Shipping Picking and Packing Agent

FoodScience in Waterbury, VT is looking to hire a full-time Picking & Packing Agent—no prior experience is needed, as we provide on-the-job training for this position. Would you like to join a company with a great culture, competitive benefits, and a supportive team? You might be the perfect fit.

The Picking & Packing Agent position starts at $19/hour with opportunities to grow. Hours are 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM, Monday – Friday. FoodScience offers 9 paid holidays per year—including your birthday!—one paid week off during our yearly plant shutdown, and a competitive Paid Time Off (PTO) program that starts to accrue immediately. Our benefits include health insurance with options for a Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), life insurance, dental, vision, and a variety of other additional insurance options to fit your needs. Other perks include employee discounts and professional development. You’ll work with a supportive, experienced team that wants to see you succeed.

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, apply today! We’re excited to talk with you.

WHAT YOU’LL DO HERE

As a Picking & Packing Agent, you will be picking and packing high-quality nutritional supplements for humans and pets. You’ll work in our Waterbury distribution center with an amazing team and be trained to do all aspects of the position. You’ll also be trained on our Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMP), and Safe Quality Foods (SQF) Guidelines associated with your duties. 

ABOUT FOODSCIENCE

Founded in 1973, FoodScience currently maintains offices in Williston, Colchester, and Waterbury, Vermont. Our team manufacturers nutritional supplements for both humans and animals, and our mission is to help people and pets live healthier lives every day. We believe that a healthy work-life balance is key to your success and ours.  We provide a competitive benefits package, good jobs and maintain a robust social responsibility program that supports the organizations that make our community vibrant, all while providing outstanding service that shines though in every customer interaction.   

QUALIFICATIONS FOR A MACHINE OPERATOR

No special skills are required to be a Picking and Packing Agent, as you will be trained on the job. That being said, there are some requirements that make a good Picking & Packing Agent a great Picking & Packing Agent:

• You must be able to lift up to 50 lbs. while bending, twisting, and/or squatting.    
• You must be hard-working and dependable.
• You must be able to learn how to use handheld scanners and be able to learn how to use the computer
• You must be able to understand and properly complete necessary paperwork associated with picking orders.

READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

Your time is valuable—that’s why our online application process is quick, simple, and easy to use. We look forward to speaking with you!

FoodScience provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, parental status, crime victims or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.