Packer / Palletizer - Food Production

Connect Staffing is hiring Packers and Palletizers for a food production facility in Pittsburgh, PA 15238. This is a temp-to-hire position paying $15.53–$17.03/hr depending on shift, with day, evening, and rotating shifts available. In this role, you will work on a production line packing nutrition bars, protein bars, and baked snacks into boxes or cases, then stack and wrap finished pallets for shipment. Shifts are consistent and this is a long-term placement opportunity with a stable food production employer.

Pay: $15.53–$17.03/hr (varies by shift)

Schedule: Day, evening, or rotating shifts; 7:00 AM–3:30 PM or 3:00 PM–11:30 PM

Location: Pittsburgh, PA 15238

Job Type: Temp-to-Hire

Primary workplace language(s): English, Spanish, French, Swahili, Dari

Work Environment: Food Production Facility

Responsibilities

• Pack nutrition bars, protein bars, baked snacks, and similar food products into boxes, cases, or trays on a production line.
• Stack packed boxes and cases onto pallets in an organized, safe manner.
• Wrap completed pallets using stretch wrap or pallet wrapping equipment.
• Inspect boxes, labels, and seals to confirm products are correct before palletizing.
• Sort, remove, or report damaged products, open packages, or mislabeled items.
• Keep the work area clean and follow GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and food hygiene standards.

Minimum Requirements

• 6 months of experience in packaging, palletizing, food production, warehouse, assembly, manufacturing, or similar hands-on physical work.
• Experience packing, sorting, stacking, palletizing, wrapping, loading, unloading, labeling, inspecting, or moving products/materials in a workplace setting.
• Experience working in a fast-paced production, warehouse, manufacturing, food production, packaging, assembly line, or general labor environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on a production or assembly line in a food manufacturing or food packaging environment.
• Familiarity with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) or basic food safety and hygiene standards.
• Experience wrapping pallets by hand or using pallet wrapping equipment.
• Experience inspecting or quality-checking products, labels, or packaging for defects.
• Ability to communicate in one or more of the workplace languages (Spanish, French, Swahili, Dari) in addition to English — bilingual employees able to translate are eligible for an additional $1/hr.
• Ability to read and follow work instructions, production procedures, and safety guidelines.
• You may be a great fit if you've held any of these titles: Packer, Palletizer, Production Worker, Packaging Associate, Line Worker, Assembly Line Worker, Material Handler, Warehouse Associate, Food Production Worker, General Labor.

Pre-Employment Requirements

• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. occasionally and up to 25 lbs. frequently.
• Ability to work at a fast pace on a production line.
• Must wear non-slip shoes (employee-provided).
• Must be able to communicate effectively in English.
• Drug screen required.
• Background check required.
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. (E-Verify).

Benefits

• Weekly pay.
• Direct deposit / Paycard.
• Health and dental benefits available.
• Earn referral bonuses.

After you apply, please check your email for a short screening questionnaire from us. Candidates who complete it promptly will be reviewed faster.

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