Packaging Operator

City : Decatur State : Alabama (US-AL) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number: 43857

A Day in the Life: The Packaging Operator is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of packaging equipment, performing PM maintenance and making minor repairs and producing quality product per production schedule while maintaining safety expectations.

Position Details: 8,10, or, 12-hour schedule that will include off shifts, weekends, and rotations.

Pay: $26.59 an hour

Bunge offers a variety of benefits including health and wellness plans, retirement contribution and paid vacation/holidays.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Operate production line equipment (votators, shortening, liquid and tote line).
• Troubleshoot production line issues to identify problems.
• Perform and complete package quality checks and respond to problems, identify and handle off-quality products, and package supplies.
• Interpret tank inventories and valve and pump settings to ensure the correct product is being filled and pumped.
• Load and unload railcars and trucks.
• Pump and/or dump ingredients into oil products.
• Collect product samples from tanks, railcars, and tank trucks for analysis.
• Transfer oil products throughout facility.
• Collect inventory of storage tanks.
• Operate a forklift for warehouse, loading, receiving.
• Maintaining a safe work environment, identifying hazards and exposures, and being willing to approach others about safety.
• Maintain documents for processes as required by quality and operation systems.
• Maintaining sanitation levels of work area.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Good verbal and written comminication
• Ability to routinely perform strenuous physical labor
• Ability to work at heights, around water, or in confined spaces
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Ability to learn technical procedures using company-provided computer equipment
• Dependable attendance

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of :37,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they’re grown to where they’re needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team – Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way – Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What’s Right – Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

If this sounds like you, join us! We value and invest in people who believe in our purpose and are excited to live it every day – people who are #ProudtoBeBunge