Packaging Specialist

Job Summary

This position is responsible for safely and accurately packaging products into drums/totes/pails as assigned. Ensure proper, safe, clean and efficient movement/handling of company products in tank trailer, hose connections, and packaging equipment.

• Follow procedures for product filtration, movement transfers, sampling, labeling, and documentation
• Manually gauge and sample tanks and tank trailers
• Stock and sort product for packaging or filling machine operation, and replenish packaging supplies, such as wrapping paper, plastic sheet, boxes, cartons, glue, ink, or labels
• Package the product in the form that it will be shipped (drums, totes, pails, etc.)
• Sort, grade, weigh, and inspect products, verifying and adjusting product weight or measurement to meet specifications
• Line up transfer lines from the tank or tank trailer to the drumming machine or manual packaging.
• Observe drumming machine operations to ensure quality and conformity of filled or packaged products to standards
• Palletize drums for shipment and placard with hazmat labels
• Attach identification labels to finished packaged items
• Operate lift equipment (forklift) for packaged product movement
• Inspect and remove defective products and packaging material
• Enter product information (i.e., product movement) into computer systems (i.e., Lab Soft, ERP, Label Maker)
• Count and record finished and defective/quarantined packaged items in the ERP system
• Assist bulk and warehouse personnel in day-to-day activities as needed