture. Personal development is important and WinCup will invest in each team member. You can build a career here to fit your life.

WinCup is a foodservice packaging company focused on providing our customers and consumers the highest quality products allowing them to enjoy the beverages and foods they love, whether at home, or on the go. WinCup was established in 1962 and is now a leading manufacturer passionately transitioning into an innovative, technology driven enterprise focused on creating superior products and brands directly addressing plastic pollution. WinCup is driven by our Vio biodegradable foam technology, Our Phade line of PHA based straws and stirrers is the only Marine Biodegradable, Home and Industrial Compostable straws and stirrers in the world.

We are a diverse team and bound together by our shared Values. We value:

• One Team
• Performance Based; Rewards & Recognition Driven
• Excellence in All We Do
• Respectful and Engaged Leadership
• Always Do the Right Thing

WinCup offers our full-time team members great benefit choices for you and your family with most benefit eligibility 31 days after hire, including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, accruing paid time off, short and long-term disability, EAP, 401(k) with a company match available after 60 days. WinCup actively provides training and education assistance to develop employees.

So, if working on fantastic brands through innovation that leaves a positive legacy for our environment is what you are passionate about - read on to see if you might be a fit with our growing team!

Job Position: Packer

Job Location: West Chicago, IL

1425 W Hawthorne Ln, West Chicago, IL 60185

Reports To: Shift Supervisor

Pay Range: $17.50-$18.50

Shift: 12 hours -Rotating Schedule

Job Summary:

Inspector/Packer visually inspects all products being produced, properly segregates and packages the product. Inspector/Packer notifies proper team individual(s) when quality, product food safety, or production problems arise. Ensures that only quality product is packaged into finished cases. Inspector /Packer is aware of and implementing all the GMPs. Ensures the smooth flow of product through the packaging room by working at an efficient pace and by responding to equipment malfunction signals in the assigned packing area and assists other team personnel as required.

Core Job Responsibilities:

• SAFETY must always be a PRIORITY ONE in your mind. Your own personnel and any and all persons that your actions will affect.
• Adheres to all good manufacturing practices (GMP), food safety, HACCP and SQF process requirements; rectify and/or report any and all non-compliance to Management or the SQF practitioner immediately.
• Ensures that adequate vital supplies, i.e., tape, bagging, knockdown cases, etc. are available to perform duties. Either obtains supplies or notifies Utility of requirements.
• Reports to all scheduled shifts and attends meetings as required
• Constructs carton to contain product, ensuring that proper carton is being utilized to hold product being produced.
• Visually inspects product through plastic bag or in bulk form prior to bagging. Inspects packaging for proper print and seal. Periodically opens random logs of product to perform close visual inspection. Notifies Production Leader or Production Equipment Operator immediately of any identified quality defects.
• Packs product into previously constructed cartons ensuring that the correct number of bags of product are packed according to product order specifications. Accurately counts the cups into the bag if hand bagging.
• Properly seals the carton and supplies proper stamping or labels, making certain that the code date is on each carton, correctly coded and legible.
• Sets aside defective product for correction or scrapping to make certain that no defective product reaches the customer.
• Works at an effective and safe pace to keep packing bins or stacking tubes clear.
• Assists other team members as required, without being asked.
• Assists in maintaining the packaging floor. Assures smooth flow of product through the packing room by responding to any product jams (bells, buzzers, and lights), clearing the product jam, and restarting the equipment properly and safely. Repackages products that have been mispackaged due to miscounts.
• Maintains housekeeping standards by keeping a clean work area at all times.
• In the event of the absence of the Inspector/Packer due to vacations the Shift Supervisor will request an Inspection/ Packer fill in from another shift.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Shift Supervisor/Lead.
• Receive a “pass” on a pre-employment physical and drug screen.
• Work a 12+ hour shift while standing, walking, stooping, bending, twisting, reaching, grasping and lifting throughout the entire shift.
• Requires the manual movement of repair parts and tools that may weight up to 50 pounds.
• Working in-doors in a manufacturing environment that is not air conditioned.
• Wear PPE while working which includes hairnet, hearing protection and safety glasses with side guards.
• Able to work weekdays, weekends and overtime as needed.

Qualifications:

Education – High School Diploma or GED Skills – Willingness to Learn

Read, write and speak English

The list of job requirements above is not intended to be exhaustive or all-inclusive. The Company reserves the right to revise this job description as needed to comply with actual job requirements.

WinCup is an EEO/AA and E-Verify employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. In addition, we complete background checks and drug tests to ensure the safety of our team-members in the workplace. Thank you for considering WinCup and making a difference!