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What they do
A Packager consolidates and packages goods for safe and efficient storage and transport. Works at a factory or at a trade or transportation facility.
$39,119 / year median in California
+0% projected growth
Job Description
Job Purpose:
Our General Helper will be responsible for providing essential support across various departments to ensure smooth and efficient operations.Job Responsibilities:
- Assist in material handling, including moving raw materials and finished goods.
- Support production operations by preparing workstations and cleaning equipment.
- Perform janitorial tasks such as waste disposal, sweeping, and stocking supplies.
- Help with loading/unloading shipments and organizing inventory.
- Maintain clean and safe work areas in compliance with company standards.
- Complete basic paperwork related to inventory, production, or safety checks.
Additional Responsibilities & Qualifications:
- Basic understanding of warehouse or manufacturing operations.
- Forklift certification preferred but not always required.
- Follow all applicable Safe Operating Procedures and Safety rules.
- Ability to lift 50+ lbs and stand for long periods.
Work Experience:
- 0-1 years of related job experience.
- Ability to work in a team environment.
- Excellent verbal, written, people, and diplomacy skills are required.
Education:
High School Diploma/GED Preferred Working Conditions:
The work environment for this position requires:- Regularly working in a non-climate-controlled warehouse where exposure to cold, heat, damp or humid conditions may occur.
- Exposure to loud noise.
- Exposure to dust, mechanical hazards, moving objects, and moving vehicles.
Physical Requirements:
The physical requirements listed below are representative of those needed to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.- Ability to lift, twist and carry up 50
- 75 pounds, manipulate (push and pull) up to 160 pounds of product with material handling equipment and skids weighing up to 2,000 pounds utilizing pallet jack.
- Walking/Standing
- walk throughout the warehouse to complete customer orders. Stand when operating order picker or reach truck equipment and when operating cutter.
- Sitting
- sit only when driving sit-down material handling equipment.
- Lifting
- lift items weighing a few ounces up to 150 pounds with assistance .
- Stooping
- performed when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations. May bend at the waist.
- Kneeling
- kneel when filling orders or putting away products assigned to floor level locations.