Overview

Packaging Specialist | Now Hiring | Bakersfield, CA

Compensation:

• Starting pay rate of $17.31 - 20.31/hour 

Shift Available:

• Swing: 3:45pm - 12:00am

Benefits Include: 

• Eligible for benefits first of the month following hire date
• Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage options
  • Choice of an Employer-Funded Health Care Account (HCA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • Integrated healthcare programs – telemedicine, chronic condition, weight management and msk health
• Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
  • Healthcare, dependent care
• Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs
• Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options
• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Employee well-being reward program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Child and family care support program
• Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program
• Employee discount program
• 401(K) with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company provided money immediately)

Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring bulk rolls are placed on unwind stand
• Assist in line adjustments such as speed, heat temperature, vacuum/air eject and general line conditions
• Keep sheet in line at all times
• Notify Mechanic/Support Group of all equipment/process problems
• Operate line and identify use of proper packaging materials such as bags, labels, boxes, tapes, and lot codes
• Operate roll splicers
• Provide assistance to Packers by packing quality finished product at specified rates and standards, sealing bags and keeping line stocked with inner/outer bags and boxes
• Responsible for maintaining housekeeping on line at standard
• Remove, install, and operate packing equipment
• Support safety program by performing work safely, reporting unsafe acts/conditions, follow all health and safety rules, procedures, and instructions, report all injuries immediately to the Safety Coordinator, and wear appropriate personal protection equipment in designated areas

Qualifications

• High School diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be forklift certified
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos
• Ability to write simple correspondence
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations

Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fresh foodservice and food merchandising products and fresh beverage cartons in North America and certain international markets. It supplies its products to a broad and diversified mix of companies, including full service restaurants and quick service restaurants, foodservice distributors, supermarkets, grocery and healthy eating retailers, other food stores, food and beverage producers, food packers and food processors. To learn more about the company, please go to the company website at pactivevergreen.com.

Located 111 miles north of Los Angeles, Bakersfield is a city on the Kern River, north of Los Angeles. Displays at the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History focus on geology and paleontology. On the city’s northeastern edge, the California Living Museum explores the state’s flora and fauna, and has a reptile house and a touch tank. Northeast, trails wind through the mountains of the Kern River Ranger District, part of Sequoia National Forest. This facility was built 1965 and manufactures Foam products. It has approximately 183 Employees. Some of their accolades include:

• Safety Performer of the Year 2016 & 2018
• PGE Golden Spotlight 2010
• World Class Safety Award 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013
• Peak Performance 2010
• Environmental Performance 20108, 2012, 2008, 2007, 2005
• Environmental Excellence 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013
• Environmental Facility 2013
• Kern County Environmental Health (PSM) program
• BAK Chamber of Commerce (Keep Bakersfield Beautiful, community clean-up)
• Kern County Sheriff Department (Drug task force training)

Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.