Description

Job Title: Packaging Assistant/Assistant Operator

Department: Cup Line

Reports To: Department Supervisor

FLSA Status: Hourly Non-Exempt

2nd Shift

Hours: 2:45pm-11:15pm

Overtime required based on production needs.

Pay: $18.50/hour

Summary Assists the machine operator by coordinating on production needs, relieving for breaks, and

training and managing other packers on the line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Coordinates with the operator to see what products are running, set boxes, and setting up lines.

Manage packers on the line while also working the line.

Teach new packers.

Help other packagers complete shops for the day.

Perform and complete LUV label returns and teach new packers how to use the system

Assist other packers with issues in Pallet Tracking.

Operate a pallet jack and train new employees on how to use it.

Know how to work the machine and run it when the operator is gone and/or to help rotate for breaks and lunches if needed.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Problem Solving — Be able to step in and help fix issues that occur during packing.
• Interpersonal Skills — Be able to coordinate with the operator on production needs; be a people person who gets along with and works with others on the line; be able to work with the supervisor, other leads and the machine operator with no issues.
• Oral Communication — Speaks clearly and persuasively in positive or negative situations; listens and gets clarification; responds well to questions.
• Written Communication — Writes clearly and informatively; able to read and interpret written information.
• Organizational Support — Follows policies and procedures.
• Quality — Monitors own work to ensure quality.
• Quantity — Meets productivity standards; completes work in timely manner.
• Adaptability — Able to multi-task when needing to work on the line and train new employees at the same time; adapts to changes in the work environment; able to deal with frequent changes, delays, or unexpected events.
• Attendance/Punctuality — Is consistently at work and on time.
• Dependability — Follows instructions, responds to management direction; commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.
• Initiative — Asks for and offers help when needed.

Requirements

 Qualifications To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Language Skills Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Computer Skills Must have basic knowledge of computers and the ability to input data into the computer. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 required to physically perform the following:

• 25-50 pounds 150-300 times during the shift
• Stand and/or walk for the duration of the shift
• Use hands to finger, grip, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms
• Talk and hear
• Occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

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 and moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.