60 years ago, Fox Packaging got its humble start with used equipment and borrowed space in the back of a South Texas carrot shed. Today, things look a little different for us. Not only have we become a leader in flexible packaging solutions, but we now service produce customers across North and South America. While our customer base and distribution has grown through the years, our family remains committed to delivering the same customer service and product quality that served us well in those early years. We take great pride in our ability to respond to the needs of our customers with innovative flexible packaging solutions that help elevate their fresh products to both trade and consumer audiences. As a fundamental partner of Fox Packaging, Fox Solutions sets the standard for equipment quality and safety with full stainless-steel construction and comprehensive pack line solutions that include weighers, baggers, case packers and more. We provide single source sales and support for several best-in-class equipment brands including Newtec, Haith and C-Pack. It is these customer relationships that motivate us to exceed expectations with consistently superior service, design, production, and prompt delivery.
Position Summary
Fox Packaging is seeking a reliable and safety-focused individual(s) to support the Materials Department. This position is responsible for collaborating with the team to perform routine manual tasks in the warehouse, including material picking, distribution, and staging in the manufacturing area.
Essential Functions
- Convey materials from designated staging locations in the warehouse to incoming inspection.
- Follows instructions to fill Job Order material requirements for the Production lines.
- Operates material handling equipment such as forklifts, manual pallet jacks and motorized pallet jacks.
- Receive, verify and document shipments of material according to dock procedures. (Only when instructed by the Supervisor).
- Verify inbound and outbound materials distribution within the scope of the production processes.
- Following proper handling procedure of the goods.
- Verifying BOM material with Traveler form ensuring picking accuracy.
- Filling out department forms to maintain accurate inventories in accordance with procedures.
- Assist in unloading wooden pallet shipments incoming and outgoing from the supplier.
- Utilize forklift equipment to store away and maintain child rolls within the designated area immediately after the slitting process.
- Distribute raw material such as, wicket pins cardboard, rubber washers, headers to the productions lines as needed.
- Maintain the child roll area clean and organized, labels out visible from the racks, no material on the floor.
- Maintain the lip film area clean and organized by size. Using the FIFO system and using inventory for picking.
Accountabilities and Performance Measures
- Be a highly organized self-starter that thrives in a growing and changing team environment.
- Self-directed and capable of prioritizing opportunities and performing multiple tasks.
- Maintain confidential information.
- Drive innovation in progressive and growing businesses.
- Be collaborative and form strong relationships with internal colleagues and customers.
- Comply with all company policies, practices, and procedures.
Education/ Experience:
- Proficient with specialized technologies.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Proficiency in computer skills including electronic mail, record-keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet.
- Three-to-Five-year related experience or training, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Ability to lift and carry heavy items as needed.
- High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Exceptional organizational and time management skills.
- Requires experience with learning management systems and training methodologies
Necessary Skills Required:
- Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
- Customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Minimum of four (4) year experience with computerized inventory systems and production order processing software.
- Understanding and utilizing leadership principles to motivate and develop the team to operate as a cohesive department.
- Being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
- Being reliable, dependable, respectful, responsible, and fulfilling obligations.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job requires moderate physical activity performing strenuous daily activities of a primarily administrative nature. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, or walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; lift and carry material up to 50 lbs. The employee must have manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials. The employee is regularly required to talk and listen. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and peripheral vision.
WORK SCHEDULES/HOURS
Normal work week is 40 hours. Fox Packaging can change the shift schedule or request to rotate schedule based on Fox Packaging needs. Fox Packaging may require work on weekends, mandatory or voluntary overtime and might require occasional travel (up to 20%) by land and/or air. Willingness to travel domestically and internationally.
Disclaimer: Although Fox Packaging has attempted to describe this position accurately and thoroughly, Fox Packaging reserves the right to change the same, including to change, add to or subtract from the duties outlined, within the sole discretion of Fox Packaging, at any time, with or without advance notice.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $12.75 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Opportunities for advancement
- Paid sick time
- Referral program
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Required)
Experience:
- Forklift: 1 year (Required)
- Manufacturing facility: 1 year (Required)
Language:
- English (Preferred)
- Spanish (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Forklift Certification (Preferred)
Shift availability:
- Day Shift (Required)
- Night Shift (Required)
- Overnight Shift (Required)
Work Location: In person
