Packaging Utility Trainee

Overview

An entry-level Packaging Utility role that supports Packaging Operators with materials supply, product and package flow, routine quality checks, cleaning and basic equipment tasks, and issue reporting, while building toward future Packaging Operator opportunities.

What you'll do

• Feed products to conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices
• Place supplies in feeding devices
• Verify lot numbers and codes of packaging supplies
• Operate and monitor cardboard balers
• Perform assigned inspections of primary and secondary containers and promptly report product or packaging that does not meet Packaging Specifications
• Monitor correct and legible case codes
• Recycle usable packaging supplies
• Build and rake totes
• Hand palletize as needed
• Immediately notify the Packaging Operator and Team Leader of conditions that may affect safety, product quality, or line efficiency, and assist with corrective actions within training and authorization
• Clean assigned packaging equipment and work areas in accordance with sanitation, safety, and lockout/tagout requirements, and support Packaging Operators during cleanup and changeover
• Promptly report mechanical or electrical issues to Team Leaders and Maintenance
• Accurately complete, maintain, and sign documentation and administrative forms for assigned packaging, quality, sanitation, and training activities
• Complete daily Systems and Standards work
• Perform other duties as assigned by Team Leader

What you'll need

• Must be able to communicate, comprehend, and follow instructions in English (both written and oral)
• Must be able to pass Sanitation Step Up Card
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, shovel, twist and turn frequently
• Ability to wear sanitation suit in environments that vary from hot to cold temperature
• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for job actions and procedures
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work at ground level and in high places
• Ability to operate work-related equipment
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to climb to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis

Details

• Full-time position
• Location: Delhi, LA
• Exposed to manufacturing environments including loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet or slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, humidity, oils, smells, and allergens
• Exposed to temperatures from -20°F to 35°F in Freezer Operation and 37°F to 90°F in Plant Operation
• Anticipated close date: 11/21/2026