What are the responsibilities and job description for the Night Wrapper position at Hardie's Fresh Foods?
About Hardies
Hardie’s Fresh Foods has been delivering the freshest produce and finest specialty ingredients to Texas kitchens for over 80 years. Family-owned and Texas-proud, Hardie’s started with a single truck and a passion for quality. Today, we’re a trusted partner to chefs, restaurants, and foodservice professionals across the Lone Star State—supplying everything from peak-season fruits and vegetables to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, chocolates, and center-of-the-plate proteins like meats and seafood. With deep relationships across local farms and global producers, we stay ahead of culinary trends while staying true to what matters: dependable service, outstanding quality, and helping chefs create memorable menus. Rooted in tradition, driven by innovation—Hardie’s is here to fuel kitchens with the ingredients that make food shine.
Position Summary: The Night Wrapper at a food distribution company plays a vital role in the packaging and wrapping of products during the night shift. They will be responsible for manually wrapping pallets, operation the wrapping machine, ensuring labels are on and ensure the correct pallets. The Night Wrapper will work as part of a team, following standard operating procedures to maintain product quality, cleanliness, and efficiency in a fast-paced distribution environment.
What you’ll do:
The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Perks & Benefits:
Hardie’s Fresh Foods has been delivering the freshest produce and finest specialty ingredients to Texas kitchens for over 80 years. Family-owned and Texas-proud, Hardie’s started with a single truck and a passion for quality. Today, we’re a trusted partner to chefs, restaurants, and foodservice professionals across the Lone Star State—supplying everything from peak-season fruits and vegetables to artisan cheeses, premium olive oils, chocolates, and center-of-the-plate proteins like meats and seafood. With deep relationships across local farms and global producers, we stay ahead of culinary trends while staying true to what matters: dependable service, outstanding quality, and helping chefs create memorable menus. Rooted in tradition, driven by innovation—Hardie’s is here to fuel kitchens with the ingredients that make food shine.
Position Summary: The Night Wrapper at a food distribution company plays a vital role in the packaging and wrapping of products during the night shift. They will be responsible for manually wrapping pallets, operation the wrapping machine, ensuring labels are on and ensure the correct pallets. The Night Wrapper will work as part of a team, following standard operating procedures to maintain product quality, cleanliness, and efficiency in a fast-paced distribution environment.
What you’ll do:
- Conveys materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas
- Sorts and stores perishable goods in refrigerated rooms
- Marks materials with identifying information
- Arranges stock parts in specified sequence for assembly by other workers by location
- Wrapping pallets for 8-hour shift
- Clean out company trailers; remove empty pallets/crates and organize for pickup
- Follows all safety rules and completes all duties as assigned per business needs
- High-energy individual with a strong work ethic, the work is fast paced and very physical
- Lift and carry a minimum of up to 25-75lbs, materials handled vary
- Wrap pallets with pallet wrap machine
- Ensure plastic is tight to ensure a quality haul
- Clean surrounding area of work to ensure a clean workspace
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
- One to three months related experience and/or training
- Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
- Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
- Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
- Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
The above job description is not an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties as assigned by their supervisor.
Perks & Benefits:
- Paid Vacations, Paid Holidays
- Health, Dental and Medical Benefits
- Weekly pay
- Life Insurance
- 5% above cost for our high-quality food products
- Employee discounts for travel and events
- 401k
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan