Pear Packing - Pear Packing Labor

Position: Pear Packer – Bingen, WA

Department: Pear Packing – Pear Packing Labor

Location: 6550 WA-14 Bingen, WA 98605

Direct Supervisor: Pear Supervisor / Packer Lead

Compensation: $0.38 - $1.70 per packed box; Min. Training Wage- $16.28/hr; Base Wage- $16.53/hr

Other Compensation: Discretionary Bonuses

Benefits: Employees (& qualifying family members) are covered by medical, dental, vision, and life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in our Company’s 401k plan. Both Pretax and Roth options are available. Employees are eligible for 5 days of vacation after 1 year, 10 days after 2 years, 15 days after 10 years, and 20 days after 20 years of employment. A free Costco Membership is offered annually.

Position Summary:

As a Pear Packer you will work in our Pear facility located in Bingen, WA for the Pear Packing Season. The Pear Packing season lasts from August to as late as May before we go to Dallesport to pack cherries.

As a Pear Packer you will be responsible for the packing pears into boxes as fast as possible while maintaining the quality of the pack. Pear packers are required to pack all varieties of pears in accordance with customer and industry specifications.  Packers are paid piece rate or a minimum hourly rate. Some packers average $22 per hour in their pack box rate or more...

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Wrap and/or pack various varieties of pears by hand into the box/carton, specific label, tray or bag as directed by production management.
• Observe fruit for nonconformance to company and customer quality specifications, discard or redirect non-conforming product or materials (leaves).
• Pull empty box and supplies in preparation to pack
• Pack fruit into cartons with proper alignments, orientations and packs as required by production management/company and customer quality specifications, correcting/repacking underweight or mispacked cartons.
• Ensure Consumer bags are filled and closed with correct counts and/or meet designated weight specifications.
• Label packed fruit cartons with the proper barcodes as required by production management and company and customer quality specifications
• Place packed cartons onto the box conveyor system with the lid down and oriented correctly to read the barcode(s) and print on the correct label end of the carton.
• Maintain designated lineup position as directed for equitable opportunity to pack various sized products throughout the production run.
• Boost as directed (pack out of rotational lineup as needed when sitting out from packing lineup).

• Work diligently and cautiously to ensure proper handling and packing of the products and maintain production rate.
• Work as a team with coworkers and follow routine rotations as directed.
• Must learn and follow all packer rules.
• Adhere to good manufacturing practices, personal and work area hygiene & food safety standards and requirements.
• Follow all Plant Safety requirements and adhere to the Company Handbook.
• Other Duties as assigned.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements:

• Temperatures can be moderate to cool in this indoor work environment
• Must be able to work inside a packing facility
• Stand on feet for long periods of time (Up to three hours at a time)
• Use of upper extremities and both hands to complete tasks
• Must have good hand dexterity
• Visual acuity and reading of labels
• This position is based on production rate and quality. If standards are not adhered to you may be removed from the Pear Packing position.

Experience/Education:

• Production or packing experience highly preferred
• HS Diploma/GED preferred
• Bilingual Spanish/English preferred