Packaging Technician

To roast and package the industry’s finest coffee through development of sound roasting and packaging skills and techniques. This mission is most effectively achieved through craft roasting, maintaining package integrity, daily quality assurance exercises, and machine maintenance. 

DOING – What you deliver:  

• As a Production Technician for roasting, grinding, or packaging you will process coffee as the production schedule demands. 

• Ensures that the assigned workstation operates within the workplace safety and food safety standards set by Caribou Coffee and oversight regulatory agencies.  

• Ensures product quality by completing all Quality Control Point monitoring tasks according to established procedures for the assigned workstation. Completes and submits all quality assurance monitoring tasks for the assigned operating workstation. 

• Completes and submits all production records required for the assigned operating workstation. 

• Works cooperatively to ensure workplace safety and product quality while meeting production goals for the assigned workstation. 

• Makes every effort to increase productivity and efficiency without compromising team safety or product quality. 

• Communicates issues pertinent to production performance, quality, or workplace safety directly to the Roastery Team Lead, Production Supervisor, or Production Manager. 

• Communicates issues concerning equipment faults or failures directly to the Engineering Department for immediate repair or future preventive maintenance. 

• Assigns, trains, and monitors daily Production Team Member performance and task completion for the assigned workstation. 

• Assigns, trains, and monitors daily Temporary Worker performance and task completion for the assigned workstation. 

• Maintains established standards of cleanliness and sanitation for the assigned workstation and the facility. 

• Participates in all workstation development opportunities to increase technical abilities and strengthen craft level skills. 

• Demonstrates a full understanding of all Food Safety and related programs, such as but not limited to GMP's, SSOPs, and Adverse Health Policy. 

• Demonstrates a full understanding of all Workplace Safety policies and Standard Work Procedures. 

• Participates in the training of new Team Members to facilitate their success as new Team Members. 

• Demonstrates full knowledge to operate one or two Packaging Lines, Roasting machines or Grinding machine. 

• Willingness to work overtime as needed including Saturdays 

Other duties may be assigned as required. 

BEING – How you show up 

• Brings the Core Values to life in all that you do: Support One Another, Make Fun Happen, Be Yourself, Take Ownership, Serve With Love.  

• Ability to work independently and collaborate in a team environment; manage and follow through multi-step project steps/procedures consistently. 

• Positive attitude and willingness to work as part of a team. 

• Perform work in a timely and professional manner. 

• Ability to adjust and adapt to change while staying focused on project deliverables 

• Highly motivated, self-directed, and results driven.  

• Detail oriented with strong organizational skills.  

• Reliable and punctual. 

Qualifications: 

Required:  

• High school diploma or GED equivalent with at least 1 year production experience as a machine technician or in operations leadership. 

Preferred: 

• At least 1 year of formal training in the coffee industry inside or outside of Caribou is strongly desired. 

Physical Requirements and Environmental Exposures: 

The physical demands for this position are seeing, hearing, speaking in addition to the following: 

• Able condition to work 8 hour shifts while standing, lifting, bending, and reaching 

• Must be able to work on your feet over 9 straight hours 

• Able to perform physical tasks that are repetitive, and lift up to 30 lbs. on a regular basis 

• Must be able to lift 80 pounds 20% of the shift 

• Must be able to endure constant leaning and bending during shift 

• Must be able to handle/move up to 750 pound bins on casters 

The environmental exposures for this position are: 

• Airborne particles, fumes, high places, moving parts, muscular strain, noise, odors, high temperatures 

These physical requirements must be accomplished with or without reasonable accommodation.  

The duties of this position may change from time to time. Peet's - Caribou reserves the right to add or delete duties and responsibilities at the discretion of Peet's - Caribou or its managers. This job description is intended to describe the general level of work being performed. It is not intended to be all-inclusive. 

Peet's - Caribou Coffee Operating Company, Inc. and its affiliates are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers to all applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any type based on any characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.