Packing Associate Jobs in Lehighton, PA (NOW HIRING)

Highwood USA is an entrepreneurial manufacturer serving the hot tub and outdoor furniture market with unique synthetic wood products.  The company has grown each year, and continues to increase both its revenues and workforce.

Position Summary:

Successful Packing Associates enjoy the challenges of working in a fast paced, team-oriented environment while safely completing the processes associated with packaging finished product.

Essential Duties and Responsibilitiesinclude the following:

• Visually inspect product aesthetics to ensure compliance with customer specifications

• Ability to read schedule, set up area with required packaging materials and delivery appropriate cartons to the cells

• Recognize quality defects and take appropriate action

• Accurately perform disposition of package finished goods in accordance with packaging guidelines

• Communicate issues to technicians

• Accurately document production data

• Able to operate the following equipment in the packaging area: baler, pallet walkie/jack, pack size machine.

• Observe safety and security procedures reports potentially unsafe conditions

• Participate in continuous improvement projects/events

• Maintain a clean orderly work environment by organizing, sweeping, emptying trash receptacles, and following 5S

• Actively participate in shift exchange by giving receive critical information

• Forklift operation if necessary

• Other duties may be assigned

Essential Functions                                                

·         Able to read and understand standard work procedures

·         Able to demonstrate attention to detail, follow policies and procedures

·         Able to learn and use a computer at a basic level

·         Able to multi-task and work in a fast paced environment

·         Demonstrate willingness to learn and advance

·         Follow oral and written instructions

·         Able to accurately count and record data

·         Ability desire to work in a team based environment where decision making is at team level

·         Able to recognize and take action upon what needs to be done with little to no supervision

·         Motivated to increase skills and progress

·         Interested in company results

·         Treat people with respect

·         Open to new ideas and welcome change

·         Commitment to working safely

·         Able to apply team feedback to improve work performance

·         Prompt and consistent attendance

·         Appropriately asks for and offers help

·         Able to quickly and accurately compare visual color and pattern of products to quality control standards

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily as well as the ability to handle situations by working as a team.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience                                            

High school diploma or general education degree (GED)

Mathematical Skills                                                 

Able to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. 

Reasoning Ability                                                    

Able to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.  Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform 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 team member is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The team member is frequently required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The team member must regularly lift and /or move up to 50 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include ability to quickly and accurately compare color and pattern of products on the basis of visual stimuli to quality control standards.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a team member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to occasionally loud and PPE is required. Appropriate hearing protection while in the plant is required as noise levels within the facility meet OSHA requirements for hearing protection equipment.

Highwood provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all team members and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by the law.   This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Highwood USA believes that each team member makes a significant contribution to our success. This job description is designed to outline the primary job scope, but it is our expectation that each team member will offer his/her services wherever and whenever necessary to ensure the success of our endeavors.