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The Box Maker position is in the Packaging Room of the plant and is considered an
introductory level position.
Our starting wage is $11.00 - $11.50 per hour, to include an additional $1.00
shift differential on nights. This is a full time position averaging 42
hours a week on a fixed two week repeating schedule. Shifts are 12 hours in
length and start at either 6:00 am or 6:00 pm. |
Quick Position Description
Major duties include: assembly of bulk cheese boxes according to schedule; lining
and prepping boxes for fill point; clean, sanitize and scrub equipment and
floors. This requires the physical ability to frequently lift and carry 40
to 60 pounds and to push and pull the same. Good mathematical skills
required. Banding and forklift experience helpful.
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Box Assembly: This
position is responsible for the assembly of the bulk cheese boxes, lining
the box with plastic and cheese cloth and setting the finished box in line
for filling. The boxes are assembled by interlocking wooden sides and
using a banding machine to secure the sides together. A plastic liner
is then inserted into the box. A cheese cloth is placed on a dolly cart with
the assembled box and pushed to the Fill Point operator for filling. All
boxes are charted according to customer orders and tracked on daily
operating sheets. |
Make Room
Sanitation: At the end of each days run, each room and piece of
equipment must be cleaned and sanitized according to plant cleaning
procedures. The day shift Box Maker is responsible for brush scrubbing the
drain tables, agitators, tracks and other equipment in the make room;
rinsing the same, along with the floor and drains and sanitizing the room.
Additional special weekly cleaning projects also exist.
Individuals hired
for the night shift box maker position rotate between the packaging room positions
instead of end of day sanitizing.
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