Pactiv Evergreen

Packaging Associate


Pay$17.94 / hour
LocationFrankfort/Illinois
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 27595

      Overview

      Hiring Immediately! Packaging Associate-Rapid Growth Opportunities Available!

      Rate: $17.94 an hour - Paid weekly

      Shifts: Monday - Friday

      2nd: 3:00pm to 11:30pm * Shift Differential $1.50 an hour

      3rd: 11:00pm to 7:30am * Shift Differential $2.00 an hour

      Comprehensive Compensation Package:

      • Eligible for annual & skill-based wage increases
      • Add EXTRA money to your paycheck by referring friends and family
      • Eligible for monthly bonus based upon plant productivity*

      Benefits

        • Eligible for benefits first of the month following hire date
        • Multiple medical and prescription drug coverage options
        • Choice of an Employer-Funded Health Care Account (HCA) or Health Savings Account (HSA)
        • Integrated healthcare programs – telemedicine, chronic condition, weight management and msk health
        • Multiple dental and vision plan coverage options
        • Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
        • Healthcare, dependent care
        • Company provided life and accidental death, short and long-term disability programs
        • Supplemental life, accidental death, and disability buy-up options
        • Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance
        • Employee well-being reward program
        • Employee assistance program (EAP)
        • Child and family care support program
        • Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement program
        • Employee discount program
        • 401(K) with 6% company match (Eligible to participate from day one (1) with 100% vesting in all company provided money immediately)

      Our Social Responsibility platform features a robust, employee-led Give Back program, which includes a matching gifts plan, community grants initiative, and our annual Company-wide Month of Action campaign. With each of these initiatives, our employees are empowered and equipped to give back to their communities and support the non-profits important to them and their families. Through our Give Back program, we own our commitment to Social Responsibility and live our purpose of Packaging a Better Future.

      Responsibilities

      As a Packer, you will:

      Packer provides support for the operation team by working safely, in a fast paced production warehouse environment, while inspecting product for defects and packing finished goods in correct configuration.

      • Package product into boxes and prepare for shipment
      • Check for quality issues to product and contact team lead with issues
      • Ensure you have enough supplies at your station (boxes, tape ect.)
      • Keep station clean at all times
      • Follow safety guidelines at all times

      As a Packer, we will offer:

      • Steady, Non-seasonal Employment
      • Work that is essential to the food supply chain
      • Career Advancement-entry level position with rapid growth opportunity to advance to a Machine Operator
      • Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits
      • 401K Retirement Program with company match 6% dollar for dollar.
      • Paid Holidays

      Qualifications

      Education and/or Experience:

      • Previous experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment
      • Ability to work with others effectively as a part of a team is essential
      • Ability to follow standard work instructions is required

      Physical Demand/Effort:

      • Must wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and clothing, when required, such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, hard hat/bump cap, hair/beard net and gloves
      • Ability to stand, walk, twist, stoop, squat, kneel, crawl, bend throughout the duration of the scheduled shift
      • Prolonged standing while performing the duties of the job
      • Job requires high level of manual dexterity with repetitive use of hands, shoulders, elbows, hips, knees, and ankles

      Pactiv Evergreen Inc.

      Pactiv Evergreen is one of the largest manufacturers of fresh food & beverage packaging in North America, with market leading positions across a broad range of products. We bring our Purpose of Packaging a Better Future to life by producing and distributing high-quality products – many made with recyclable or renewable materials – to food and beverage manufacturers, packers and processors, supermarkets, restaurants, foodservice outlets and other institutions. To learn more, please visit our website at pactivevergreen.com.

      Located 35 south west of Chicago, Frankfort is a village in Will County, Illinois, with a small portion in Cook County. The population was 17,782 at the 2010 census, up from 10,391 in 2000. According to Forbes.com, in 2007 the village ranked as the 36th fastest growing suburb in the United States.

      The plant was built in 1965, manufactures food service and food packaging products (custom and stock foam), and has approximately 300 employees.

      Pactiv Evergreen is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Pactiv Evergreen is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age national origin, physical or mental disability, genetic information, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics or statuses protected by law. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please call (847) 482-4320 or email TalentHelp@Pactiv.com.

      Make sure to fill out an application! Direct Apply: https://pactivevergreen.com/EN/PE/Careers

      All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines and applicable laws.

  • About the company

      Pactiv Evergreen Inc., the new powerhouse within the food and beverage packaging industry was formed in September 2020 following the merger of two great organizations; Pactiv LLC, the leading manufacturer of food and beverage packaging solutions in North America, and Evergreen Packaging LLC, the global leader in paper packaging solutions to include fresh beverage cartons. Together, we are Pactiv Evergreen Inc., the largest manufacturer of foodservice, food merchandising and fresh beverage cartons in North America, with market leading positions across a broad range of products in an essential industry. Through the collaborative effort of our exceptional associates across the globe, we produce and distribute high-quality products to food & beverage manufacturers, packers and processors, supermarkets, restaurants, foodservice outlets, and other institutions to offer diversity of lifestyle and flexibility to consumers. Whether it be our cups & lids, containers, table & dinnerware, meat trays, egg cartons or fresh beverage cartons, our products are touched 5 BILLION times each week in the United States. In short, we make trusted products that let consumers eat and drink what they want, when they want, where they want.