Production Worker at Huhtamaki in Fulton, NY

Enjoy a career, packaged with care, whilst helping protect food, people and the planet We are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. We’re on a mission to make all packaging recyclable, reusable, or compostable. Every day, we ensure the hygiene and safety of food and drink for people around the world. We are Huhtamaki.

You could be part of our vision. Because it’s our talented people that make it happen. Our people on the shop floor producing innovative, sustainable products. Our people in our offices delivering excellence for our customers every day. It’s every one of us working together.

We offer a place where you can feel safe, be supported, and make an impact so we can all focus on the future together.

Inspired to grow with your experience, learn and share with new colleagues?

Huhtamaki is a global specialist in packaging for food and drink, dedicated to making every consumer experience enjoyable, consistent, and safe. Our purpose is to help great products reach more people, more easily. Huhtamaki, a leading supplier of drinking cups, frozen dessert, and food packaging containers, has an immediate opening for in our Production and Warehouse Departments for General Laborers and Machine Operators in the Fulton, New York facility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

To safely and efficiently set up, start up, adjust, and shut down production machines.

To continuously stand and walk at and around production equipment; frequent bending, stooping, reaching, twisting, lifting cases of finished product up to 50 lbs. frequently; have good eye/hand coordination; ability to recognize colors; able to work in ambient temperatures inside the building. Have the ability to work in a fast-paced production environment. Requires ability to troubleshoot minor machine issues. Responsible for maintaining production and quality standards, following job standard operating procedures and all safety procedures; to work well with other production workers; follow daily clean-up procedures. Preforming cleaning, sweeping, packing, palletizing, painting, and other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Must be 18 years or older at time of hire. High school diploma/GED preferred; The following related education is preferred: National Work Readiness Certificate or BOCES or Vocational Education Training Certificate in related Industrial/Manufacturing Skills, or community college - continuing Education Certificate in related Industrial/Manufacturing/Technical skills, or A.A.S. degree in Technical program field of study (electronics, manufacturing, engineering, computer science. 1-3 years of machine operator experience preferred. Demonstrate proficient computer skills and experience working with automated/computerized machinery. Also preferred: Industrial experience with skilled trades - millwright, carpenter, electrician, operating engineer, laborer, or Industrial experience includes work experience within manufacturing factories, power plants, recycling plants, and paper mills, or work experience in warehousing, distribution center, or high tech material handling environment, or work experience in machining, fabrication and assembly, or metal work, or be active or have been discharged from the U.S. Military. Join us to shape the future together!

Multiple job vacancies--$18.56 to $21.95/ per hour dependent on job title accepted.

Join us. Help protect food, people and the planet.