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Job Title: Packaging Technician
Job Type: Full-Time Hourly / Non-Exempt
Department: Packaging
Location: Wicked Weed Brewing
Reports To:Packaging Manager
Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
Summary: The Packaging Technician works in the Packaging Department to operate and maintain equipment needed to package beer in a variety of containers including kegs, bottles and cans. Assists in a variety of aspects throughout the business as needed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Operates packaging department equipment.
- Troubleshoots equipment problems within the department.
- Understands and adheres to safety standards.
- Cleans and maintains bottling/kegging/canning facilities.
- Alerts the Line Leader or other management personnel to potential quality concerns.
- Functions well working in a team environment.
- Completing computer-based work, as required to fulfill job or department duties.
Additional duties may be assigned as necessary.
Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: - Must be willing to work a flexible schedule and remain on call when necessary; inclusive of nights.
- Report to Candler, NC or Arden, NC Brewery for packaging work as needed.
- Interpersonal skills sufficient to be comfortable working in a team environment with a great deal of interdepartmental coordination.
- The ability and aptitude to work with and troubleshoot equipment.
- The ability to stay on task and sometimes work independently
- Basic computer skills including using the internet and using MS Office software.
Education and/or Experience: - Experience in a production/packaging environment a plus
- An understanding of lock-out/tag-out and other core safety issues.
Work Environment: - The work environment is that of a brewery.
- The employee regularly works with hazardous machinery, materials and chemicals.
- The employee works on wet floors and with wet equipment.
- The employee regularly works around high voltage, hot water and steam.
Physical Demands: - Ability to handle heavy objects safely and with proper body mechanics - Lift and move objects weighing up to 50 lbs. and routinely maneuver objects weighing up to 165 lbs.
- Ability to perform work in a non-temperature-controlled environment.
- Ability to frequently lift and/or move objects weighing up to 55 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move up to 160 lbs.
- Ability to be on your feet for long periods of time standing and/or walking. Walking surfaces may be wet and/or slippery.
- Ability to frequently sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and climb.
- Ability to frequently talk, hear, and smell.
- Ability to frequently reach with hands and arms; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
- Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Other Duties: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.