About Us:
T. Marzetti Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lancaster Colony Corporation (NASDAQ: LANC), is a manufacturer and marketer of specialty food products for the retail and foodservice markets. Our retail brands include Marzetti®, New York Bakery™ and Sister Schubert’s®, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces. Our foodservice business supplies many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.
Overview: Works in the packaging department where the rolls are counted, boxed and stacked onto pallets. Also, may be required to perform other duties.
Responsibilities: - Sets up machines prior to shift start up if needed.
- Lifts filled and sealed cases from the conveyor. Stacks them onto pallets in a prescribed pattern.
- Inspects cases prior to stacking for good seal, possible leaks, proper labeling and coding.
- Obtains pallets from pallet stack, insures pallet acceptability and places slip-sheet on pallet.
- Keeps proper count of cases per pallet.
- Rotates with other packaging positions.
- Observes machine operation to detect malfunctions; makes minor adjustments/repairs; communicates mechanical problems to maintenance personnel.
- Maintains machines by loading boxes, labels, bags and tape rolls.
- Clears jams and faults on the machines to continue normal operation.
- Maintains company standards for cleanliness, food safety and productivity in the packaging area.
- Ensures compliance to quality, food safety and HAACP support programs; assures conformity to all company, customer and government standards.
- Records and documents all lot code information as required.
- High school diploma or GED certificate required.
- Prior experience in a manufacturing environment requiring repetitive work preferred.
- Basic mechanical aptitude is helpful
Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, reach, lift and bend while moving about the facility. Must be able to move 75 pounds a distance of 25 feet or more. Must be able to stand for a 10-hour shift (sometimes longer) with two paid 15 minute breaks and one unpaid 30 minute meal period. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee is regularly exposed to cold, fumes, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, moving parts/equipment. The noise level in the plant is loud. Earplugs, hairnets, and steel toed shoes are required in the plant in accordance with company GMP and safety standards.