Packaging Technician
Dairy Farmers of America
**Job Description**
**Starting wage: $19.46**
**4 days/week schedule with additional OT available.**
**The shift we are hiring for** **6 p.m. to 6 a.m.**
**Benefits include - Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, 401K**
**Job Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Load cheese for packaging machines onto conveyors.
+ Remove cheese from brine cages.
+ Stack cheese boxes on pallets neatly, so that the finished goods pallets fit into the cooler racks without damaging.
+ Construct boxes and pack product in boxes
+ Remove packaging material from rejected cheese and ready cheese for repackaging.
+ Inspect product and packaging for foreign material and imperfections. If found, segregate suspect product. Rerun product through metal detector and if unacceptable, document vat number and inform supervisor.
+ Perform cleaning and sanitation tasks as required to maintain plant equipment.
+ Maintain work areas in a neat and orderly fashion.
+ Assist in other production areas as required.
+ Assist in training of new personnel.
+ Minimize water usage and the generation of wastewater within the scope of the position.
+ Follow all DFA GMP’s and works in a manner consistent with all corporate and regulatory, food safety, quality, and sanitation requirements.
+ Must adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
**Requirements**
+ **_Education and Experience_**
+ High School Diploma or GED preferred
+ No prior experience is required **_Knowledge, Skills and Abilities_**
+ Ability to use simple writing, adding, subtracting and multiplication.
+ Ability to carry out instructions.
+ Must be able to read, write and speak English.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
**Pay Range** $19.46 / hour
Confirm your E-mail: Send Email
All Jobs from Dairy Farmers of America