Packaging Technician

Potters Industries in NC has a manufacturing opportunity that includes valuable training, lifetime trade skills, with potential for advancement. We are looking for candidates that set themselves apart from their peers in their quest to be successful, participate in production goals and learn in a “safety first” environment.

We offer:

• Competitive Pay range based on experience and training
• Weekly Pay!
• Comprehensive Employer SupplementedBenefits, including Health, Dental and Eye-care, Tuition Reimbursement,matching 401K and much more.Benefits that start the 1st of the month after your first 30 days!
• Advancement Opportunities!

A Safety First Culture!

This is a day Shift Position 7:00a.m – 5:00p.m. Days of the week rotate, every other weekend off. This position starts at $19.00 per hour.

Day to day duties:

· Sets up, prepares and monitors machines and equipment for operation according to production requirements. Such equipment and machines may include sifters, elevators, packaging equipment, tank blending systems and other process equipment.

· Works as member of the Packaging Team to prepare product for final delivery to customers. This may include preparing product for packaging, filling containers, applying labels, stacking, unitizing, or banding finished product.

· Operates filling equipment to fills 50-lb bags, 2000 lb sacks, 2000 lb boxes or 5-gallon pails in accordance with production needs.

· Operates a sit-down forklift to transport material to final packaging process and to the plant warehouse.

· Receives packaging materials from the warehouse and has responsibility for accepting or rejecting incoming material based on the quality of the material.

· Has significant responsibility in ensuring compliance to environmental permits and partaking in the facility's ISO 9001 Quality Program.

· Operates in the Packaging department in a manner intended to meet plant goals regarding Safety, Environment, Quality, and Production goals.

· Is responsible for maintaining accurate and up-to-date Quality Control log books and communicating timely and relevant information to fellow workers and/or supervisors.

· Understands that safe work practices is a condition of employment and is actively engaged in activities such as identifying workplace hazards and writing and updating work procedures.

· Assists the Team Leader or other Packaging Team members in routine maintenance procedures.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $19.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Tuition reimbursement

Schedule:

• 10 hour shift
• Day shift

Work Location: In person