Production Worker 2nd Shift

The Marzetti Company; Altoona (IA); On-site; USD 28,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

401(k) matching

Flexible Spending Account

Life Insurance

Accident/Disability Insurance

Adoption Assistance

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Tuition Assistance

Paid Parental leave

Job summary

The Marzetti Company is seeking production line team members in Altoona, IA. Roles include Inspector, Processor, Packer, and Palletizer with duties across quality checks, mixing, dough processing, packaging, and sanitation.

Shift 3PM–11:30PM, Monday–Friday, with potential overtime to meet production needs. Must be 18+, with a high school diploma preferred; pre-employment drug screen and background check required.

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Prior manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
• Must pass pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Basic math skills (adding, subtracting, multiplying, dividing).
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs and perform physical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Inspect raw materials, processed, and frozen precooked pasta to meet quality standards.
• Shape, stack, and process cheese-filled lasagna rolls or sandwiches on the line.
• Mix and blend ingredients for dry mixes and dough processing.
• Assist with daily utensils, equipment, and line sanitation.
• Pack products into bags and final shipping containers with correct codes.
• Stack pallets and verify product codes and lot codes on boxes.

Skills

Basic math skills

Lift 50 lbs

Pre-employment drug screen

Background check

Education

HS Diploma or GED preferred

Job description

Overview

PTO time effective immediately on date of hire

Monthly employee engagement activities

Benefit eligible first of month following 30 days of employment

Benefits include but are not limited to:

• Medical Insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Flexible Spending Account
• Life Insurance
• Accident/Disability Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Parental leave

Pay Range: $20-21/hour

WORK HOURS: The work hours of this position may require flexibility in order to meet production requirements. Some mandatory overtime may be required, and voluntary overtime may be available. Shift hours: 3PM – 11:30 PM Monday through Friday.

The Production Line Team Member consists of a wide variety of positions: Inspector, Processor, Packer, and Palletizer. The individual may be a trained and Qualified Individual in job functions that support the Food Safety Plan Critical Control Points and Preventive Controls such as product cooker temperature recording, metal detection operator, assisting in equipment cleaning, and label verification.

Responsibilities

INSPECTOR

• Carefully looks at raw materials, processed, and frozen precooked pasta at various processing steps to ensure it meets our standards of quality. Verify our pasta product is not; under cooked / overcooked / miss shaped / thawed.

PROCESSOR

• Shapes, stacks, and rolls cheese filled lasagna rolls or sandwiches as they’re conveyed to freezer.
• Mix and blend powder and granular ingredients for dry mixes.
• Mix batches of dough for processing lines.
• Assist with daily utensils, equipment, and line sanitation.

PACKER

• Packers are to ensure the right product is in the right bag and final shipping container.
• Sorts, stacks, orientates product to properly fit in finished case.
• Fills and weighs frozen pasta pieces to appropriate case or tote weight in accordance with customer requirements.
• Ensure all packages are properly coded before packing.
• Assist with daily utensils, equipment, and line sanitation.

PALLETIZER

• Check pallets to ensure they are in good condition for loading product on.
• Verify all codes on boxes as complete, accurate, and legible with the line, shift, lot code and product code.
• Stack boxes on pallet using correct configuration for the product running.
• Obtain powered pallet truck qualification.

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES: Applies the food safety and quality principles as described in the Marzetti Corporate Food Safety and Quality Manual and internal Marzetti Frozen Pasta policies, training and procedures in allapplicable aspects of departmental and job functions.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• At least 18-years of age
• High School Diploma or General Education (GED) preferred.
• Prior Manufacturing Experience preferred but not required.
• Ability to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
• Basic math skills include adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
• Able to lift to 50 lbs., bend, carry, push, and pull.
• Must be willing and able to learn skills necessary to accurately input data into computer, payroll, attendance, manufacturing, and inventory tracking systems.

Background

• Candidate must be able to pass both a background check and a drug screen

Working Conditions/Environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to cold and occasionally exposed to heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION STATEMENT:

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Marzetti Frozen Pasta, Inc, is an Equal Employment opportunity and Aff… We do not discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.