US Meat Packer
Kalamazoo, MI 
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Job Description

Welcome to Halperns! We are excited that you are thinking about opportunities with us, and wehave an amazing story to share. Here's a quick glance of who we are and the impact you could have on the food service industry. There's a seat at our table for you...

1ST/ Shift Packer

4175 Davis Creek ct, Kalamazoo MI

Welcome to Halperns'! The dedicated employees who work at Halperns' are passionately committed to this business and the customers they serve. Being part of Halperns' means being part of something important, something unique, and something special. This commitment is made clear by the superior meat and seafood specialty products we distribute.

There's a seat at our table for you...

Starting at 17:00 per Hour

Monday-Friday /7:00am-6:00pm

What we offer: Benefits
  • Medical, Prescription Drug, EFAP Benefits after 30 days of employment
  • Dental, vision and other voluntary plans
  • Pre-Tax Saving Accounts
  • Profit Sharing
  • Family culture and career advancement opportunities

Position Summary:

Responsible for packing beef, pork, lamb, veal, and seafood products accurately and tastefully while also meeting customer specifications.

Essential Functions:

  • Packs products in an accurate and timely manner.

  • Follows company standardized pack specifications along with any customer specified deviations as communicated through special instructions via work orders/cut tickets.

  • Accurately reads and comprehends all customer specific special instructions.

  • Performs Quality Control checks and communicates with supervisors and managers any defects.

  • Inspects meat products for defects, bruises, or blemishes.

  • Obtains and distributes products to appropriate pack lines.

  • Weighs meats and tags containers with weight and contents.

  • Effectively completes tasks to reduce processing costs.

  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities:

  • Must have ability to read, write and communicate in English.

  • Must be able to work independently or within a team environment.

  • Solves routine problems of limited scope and complexity following established policies and procedures.

  • Must have working knowledge of production equipment.

  • Must be able to understand and follow all Food Safety Guidelines and Occupational Safety Guidelines.

  • You are required to provide your most recent employment experience for your application to be considered complete.

Employees in all warehouse positions must be able to immediately perceiveauditory warningsignals such as bells, alarms, and horns that are used to warn employees of the start-up, movement, or approach of equipment (including forklifts, turrets, overhead cranes, conveyors, trucks, and other equipment operated inside or outside the warehouse), mechanical abnormalities, and similar risk situations during warehouse operations.

You are requiredto provide yourmost recent employment experience for your application to be considered complete.

BE PART OF AN AMAZING CULTURE WHERE WHAT MATTERS TO YOU, MATTERS TO US!

Halperns' Steak & Seafood values our customers and understands that their success is largely dependent upon their workforce.

Halperns' is an equal opportunity employer.

All qualified applicants and employees will receive consideration for employment, or in terms or conditions of employment, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with disability.

The EEO is the Law poster is available here: http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request to halpernshr@gfs.com and use the words "Accommodation Request" in your subject line. Please keep in mind this method is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability.

 

Job Summary
Start Date
As soon as possible
Employment Term and Type
Regular, Full Time
Required Experience
Open
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