What are the responsibilities and job description for the Insect Packer position at Josh's Frogs?
This job ad is evergreen, meaning it will remain open for the foreseeable future. We are not actively hiring for this position at this time, but someone from our recruiting team may be in contact to get you into consideration for future openings.
We're looking for people who appreciate creepy crawlers to join our Insect Department as full-time Insect Packers As a part of our Insect team, you'll be packaging and sending feeder insects to customers across the country. Your primary responsibilities will be packing insects into shipping-friendly containers, creating fruit fly cultures, handling bugs like cockroaches and mealworms, and counting orders.
Full-time (40 per week), Monday through Friday OR Sunday through Thursday, schedule varying between 7:30 AM and 4 PM
$16.00/hour
Benefits include:
Health, dental, and vision Insurance (Josh's Frogs contributes 80% for single and family coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield)
Paid time off (Holiday, Sick, and Vacation, with Sick pay and 24 Holiday hours added upon hire)
Short-term and long-term disability
$50,000 life insurance
Fully vested 401(k) (100% company matching up to 3%, then 50% match up to 6%), with additional options for Roth
Free membership to Calm Premium (including up to 5 dependents)
Generous employee discount on the Josh's Frogs website
Free breakfast, snacks, and coffee provided at work
Travel opportunities for expos/shows (in some positions)
Day-to-day tasks include:
Pre-packing insects
Handling live insects
Counting orders
Creating fruit fly cultures
Receiving and rotating cricket delivery
For this position, you MUST possess:
Attention to detail
Data collection experience
Willingness to accept feedback
Excellent communication skills
Time management
Basic computer skills
Special consideration is given to those with:
Leadership experience
Experience with the scientific method
Examples of how an employee could exhibit our core values in this position:
Integrity - Communicating when uncertain about what to do, always looking for more, and alerting management when mistakes are made
One Team - Helping Shipping when they need it, and communicating with sister departments
Constantly Growing - Brainstorming for ideas to improve efficiency, communication, and organization
Herpetoculture is booming, and we're the proof Josh's Frogs was one of the INC 5000's fastest-growing businesses in 2022, and we're proud of it. What's more impressive is that this is Josh's Frogs' FIFTH year in a row on the INC 5000 List Only 5% of businesses have made the list five years consecutively. One of our core values isn't "constantly growing" for nothing; the proof is in the pond.
It is the policy of Josh's Frogs to provide equal employment opportunity in recruitment, selection, training, compensation, promotion, job transfer, and assignments. These opportunities and other conditions of employment are extended to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual's race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, and/or other protected categories under applicable laws.
It is also the policy of Josh's Frogs to make reasonable accommodations for qualified persons with disabilities, and to extend employment opportunities to such persons, as well as to special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam era, Recently Separated Veterans, Armed Forces Service Medal Veterans, and other protected veterans.
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