Packing Associate

Our Mission

We make it easy for everyone to build healthy habits and eat more fruit and vegetables by creating innovative products that are highly nutritious, sustainable, and delicious.

How We Do It
Just 1 in 10 US adults eats the recommended minimum of 5 cups of fruits and vegetables every day. We're helping solve that problem with convenient, organic, and mouth-watering products.

We transform fresh, organic fruits and veggies into handy single-serving meal moments such as instant smoothies and delicious ready-to-eat gum drops.

Job Overview
You'll report to our Packing Production Shift Leader.

Main Goals

• Follow the Weekly Production Planning shared by the shift leader
• Operate and monitor production line(s) to ensure efficiency
• Remove or shift materials and/or finished products to facilitate proper flow
• Operate all equipment (including new technologies) efficiently and safely
• Expedite repairs to line, working with maintenance as necessary

Responsibilities

• Ensure smoothie package and product quality
• Perform preventative maintenance
• Clean equipment and area before, during, and after shift
• Maintain clean work area through good housekeeping practices
• Work well with others in a teamoriented atmosphere
• Monitor production to resolve issues or to report to upper level
• Follow health and safety rules
• Evaluate data and evidences, detect any relevant deviations from existing standards and communicate to management
• Availability to work different shifts and on weekends
• Regular, reliable, predictable attendance

Experience You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent (Professional Technical Courses)
• At least 12 years' experience with packing computerised machines in manufacturing sites
• Experience with high speed production lines (e.g., high output, high performance equipment, fast paced production environment, etc.)
• Experience with pallets (e.g., operating a forklift, stacking/bundling product, etc.)
• Experience operating a filler machine (e.g., ensuring right product, operating production computer, etc.)
• Experience reading schedules (e.g., products being produced, understanding production requirements, production planning, managing changeovers, etc.)
• Experience with computers in a manufacturing setting (e.g., electronic settings, line speed, pressures, basic troubleshooting, solving for faults/alarms and resetting equipment, etc.)
• Experience with minor mechanical repairs (e.g., jams, using tools, making basic adjustments to equipment, etc.)
• Experience with preventative maintenance (e.g., inspecting and maintaining equipment, detecting and correcting issues before they occur, etc.)
• A good command of spoken and written English and Portuguese
• Ability to handle random volumes with a weight upto 25 kg (maximum)

Bonus Points

• Experience with the packing machine model VAMINI 300 JJS and Digital control model OMRON NB7W
• TW01B
• Experience in the Food, Food supplements or Pharmaceutical industries
• Experience with sanitisation (e.g., basic procedures/steps, good manufacturing practices in a food plant, identifying risks)
• Experience with HACCP

How To Apply

What We Offer

• The opportunity to join a B-Corp team that is shakingup the nutrition industry for the better
• An employee stock equity award
• 6 month contract; one month trial period
• 12 days of paid time off
• Steep discounts on Kencko products for you and friends/family, plus free samples of new launches
• Nutrition Consults
• Generous Maternity/Paternity and Marriage Leave policies
• Donation to your favorite charity on your birthday
• Wellness perks via our kenckoer assistance program
• A casual, dynamic, ambitious, and for real fun work environment

Kencko is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives.

We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together.

As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, veteran status, sex, parental status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.

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