Packager
Aerotek
**Job Title: Packager**
**Job Description**
As a Packager, you will float through different tasks and areas within the production environment. Your duties will include making adjustments to machines based on the product and packaging size, ensuring every package is barcoded for traceability, creating labels using a computer, manually stacking bags onto pallets, and dumping totes of raw product into mills. You must be able to lift 50 lbs occasionally and must not be allergic or sensitive to wheat, sesame, coconut, oats, or dust.
**Responsibilities**
+ Make adjustments to machines based on product and packaging size.
+ Ensure every package is barcoded for traceability.
+ Create labels using a computer.
+ Manually stack bags onto pallets.
+ Dump totes of raw product into mills.
+ Lift up to 50 lbs occasionally.
**Essential Skills**
+ Experience in packaging and production environments.
+ General labor skills.
+ Forklift operation.
+ Machine operation.
+ Food production experience.
+ Knowledge of GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
**Additional Skills & Qualifications**
+ High integrity and character.
+ Ability to grow within the production environment.
**Why Work Here?**
This role offers significant growth opportunities within a dynamic production environment. You will work a flexible schedule where you can train on a 7a-3p or 3p-11p shift and eventually move to a 12-hour shift. Enjoy a work-life balance with a schedule of working three days a week and getting paid for 40 hours. Uniforms are provided, and you will receive a supportive work environment to develop your skills.
**Work Environment**
Training options are available on a 7a-3p or 3p-11p schedule, with a transition to a 12-hour shift expected by the first week of December 2024. Shifts will be from 5p-5:30a, working Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Employees work 36 hours and get paid for 40. On the first day, new hires will need to arrive 15-30 minutes before their shift to get fitted for their uniform and checked in. The dress code includes non-slip shoes (not steel-toed), provided uniforms, masks, and hairnets.
**Job Type & Location**
This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Fargo, North Dakota.
**Pay and Benefits**
The pay range for this position is $18.00 - $22.00
• Medical, dental & vision
• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital
• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
• Short and long-term disability
• Health Spending Account (HSA)
• Transportation benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
**Workplace Type**
This is a fully onsite position in Fargo,ND.
**Application Deadline**
This position will be accepting applications until Jan 31, 2025.
**About Aerotek:**
We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.
Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.
The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
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