Mixer Operator/Boxer 1st Shift- Food Manufacturing

Mixer Machine Operator / Boxer – 1st Shift

Full-Time | Monday–Friday | 5:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m. | Up to $19.50/hour DOE

Looking for steady hours, hands-on work, and weekends off?

Hayden Valley Foods is looking for a dependable and motivated Mixer Machine Operator / Boxer to join our 1st Shift production team.

Since 1967, Hayden Valley Foods has been producing quality nut and snack products. We're looking for team members who take pride in their work, pay attention to the details, and want to be part of a company where they can learn and grow.

If you enjoy staying active, working with production equipment, and being part of a team that works together to get the job done, we'd like to meet you!

Your Schedule

1st Shift: Monday–Friday 5:45 a.m.–1:45 p.m.

A consistent weekday schedule that leaves your afternoons and weekends open.

Compensation

Up to $19.50 per hour, depending on experience

What You'll Do

As a Mixer Machine Operator / Boxer, you'll help produce and package quality products while keeping your assigned equipment and work area running safely and efficiently.

Your responsibilities

• Operate and monitor mixing and related production equipment.
• Follow production instructions, recipes, and product specifications.
• Measure and verify ingredients and product quantities as required.
• Monitor products throughout the process to ensure quality standards are met.
• Package finished products according to production requirements.
• Verify that boxes contain the correct product, packaging, and labels.
• Weigh products and use scales accurately.
• Assemble, seal, and prepare boxes using appropriate packaging equipment and tape guns.
• Inspect packaging to help prevent contamination, product damage, or labeling errors.
• Keep equipment and work areas clean, organized, and production-ready.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), sanitation procedures, allergen controls, HACCP, SQF, and other applicable food-safety requirements.
• Communicate equipment, product, quality, or safety concerns promptly to your supervisor or Quality Control.
• Work with your team to meet daily production and quality goals.
• Assist with other production duties as needed.

What We're Looking For

You don't need to know everything on your first day. We're looking for someone who is dependable, willing to learn, safety-minded, and ready to work as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications:

• High school diploma or GED.
• Previous manufacturing, production, warehouse, or food-manufacturing experience is helpful, but not required.
• Basic math, reading, and communication skills.
• Ability to follow written and verbal instructions.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to accurately use a scale and learn production equipment.
• Ability to recognize and report product or packaging quality concerns.
• Dependable attendance and ability to work the scheduled shift.
• Willingness to learn Hayden Valley Foods' production, sanitation, quality, and food-safety procedures.

Physical Requirements

This is an active, hands-on production position. Employees must be able to:

• Stand and walk for extended periods throughout the shift.
• Regularly bend, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, reach, push, and pull.
• Frequently lift and/or carry items weighing up to 50 pounds.
• Occasionally lift items weighing more than 75 pounds, with appropriate assistance or material-handling equipment when required.
• Perform repetitive movements associated with operating equipment, handling products, packaging, and boxing.
• Work safely in a food-manufacturing and production environment.

Why Join Hayden Valley Foods?

We offer more than a paycheck. We want employees who have an opportunity to learn, develop their skills, and grow with us.

Benefits & Perks Include:

• Up to $19.50/hour, depending on experience
• Monday–Friday, 1st-shift schedule
• Full benefits options
• Free company-provided life insurance
• 7 paid holidays
• Paid vacation
• Paid sick time
• Bi-weekly pay
• Employee store discount
• Bonus opportunities
• Employee recognition programs
• Opportunities for training and advancement

Come for the job. Stay for the career.

Ready to Join Our Team?

If you're dependable, ready to learn, and looking for a steady first-shift opportunity with a growing food manufacturer, apply today to join Hayden Valley Foods!

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of applicable pre-employment screening requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Hayden Valley Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Other Duties

This posting describes the general nature and level of work performed in this position and is not intended to contain a complete list of all duties, responsibilities, or requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

may change based on business and operational needs.