Production Team Member- 1st Shift

10 Peet's Coffee Inc.; Brooklyn Center (MN); On-site; USD 23,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) matching

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Paid vacation and holidays

Employee discount

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Peet’s Coffee seeks a Production Team Member to join the packaging team, ensuring safety, quality, and timely production. You will perform packaging tasks, maintain cleanliness, and support material handling while following GMPs and safety standards.

The role requires a high school diploma or GED and at least 1 year in an industrial production setting, with preference for coffee or food manufacturing experience.

Qualifications

• Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience working in an industrial production facility
• Capable of reading and understanding production documents and safety manuals
• Basic math, reading, and writing skills
• Basic computer skills
• Preferred: At least 1 year of coffee industry experience is strongly desired
• Preferred: At least 1 year of food manufacturing experience is strongly desired

Responsibilities

• Work cooperatively with the production team to ensure workplace safety and product quality while meeting production goals
• Complete packaging tasks such as case filling, box assembly, and pallet stacking
• Comply with all written Workplace Safety rules and other safety requirements and standards consistently
• Comply with all written food safety Good Manufacturing Practices and other requirements and standards consistently
• Report all safety and quality concerns to Leadership
• Work on a packaging line with consistent speed and accuracy
• Make every effort to increase productivity and efficiency without compromising quality
• Perform assigned cleaning and sanitation tasks to ensure a clean and safe work area
• Perform assigned material management tasks to ensure an efficient, organized, and safe work area
• Use tools and equipment correctly and maintain them with care
• Follow all written and verbal instructions
• Attend all safety and production meetings and trainings
• Demonstrate ability to perform tasks using computer applications
• Demonstrate ability to perform production quality monitoring and reporting tasks
• Willingness to work overtime as needed, including Saturdays

Skills

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Basic math

Basic computer skills

Reading production documents

Education

High school diploma or GED

Coffee industry experience (1 year)

Food manufacturing experience (1 year)

Job description

Our purpose at Peet’s Coffee is the pursuit of better, better coffee, for people and the planet. Our ambition is to become the chosen brand for coffee lovers around the world, and we know earning that place means an uncompromising focus on quality, craft, and authenticity. As part of Keurig Dr Pepper and JDE Peet’s, the world’s leading pureplay coffee company, Peet’s is growing as a global coffee brand anchored by a clear set of values that reflect who we are today and where we’re going. We Dare to Amaze, Own It, Make It Simple, and Win Together challenging ourselves every day to do better than the day before. We've learned that the secret to great coffee is the people who make it, and we apply the same care in selecting and preparing our teams as we do when crafting the perfect cup.

The Production Team Member is a valuable part of our production team, packaging the industry’s finest coffee. Their performance is critical in ensuring production quotas are met in a timely fashion while first observing the highest standards of safety and quality.

Schedule and Pay

Schedule: This position works 1st Shift, Monday-Friday from 7:30am-4:00pm Hourly Pay: 17-18/hour

What You Will Do:

• Work cooperatively with the production team to ensure workplace safety and product quality while meeting production goals
• Complete packaging tasks such as case filling, box assembly, and pallet stacking
• Comply with all written Workplace Safety rules and other safety requirements and standards consistently
• Comply with all written food safety Good Manufacturing Practices and other requirements and standards consistently
• Report all safety and quality concerns to Leadership
• Work on a packaging line with consistent speed and accuracy
• Make every effort to increase productivity and efficiency without compromising quality
• Perform assigned cleaning and sanitation tasks to ensure a clean and safe work area
• Perform assigned material management tasks to ensure an efficient, organized, and safe work area
• Use tools and equipment correctly and maintain them with care
• Willingness to comply with all safety rules
• Report any tool and equipment issues to Leadership
• Follow all written and verbal instructions
• Attend all safety and production meetings and trainings
• Demonstrate ability to perform tasks using computer applications
• Demonstrate ability to perform production quality monitoring and reporting tasks
• Willingness to work overtime as needed, including Saturdays

Who You Are:

• Positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a team
• Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment, manage and follow through multi-step project steps/procedures consistently. Perform work in a timely and professional manner. Ability to adjust and adapt to change while staying focused on project deliverables
• Highly motivated, self-directed, and results-driven. Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills. Reliable and punctual.

Qualifications:

• Required: High school diploma or GED equivalent
• Minimum 1 year of experience working in an industrial production facility
• Capable of reading and understanding production documents and safety manuals
• Basic math, reading, and writing skills
• Basic computer skills
• Preferred: At least 1 year of coffee industry experience is strongly desired
• Preferred: At least 1 year of food manufacturing experience is strongly desired

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking in addition to the following:
• Able condition to work 8 hour shifts while standing, lifting, bending, and reaching
• Must be able to work on your feet over 9 straight hours
• Able to perform physical tasks that are repetitive and lift up to 30 lbs. on a regular basis
• Must be able to lift 80 pounds 20% of the shift
• Must be able to endure constant leaning and bending during shift
• Must be able to handle/move up to 750 pound bins on casters

Physical Requirements:

• The physical requirements for this position include sitting, standing, bending, lifting, and moving intermittently during working hours.
• These physical requirements must be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.

What Benefits do Peetniks Receive?

• 401(k) plan, with generous matching
• Full medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and 9 holidays
• Free coffee and an employee discount
• Opportunities for growth and advancement

The target hourly range for this position is $17-$18 per hour. The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.

Peet’s offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan; various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program.

Our purpose at Peet’s Coffee is the pursuit of better; better coffee, for people and the planet. Our ambition is to become the chosen brand for coffee lovers around the world, and we know earning that place means an uncompromising focus on quality, craft, and authenticity. As part of Keurig Dr Pepper and JDE Peet’s, the world’s leading pureplay coffee company, Peet’s is growing as a global coffee brand while staying rooted in the values that have defined us from the start. We Dare to Amaze, Own It, Make It Simple, and Win Together challenging ourselves every day to do better than the day before. We've learned that the secret to great coffee is the people who make it, and we apply the same care in selecting and preparing our teams as we do when crafting the perfect cup. Beyond Coffee, Peetniks are passionate supporters of our community and serving our local communities doesn’t stop at the counter. Peet's employees take pride in supporting the neighborhoods where they live and work, through holiday donation programs and supporting non‑profits at home and globally. We believe that Coffee thrives where people do. We support the communities where our beans are grown, lending hands and knowledge to make life and coffee better. Peetniks are passionate and authentic, learners and doers, committed to the pursuit of better. This is your opportunity to craft a path that matters with us!