Line Packer

Production Line Packer

• Knowledge & understanding of and compliance with all Company Safety requirements including:

Hazard Communications (HazCom)

Lockout/Tagout

Electrical Safety

Emergency Action/Fire Safety

Forklift Safety

Safe lifting techniques

Health & Sanitation requirements

• Knowledge & proficiency in all Company documentation & paperwork as pertains to the Line Packer position, i.e., timecards, white cards, etc.
• Knowledge & understanding of & compliance with Company “Food Safety & Quality” System:

Including Good Manufacturing Practices & HACCP with special emphasis on attire, sanitation, security, documentation.

• Understanding & operational proficiency of the Packing Line (shaker, hopper, switches, cleaning)
• Understanding & compliance with Stick Manufacturing Specification Sheets (length & diameter ranges, carton requirements, counts & weights, labeling, special instructions)
• Understanding & set up of “Counting Scales” including associated paperwork & logs.
• Ability to pack/inspect two (2) Packing Lines in accordance with Company procedures (no sticks down the sides or oriented incorrectly in the carton, carton “full” to ensure no shift of contents when sealed, carton & flaps square when placed on the sealer line).
• Knowledge & proficiency in performance of Quality Control checks of stick characteristics while performing the packing/inspection function (length, diameter, stiffness, wax amount, etc.)
• Knowledge of all potential defects & ability & proficiency in identifying & picking or setting out those defects while packing two (2) lines including the communication with the 2^nd Fl machine operators when defects are identified.  i.e., unsealed, twisted, rollovers, bad ends, short, hollow, pointed, spots, doubles, attached nubbins, whiskers, flags, paper dust, wire-marks, bent, burnt, nubbin jams, etc.
• Understanding & implementing the “setout” procedure for defective sticks
• Understanding & proficiency in performing the “box line” function & palletizing.
• Understanding & proficiency in application of the lot # system, including Line stamp, inspector stamp, and lot numbering.
• Understanding & proficiency in performing the “Sorting” function including when to question the Crew Leader regarding various defects set out for sorting.
• Understanding & proficiency in the operation of the “Pointer” & the packing & palletizing of pointed sticks.
• Understanding & proficiency in the operation of the “Printers” & the packing & labeling of printed sticks including the associated documentation & specifications.