Packaging Technician - Gentry

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Please submit comprehensive work history or a resume covering the past 18 months. Include all periods of employment, unemployment, self-employment, short-term jobs, caregiving, and education. Ensure you provide accurate month and year ranges for each period.

Pay

$18.66 - $20.42 / hour

Schedule

1st Shift (Wednesday, 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. and Thursday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.)

On-site

Location

555 McKee Drive, Gentry AR 72734

Plant 3

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Packaging Technician to join our Production Team.

• Sets up work area and coders to match the production schedule
• Monitors areas and equipment’s for product flow and take step to limit waste
• Ensures a quality product is properly packaged with correct codes
• Feeds and aligns product as needed
• Performs daily and weekending clean-up duties as required
• Starts/stops or make adjustments to equipment/machines as required

Qualifications

• Good decision making skills
• Good record keeping skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• High degree of initiative
• Positive attitude
• Basic computer skills
• Detail oriented
• Takes personal responsibility for actions
• Works independently and as a member of the team

 Benefits

• Competitive weekly pay
• Profit-sharing cash bonus program
• 401(k) with matching contributions
• Paid Time Off (for vacation, holidays, sick time, personal time, etc.)
• Medical insurance, including health, dental, vision and prescription drug plan
• Supplemental plans, including life insurance
• Health Center and Pharmacy
• Mental wellness counseling (on-site in TN, virtual elsewhere)
• Credit Union
• Exercise and recreation facility
• Wellness programs with incentives
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer