Job Summary:
The Palletizer is responsible for safely and efficiently stacking, labeling, and securing finished cases onto pallets, ensuring product quality, accuracy, and workplace safety. This role also supports material handling, basic troubleshooting, and housekeeping to maintain smooth end-of-line operations.
Core Responsibilities:
- Stack finished cases onto pallets according to standard patterns and height requirements.
- Ensure pallet stability to prevent tipping, leaning, or product damage.
- Print, verify, and apply pallet labels with correct product codes, lot numbers, and date codes.
- Secure pallets using stretch wrap machines or manual wrapping.
- Operate forklifts (as certified) to move pallets to staging, shipping, or storage areas.
- Maintain organized lanes for WIP and completed product.
- Perform repack tasks, including sorting damaged cases and restacking product to quality standards.
- Keep palletizing area clean and organized using 5S practices.
- Monitor tape machines, ensure supplies are stocked, and perform basic troubleshooting.
- Verify carton quality: correct date/time codes, proper glue welds, and no damage.
- Relieve coworkers for breaks/lunch to maintain continuous coverage.
- Report issues (e.g., case quality, label shortages, pallet shortages) that cannot be resolved within 5-15 minutes to leads/supervisors.
- Own the end-of-line process through teamwork, communication, and problem-solving.
Performance Expectations:
- Accuracy: Labels are always correct, legible, and properly applied.
- Efficiency: Pallets are built to standard quickly and without delays.
- Safety: Follow all forklift safety rules, proper lifting techniques, and lockout/tagout procedures.
- Housekeeping: Work area is kept clean and organized throughout the shift and at shift end