Palletizer/ Material Handler

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Job description

Overview:

Palletizer Hiring Immediately Kinston,

NC

Pay: $16.22-$18.93 based on experience

Benefits Overview:

Eligible for benefits first of the month following hire date

Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage optionsChoice of an Employer-Funded Health Care Account (HCA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)

Integrated healthcare programs - telemedicine, chronic condition, weight management and msk health

Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options

Flexible spending accounts (FSA)Healthcare, dependent care

Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs

Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options

Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance

Employee well-being reward program

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Child and family care support program

Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program

Employee discount program

401(K) with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company provided money immediately

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

Responsibilities:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Please review all of our job postings and apply for each position you feel you're qualified and would like to be considered for.

The person who occupies this position is responsible for unloading cases from conveyors and stacking them onto pallets according to carton specifications.

The following is a list of specific duties which are considered the essential functions of this job. The list is not exhaustive, as all positions at the company are dynamic. The employee who occupies this position is expected to assume any/all duties assigned by management irrespective of whether such duties are specifically included in this list.

Retrieves packed cases from conveyors and stacks them onto pallets according to customer specifications. This duty is performed throughout the work shift.

Palletizer wraps top of loaded pallet to prevent higher boxes from falling when load is moved.

Pulls loaded skid with handtruck to area where skid is retrieved by forklift (approximately 70 ft.).

Constructs cardboard tops to cover boxes that do not have folding flaps.

Qualifications:
QUALIFICATIONS:

Physical and visual activities that are commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job:

Standing, walking, lifting (up to 50 lbs.), carrying (up to 50 lbs.), pushing, pulling, twisting (re-piling loads), kneeling, bending, reaching, talking, hearing, visual acuity (near and far)

Physical demands commonly associated with the performance of the functions of this job:

Function 1 requires lifting packed cases (weighing up to 50 lbs.) from the rollers (3 feet high), carrying them approximately 5 feet to pallet and stacking them onto correct pallet. Cases are stacked as high as 7 feet.

Job requires lifting empty pallets (approximately 50 lbs.) from stack of pallets and sliding them to end of conveyor approximately once very hour.

Requires physical ability to pull full pallet (1500 - 2000 lbs.) with handtruck. The distance of pulling is approximately 30 feet.

Inside Conditions, extremes of heat, humidity, noise (helpers are to wear ear plugs), vibration, hazards, dust.

Must be able to speak, read and write English.

No experience needed (entry-level).

Machines, Tools, Equipment, Software:

Handtruck and tape (to construct box covers).

Must be flexible: Able to work other shifts, overtime and Saturdays when needed.

High School diploma or GED required.

Pactiv Evergreen is one of the largest manufacturers of fresh food & beverage packaging in North America, with market leading positions across a broad range of products. We bring our Purpose of Packaging a Better Future to life by producing and distributing high-quality products - many made with recyclable or renewable materials - to food and beverage manufacturers, packers and processors, supermarkets, restaurants, foodservice outlets and other institutions. To learn more, please visit our website at (url removed).

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