Packaging Tech Training Program

Day One Benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Match plus a Pension plan and More! $21.48/hour * 12 Hour Rotating Shifts The position of Packaging Technician IV, is considered an entry level position for the ACSC factory packaging & warehouse department and a Packaging Technician Program. Individuals in this position must safely perform basic equipment care, basic mobile equipment, operate industrial packaging lines while providing packaging equipment support. The technician performs sanitation and dust abatement duties and completes food safety inspections and documentation. The technician is also required to understand equipment operating principles and fundamentals. Advancement up to: $28.64 for Pkg Tech II Pkg Tech III $24.41 Principle accountabilities include but are not limited to: Responsible for packaging of sugar, including machine operations, proper coding, case packaging, palletizing, quality checks, SPC weighing/charting and sanitation procedures. Complies with all current food safety/food quality/HACCP, and GMPs. Assures Regulatory Compliance with FDA and Department of Commerce. Check packaging to make sure all packaged products are properly coded. Provide palletizer/wrapper and sugar screening support and stock bags for continuous packaging line operation. Operate remelt, dust collection, reclaim and production toting stations. Comply with federal, state, company and factory safety requirements. Comply with federal, state and company quality standards/policies. Operate packaging equipment using control systems and perform basic troubleshooting. Identify product or packaging issues resulting from operational issues. Be a team player who demonstrates initiative and a professional work ethic. Be able to work overtime as required and perform other duties as assigned. Job Requirements: High School diploma or a GED certificate is required. Individuals are required to submit to and successfully pass a Safety Screen that evaluates their ability to safely execute duties and tasks of this position. Experience and familiarity with computerized process control systems and instrumentation is preferred. Must be able to read and write in English in order to comprehend and interpret technical literature, reference material and understand how to use SDS information. Must be a team player who demonstrates initiative and professional work ethic. Must possess good communication and interpersonal skills. An Equal Opportunity Employer Our Cooperative Grows Opportunity. American Crystal Sugar Company is more than just a sugarbeet cooperative. Our company is deeply rooted in the communities of the Red River Valley. We are committed to the sustainability and growth of our business and to improving lives in the places where we work and live. We do that by investing in our people, our communities, and the future of our company. At American Crystal Sugar Company, growers who grow and harvest the sugarbeets also own the company and the factories that make our products. We're proud to be an economic engine for our communities, employing approximately 1,600 full-time employees and about 900 hourly seasonal workers and many more contracted third-party workers. Together, we build a better future for the sugar industry and the Red River Valley. Everything We Do Benefits Our Growers and Our Communities.