Why Palmer Food Services?

We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.

What We Value:

• Honesty & Integrity
• Service & Excellence
• Collaboration & Teamwork
• Family & Community
• Dependability & Loyalty
• Compassion

What You Will Do:

• Perform the packaging operation to ensure the product meets the specifications providing efficient storage and shipment
• Ensure Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulations are followed at all times to keep our processing procedures within the federal guidelines
• Assist with the restocking of all boxes, vacuuming bags and refilling roll stock for all packaging machines.
• Inspect in-process packaging to ensure consistent quality and remove any defective products and packaging material
• Changing of Juliann dates on machines and daily sanitation of all machines, and ensuring that the water and air compressor will turned on at the beginning of the shift and off at the end of the shift
• Prior to start up sanitize all machines and properly assemble as well as proper shut down, cleaning and sanitation of machines at end of shift
• Review work orders so product is packaged and labeled according to specifications

Schedule:

Monday through Friday, 7:30am - 4:00pm (with overtime opportunities). No nights and no weekends!

What You Need:

• Must be able to read and write in English and perform basic mathematics
• Ability to read, comprehend and follow work orders, as well as package and label the product correctly
• Must have the sense of responsibility to accomplish tasks without supervision
• Must be able to adapt and react to changing needs and priorities
• Adhere to high standards of sanitation and hygiene
• Must have excellent observation skills to prevent out-of-quality situations and production line problems

Preferred Skills

• Previous experience in packaging or other manufacturing operations
• Operating knowledge of all machines in the packaging room. These machines include the Dixie Skin pack, Multipack or pouch forming machines, the camber vacuum machine, the banding machine and the label printing machine

Benefits of working Full-Time at Palmer Food Services:

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
• Paid Benefit Time (PTO, Holiday and Sick)
• 401k Retirement Plan with Employer Matching
• Eligibility for Annual Profit-Sharing Bonus
• 15% Employee Discount on Retail Grocery Items (Includes Fresh meat & Seafood)
• Associate Discounts on Warehouse Food Products
• Employee Appreciation Events
• And much more