Seasonal Toffee Packer at Enstrom Candies Inc – Grand Junction, Colorado

Join the Enstrom Candies Team - Toffee Packer

It's that time again, and we’re looking for energetic, dependable team members to help us during our busy season! At Enstrom Candies, we’ve been crafting world-class confections since 1960, and we’re proud of the quality and craftsmanship that goes into every product we make. We are currently looking for Toffee Packers to help hand pack our traditional toffee. If you enjoy a fast paced team oriented workplace and this sounds like an opportunity for you, please apply and come be a part of a sweet tradition at Enstrom Candies!

ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Toffee Packer at Enstrom Candies is responsible for taking the Almond Toffee from its production stage to its finished product stage. The position involves breaking the toffee by hand, packing the toffee into the box, weighing, lidding, sealing and placing the finished boxes in a carton or shipping box. Auxiliary responsibilities include box weight verification, production of packing reports and maintaining area cleanliness.

Other duties to support the full range of activities of the company can include processing shipping labels, light maintenance duties, assisting other departments, preparation of other candy products, and other duties as assigned.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES:

1. Toffee Pack Process to include ensuring quality of toffee and breaking toffee with pre-established breaking techniques

2. Closing liner, ensuring quality of candy pack meets or exceeds standards before lidding, sleeving and stickering boxes

3. Lasering and sealing of product to include setting the laser

4. Operating, trouble shooting and changing over the over wrapper machine

5. Responsible for casing and pre-boxing toffee as directed

6. Run and troubleshoot pre-boxing machine

7. Label making on computerized label system

8. Palletizing cases and shrink-wrapping pallets

9. Moving wrapped pallets to freezer using pallet jack

10. Responsible for ensuring new employees are properly trained

11. Light janitorial duties as assigned

12. Assist in shipping room preparing packages for mail

13. Shared responsibility and participation in GMPs

14. Shared responsibility of maintaining SQF and HACCP compliance

15. Assist other departments as needed

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

1. Minimum production standard: Must be able to pack at a minimum two (2) 70-pound batches of toffee per hour. This standard must be met within the first 2 weeks of employment and must be maintained throughout employment. You are required to meet the job description's criteria within two weeks or face possible termination for not meeting the standard requirements.

2. Minimum behavioral requirements: must work well within a team environment; must maintain a positive attitude on the job, must arrive at workstation as scheduled, stay at workstation as assigned and attend work as scheduled.

3. Minimum Physical and aptitude requirements: Basic math skills required. Good vision with or without correction. Stand for most of the day, use repeated wrist motions without distress, high level of manual dexterity required; lift and carry up to 50 lbs.; bend, stoop, climb ladders and kneel; push approximately 500 lbs. on carts; follow directions and safety procedures; have ability read and write in English

4. Tools, Equipment and Machinery used: scales, metal detector, laser, sealer, pre-boxing, box cutter, pallet jack, metal trays, carts and lidding machine.

5. Risk of Assault or Injury: Moderate; must follow safety procedures