Demo

Food Packaging Production Worker (Overnight)

The Marzetti Company
Altoona, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/2/2026
Overview

Shift: 11p - 7:30a, Sunday - Thursday.

PTO time effective immediately on date of hire

Monthly employee engagement activities

Benefit eligible first of month following 30 days of employment

Benefits Include But Not Limited To

  • Medical Insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • 401(k)/company matching
  • 401(k) matching
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident/Disability Insurance
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
  • Tuition Assistance
  • Paid Parental leave

Responsibilities → What You'll Do

Looking for additional talented and experienced production associates to join our family oriented company. Candidates must be able to enjoy their work and have fun while getting the work done in a safe, timely, and efficient manner.

INSPECTOR

  • Carefully looks at raw materials, processed, and frozen precooked pasta at various processing steps to ensure it meets our standards of quality. Verify our pasta product is not; under cooked / overcooked / miss shaped / thawed.

PROCESSOR

  • Shapes, stacks, and rolls cheese filled lasagna rolls or sandwiches as they’re conveyed to freezer.
  • Mix and blend powder and granular ingredients for dry mixes.
  • Mix batches of dough for processing lines.
  • Assist with daily utensils, equipment, and line sanitation.

PACKER

  • Packers are to ensure the right product is in the right bag and final shipping container.
  • Sorts, stacks, orientates product to properly fit in finished case.
  • Fills and weighs frozen pasta pieces to appropriate case or tote weight in accordance with customer requirements.
  • Ensure all packages are properly coded before packing.
  • Assist with daily utensils, equipment, and line sanitation.

PALLETIZER

  • Check pallets to ensure they are in good condition for loading product on.
  • Verify all codes on boxes as complete, accurate, and legible with the line, shift, lot code and product code.
  • Stack boxes on pallet using correct configuration for the product running.
  • Obtain powered pallet truck qualification.

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES: Applies the food safety and quality principles as described in the Marzetti Corporate Food Safety and Quality Manual and internal Marzetti Frozen Pasta policies, training and procedures in all applicable aspects of departmental and job functions.

Qualifications

Qualifications → What You'll Bring

  • At least 18-years of age
  • High School Diploma or General Education (GED) preferred.
  • Prior Manufacturing Experience preferred but not required.
  • Ability to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check.
  • Basic math skills include adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing.
  • Must be willing and able to learn skills necessary to accurately input data into computer, payroll, attendance, manufacturing, and inventory tracking systems.

Background

  • Candidate must be able to pass both a background check and a drug screen

Working Conditions/Environment

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to cold and occasionally exposed to heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Affirmative Action Statement

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States.

Marzetti Frozen Pasta, Inc, i s an Equal Employment opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists) , color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law, genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Salary.com Estimation for Food Packaging Production Worker (Overnight) in Altoona, IA
$46,296 to $59,501
If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a Food Packaging Production Worker (Overnight)?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the Food Packaging Production Worker (Overnight) career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$34,627 - $47,983
Income Estimation: 
$45,448 - $59,478
Income Estimation: 
$44,621 - $57,180
Income Estimation: 
$51,902 - $64,610
Income Estimation: 
$46,685 - $59,878
Income Estimation: 
$43,603 - $55,670
Income Estimation: 
$51,669 - $66,452
Employees: Get a Salary Increase
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at The Marzetti Company

  • The Marzetti Company Horse Cave, KY
  • Overview: Great things are happening at the T. Marzetti Horse Cave Campus and as we continue to grow the T. Marzetti Company is looking to hire team member... more
  • Just Posted

  • The Marzetti Company Altoona, IA
  • About Us The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New Yo... more
  • Just Posted

  • The Marzetti Company Columbus, OH
  • Overview The Financial Analyst is a key role in our growing finance department , granting the right individual the opportunity to play a central role withi... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • The Marzetti Company Columbus, OH
  • Overview Receives, ships, transfers and stores raw materials, packaging materials and finished products in a safe and organized manner . Maintains the qual... more
  • 1 Day Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other Food Packaging Production Worker (Overnight) jobs in the Altoona, IA area that may be a better fit.

  • Shorr Packaging Corp. Des Moines, IA
  • Together, We Own it! Start your employee owner journey with Shorr Packaging. The Director, Food Packaging is Shorr’s subject matter expert for all food pac... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • Performance Food Group Des Moines, IA
  • Performance Food Group - - Responsibilities: Set up and maintain line equipment, monitor the process and assist production line personnel with preparation ... more
  • 1 Month Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!