Meat Packaging Associate
Palmerfoods · Rochester, NY, US · United States · On-site
Pay: USD 33,280 – 37,440 a year
Posted Sep 22, 2026
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Why Palmer Food Services? We offer competitive wages and a generous benefit package that contributes a significant amount to your total compensation and your personal well-being. Additionally, there are opportunities to distinguish yourself and move up in our established company through excellent performance and by contributing to our company mission, vision, and values. We value each member of our diverse and talented team - because at Palmer Food Services, our associates are our unfair advantage.
What We Value:
Honesty & Integrity
Service & Excellence
Collaboration & Teamwork
Family & Community
Dependability & Loyalty
Compassion
Roles and Responsibilities:
Live the company’s values by displaying our high standard characteristics and behaviors that lead to our collective success as outlined in our Values in Action.
Perform the packaging operation to ensure the product meets the specifications providing efficient storage and shipment
Ensure Hazard Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP) regulations are followed at all times to keep our processing procedures within the federal guide lines
Assist with the restocking of all boxes, vacuuming bags and refilling roll stock for all packaging machines.
Inspect in-process packaging to ensure consistent quality and remove any defective products and packaging material
Changing of Juliann dates on machines and daily sanitation of all machines, and insuring that the water and air compressor will turned on at the beginning of the shift and off at the end of the shift
Prior to start up sanitize all machines and properly assemble as well as proper shut down, cleaning and sanitation of machines at end of shift
Review work orders so product is packaged and labeled according to specifications
Other duties as assigned by manager on duty
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications
Must be able to read and write in English and perform basic mathematics
Ability to read, comprehend and follow work orders, as well as package and label the product correctly
Must have the sense of responsibility to accomplish tasks without supervision
Must be able to adapt and react to changing needs and priorities
Adhere to high standards of sanitation and hygiene
Must have excellent observation skills to prevent out-of-quality situations and production line problems
Preferred Qualifications
Previous experience in packaging or other manufacturing operations
Operating knowledge of all machines in the packaging room. These machines include the Dixie Skin pack, Multipack or pouch forming machines, the camber vacuum machine, the banding machine and the label printing machine
Salary:
$16.00- $18.00/ a hour
Shift:
Monday- Friday 7:30 AM- 4:30 PM
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by a Production Packaging Associate to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with…