General Production - Packing Department - Weekend 1st shift at Nesco Resource

Packing Department Associate – Essential Job Functions

• Product Handling: Work with cooked meat products, such as ham. Tasks involve repetitive hand, arm, and shoulder movements and standing on concrete for 8–12 hours.
• Lifting and Movement: Lift boxes weighing between 30–60 lbs. Push/pull metal racks of product weighing 800–2000 lbs. (with assistance) and 500–800 lbs. (individually).
• Inkjet Printer Operation: Arrange products on a conveyor belt to guide them for labeling by an inkjet printer.
• Labeling: Remove sticky labels from an automatic roll and place them on products moving along a conveyor belt.
• Weighing and Pricing: Lift products (5–20 lbs.) from the conveyor belt, weigh them on a scale, apply labels, and return items to the belt at a speed of 40 PPM.
• Casing/Netting Removal: Use a knife to remove the tail clip and casing/netting from products, requiring gripping and pulling at a speed of 10 PPM.
• Racking: Feed the production line by removing product from flat or press racks (5–35 lbs.), requiring gripping, lifting, twisting, and bending at a 20 PPM speed.
• Hang Racking: Remove products (10–25 lbs.) from hanging racks by gripping and lifting hams off a notched bar, requiring twisting and bending.
• Boxing: Place products (5–35 lbs. per piece) into boxes below a stand at 40 PPM. Move full boxes via conveyor to the case sealer and CPA room.
• Bagging: Push product into a pre-prepared bag, involving repetitive pushing and gripping at a 20 PPM speed.
• Palletizing: Remove boxed products from the conveyor belt and stack them on an automatic pallet lift, involving repetitive lifting of boxes (8–60 lbs.).
• Equipment: Work alongside forklifts, pallet jacks, ergonomic stands (4–14 inches high), and assorted conveyors and packaging equipment.

Additional Responsibilities:

• Temperature Conditions: Work in cool, damp environments ranging from 32–50 degrees.
• Ham Steak Handling: Slide, roll, and push product logs (60–65 lbs.) from conveyor to product lift/table. Reach to upper conveyors to move sliced products (3–10 lbs.) to the production line.
• Product Preparation: Fill plastic pockets with sliced products (1 lb. or less) and feed products (3–5 lbs.) through a plastic netting, requiring repetitive pushing. Lift/slide full product boxes (45–50 lbs.) onto conveyors.
• Scale Monitoring: Prepare and monitor scales, place labels, and manually reset boxes that may stop mid-process.
• Rework: Remove products from bins, open sealed bags with a knife, and place them in a vat/hopper. Reworked products are placed back on the conveyor belt.

Shift Schedule:

• Shift C: Friday through Sunday, 1st Shift, 7:00 am – 5:30 pm

Benefits and Equal Opportunity

Nesco Resource offers a comprehensive benefits package, including a MEC (Minimum Essential Coverage) plan with Medical, Vision, Dental, 401K, and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services.

Nesco Resource is an equal-opportunity employer, providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.