About the Company
R.M. Palmer Company, LLC designs, produces, packages, and ships seasonal chocolate novelties. Its products include filled chocolates, solid chocolates, chocolate bars and balls, chocolate cups and coins, chocolate patties, and seasonal products. In addition to their own branded products, the Company co-manufactures both seasonal and everyday products for other large branded companies. Today, the Company operates out of two manufacturing facilities and one distribution facility with ~600 full-time employees. R.M. Palmer Company, LLC has some of the most differentiated manufacturing capabilities in the industry as one of the only companies in the U.S. able to make hollow molded chocolate candy products and multicolor chocolate candy novelties.
Job description
The R. M. Palmer Company, manufacturer of chocolate novelty candy for holidays, celebrations and every day enjoyment since 1948, is seeking highly motivated, reliable, dependable candidates to join our team to become packers at our Wyomissing, PA locations. Opportunities exist on second shift, with hours from 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm, Monday through Friday, and third shift, with hours from 11:00 pm to 7:00 am, Sunday night through Friday morning.
This position is responsible for all phases and tasks involved with the wrapping and packaging of candy products including the assembly of packaging materials. All employees in this position will rotate between stations on their assigned line at one-hour intervals. They may rotate back to previous stations during a shift and are responsible for maintaining a clean work area between production runs and during down time.
Employees operate a variety of production machinery as assigned. The packer performs quality control/product inspection duties, and performs material handling as assigned. Must have the ability to perform the physical requirements of the job and effectively operate a variety of production machines, including being able to lift up to 40 pounds, have sufficient manual dexterity to perform all jobs, and must be able to move through the work areas as needed to perform material handling, packing and similar duties.
The company offers an excellent wage and benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, life, short and long term disability insurance plans and a 401K plan with an excellent Company match.
Employment with R.M. Palmer is contingent upon successful clearance of all pre-employment testing, which includes, but is not limited to, pre-employment physical, drug test, and background checks.
We look forward to Making Candy Fun with you!
Job Type: Full-time
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Work Location: In person