Packaging Machine Operator

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay
$25.21 - $26.49 / hour, depending on experience and qualifications
Plus $2.00 / hour shift premium for 3rd Shift hours

Schedule
3rd Shift (Sunday – Thursday, 10:20 p.m. – 6:30 a.m.)
Onsite; other days and hours as needed

Location
272 Patton Farm Road Stuarts Draft, Virginia 24477

Job Summary

- Set-up, adjust, and maintain packaging equipment for production run

- Perform required changeovers for product, code or packaging

- Enter OPM11i data timely and accurately

- Troubleshoot and make necessary adjustments to packaging equipment

- Disassemble/assemble and clean equipment in the entire business unit for a full shift or more

- Perform other duties including higher level jobs in the entire business unit as needed

Required Qualifications

- Overall good work record (which includes attendance, safety, job performance, flexibility, and team behaviors)

- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a cohesive team environment

- Demonstrated mechanical aptitude

- Basic math skills

- Accurate measurement and conversion skills

- Ability to perform moderate to heavy lifting

- Demonstrated ability to promote continuous process improvement and LEAN principles

- Attention to detail

- Successfully complete PMO training and pass technical competencies
Preferred Qualifications

- Previous machine operator experience (plastic film or wrap)

- Excellent mechanical skills and/or previous technical training

- Set-up, changeover, and troubleshooting ability
Benefits

- Competitive weekly pay

- Profit-sharing cash bonus program

- 401(k) with matching contributions

- Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)

- Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan

- Supplemental plans, including life insurance

- Fully-paid parental leave

- Health Center and Pharmacy

- Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)

- Tuition reimbursement

- Credit Union

- Exercise and recreation facility

- Wellness programs with incentives

- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

- Short-term and long-term disability (company-paid)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer