Entry Level Packer Jobs in Minnesota (NOW HIRING)

Now hiring for 1st and 2nd shifts! Join our team in our clean and highly automated warehouse! Entry-level!

Be a part of the behind-the-scenes world of the cake industry - where the art of celebration is part of your job description! DecoPac, Inc. is a high growth, high energy company that designs, markets and distributes the most popular cake decorations and bakery supplies in the bakery industry. Located in Anoka, MN we work with licensors and brands to produce, sell and distribute our products to supermarkets, retail bakeries, and ice cream stores throughout North America.

We are looking for candidates for our Warehouse Pick Pack position. In this role you are responsible for accurately picking and packing customer orders in our distribution center.

Days/Hours:

• 1st Shift / Monday - Friday 6:30 AM to 3:00 PM
• 2nd Shift / Monday - Friday 3:00 PM to 11:30 PM

Responsibilities:

• Pick, pack, and check orders to ensure quality and timely processing.
• Operate integrated warehouse systems including handheld barcode scanners.
• Achieve individual performance standards.
• Observe inventory levels to prevent product shortages.
• Use and understand personal protective equipment.
• Ensure safety and quality through good distribution practices that include maintaining cleanliness and prevent contamination while handling/packing food and food contact products.
• Report food safety concerns to warehouse management, SQF practitioner or HR. If open food product is found, set it aside and immediately notify warehouse management or the SQF practitioner for disposal.
• Follow company policies and safety guidelines.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High school diploma, GED or equivalent is desired.
• Ability to work flexible schedule with occasional overtime and/or weekend hours for full-time shifts.
• Prior shipping experience desired.
• Ability to use stairs to work on a second level of the shipping floor.
• Ability to lift, push/pull up to 40 lbs., bend, stoop, or reach above the shoulders and below the knees in a fast paced environment.

Key Competencies:

• Ability to communicate verbally with co-workers and supervisors.
• Ability to follow instruction on work processes.
• Ability to maintain working relationship with co-workers and supervisors.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Possess problem solving and decision-making skills.

Physical, Work Environment and Mental Demands:

FREQUENCY KEY (based on a standard 40-hour work week)

N= - Never - O= - Occasional 0-2.5 hours/day (1% - 33% of time) - C= - Constant 5.5+ hours/day (over 66% of time)

R= - Rarely (less than 1 hour/week) - F= - Frequent 2.5-5.5 hours/day (34% - 66% of time)

Lifting/Carrying - Pushing/Pulling - Driving - Other - Mental Demands

Under 10 lbs. - F - Under 10 lbs. - F - Automatic Transmission - R - Fingering (fine dexterity) - F - Interpret Data - F

11-20 lbs - O - 11-20 lbs - F - Standard Transmission - R - Handling (grasping, holding) - F - Make Decisions - F

21-50 lbs. - R - 21-50 lbs - F - Keyboard/ten key - O - Organize - F

51-100 lbs. - N - 51-100 lbs. - N - Repetitive Motion-Feet - F - Problem Solve - F

Over 100 lbs. - N - Over 100 lbs. - N - Repetitive Motion-Hands - F - Time Management - C

Bending/Reaching/Standing - Working Environment

Bend - C - Reach Over Head/Shoulder - O - Walk-Normal Surfaces - C - Indoor - C

Climb - C - Twisting/Turning - C - Walk-Slippery Surfaces - R - Outdoor - N

Crawl - R - Sit - N - Walk-Uneven Surfaces - R - High Temps - O

Kneel - C - Squat - O - Low Temps - R

Reach Outward - C - Stand - C - Loud Noises - R

All full time employees working an average of thirty (30) hours or more will be eligible to enroll in a comprehensive benefit package.

DecoPac, Inc. is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees according to all applicable laws, directives and regulations of federal, state, and local governing bodies and agencies. In keeping with this commitment, DecoPac, Inc. will recruit, hire, train and promote persons in all job titles, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex (including factors related to pregnancy or child birth), national origin, age, marital status, familial status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity status with regard to public assistance, employment status, local human rights commission activity, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, or any other protected category.