Packaging Operations Manager Jobs in Bend, OR (NOW HIRING)

We are looking for a self-motivated, reliable, and team-oriented Packaging Operator to join our Sisters, Oregon team! If you enjoy learning new processes, working collaboratively, and taking pride in your work, this is the role for you. You’ll help keep our production lines running smoothly and contribute to making delicious beverages people love.

Shift Opportunities and Wages:

• Tuesday-Thursday from 4am-4:30pm PST (Full-Time, Company Paid Medical Benefits, 4 Full Days off!) – starts at $20 per hour, with opportunity to make an addition $3 per hour with trainings.

**Work a 12 hour shift, just 3 days a week and get full time benefits and pay equal to 39 hours of work***

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works in compliance with Food Safety Management System and Good Manufacturing Practice's
• Working in all positions of the bottling, canning, and kegging lines
• Intensive cleaning done daily, working with chemicals requiring PPE
• Work safely in accordance to SOP’s, and company guidelines in the manufacturing area
• Perform packaging operations according to current SOP’S
• Maintains cleanliness and sanitation of all equipment, tanks and work areas.
• Part of the continued progress of SOP development
• Communicate daily with team members in alignment with Humm culture and core values
• Work in regular alignment with Core value, self-governing/correcting culture and in accordance with Humm policies set forth in Staff handbook
• Ability to work outside of scheduled shifts to meet packaging daily goals and defined outcomes
• Accountability to meeting or exceeding company standards in quality, including but not limited to accurate labeling, product handling, and packaging procedures.
• Maintain accurate recordings of logs, batch tickets, and tracking.
• Monitor the production line, watching for problems and QC issues.
• Stop or reset machines when malfunctions occur, clear machine jams, and report malfunctions to a supervisor.
• Maintain stocks, moving finished product and prepping for incoming product to ensure continuous and efficient daily production.
• Follow work instruction, standards and SOP’s for equipment set up, changeover and tear down.
• Identify and resolve issues during setup and changeover
• Examines bottles to ascertain that labels, caps and stamps have been correctly applied according to SOP.
• Responsible to make sure all necessary steps are taken to avoid any accident during packaging operation.
• Responsible to make sure that all packaging line activities are in compliance with GMP.
• Responsible to inspect the packages periodically to make sure that the packages meet all quality standards.
• Responsible to make sure correct material and product is used for packaging.
• Must operate the machine following all safety procedures.
• Assist in all other duties assigned by supervisor and/or management.
• Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events and react well under pressure.

COMPENSATION: Base wage for this position starts at $20.00/hour, and an additional opportunity to make $3 more with additional opportunities for wage increases are also associated with successful completion of an establish training program, shift differentials for working nights, company performance bonuses, individual performance reviews, and promotional opportunities.
WHY YOU'LL LOVE WORKING AT HUMM:

• Clear path for growth: This role offers a career path with potential to make an additional $3 an hour for employees who complete our training program.
• Great benefits: 100% employer-paid healthcare for employees, PTO, personal days, and employee discounts.
• Purposeful work: Help make healthy, delicious kombucha that people love, and feel good doing it.
• Local pride: We’re proudly based in Bend and committed to our Central Oregon community
• Free kombucha! Yes, really—to take home, and on tap so it's always flowing

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Some production/manufacturing experience is preferred
• Self-motivated and eager to learn new processes
• Reliable and accountable, with a strong work ethic
• Adaptable and able to handle change in a fast-paced production environment
• Strong communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork skills
• Perform the responsibilities of Packaging Operator as listed above
• Ability to work on your feet for 12 hours a day, multiple days in a row
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Days, Nights, weekends, holidays
• Shift coverage that could be day, night or swing
• Noisy and active Production floor
  

Working for Humm Kombucha:At Humm, every position and person is equally valued. We’re all in this together, and there is an overwhelming sentiment that every Humm-ster feels in which they know that their job is as important as any other job in the company. Everyone shares in each success, and everyone learns from every failure. Many new positions are filled from within the company, fostering a sense of continuity and opportunity. The engine that drives Humm is the Humm-sters, a diverse and dedicated group of professionals who handle every aspect of the company, from brewing and bottling to sales and finance. From its inception, Humm has cultivated a culture of appreciation, respect, love and joy. Humm-sters embody and nurture these qualities as they not only define the culture but nourish it on a daily basis just as they nourish what our customers love inside our bottle. Being a Humm-ster means being a part of something wonderful, and something that couldn’t exist without each and every person on our team.