Crater - Swing Shift

About Key:

Key Technology has been providing innovative solutions to the food industry since 1948. We are a global leader in the design and manufacture of food processing technology. Our products range from conveying, digital sorting, and process automation technologies. Our ongoing innovations provide increased control, continuous processing and longer machine life–in processed fruits and vegetables, nuts, dried fruit, fresh-cut produce and more.

Position Summary

As a Crater, you will provide and build standard crates, custom wood crates, and other packaging to safely ship our products around the world.

Essential Responsibilities

• Interpret blueprints, drawings, and sketches to layout load plans and create crates.
• Using hand and power tools, designs and creates custom crates to defined specifications, following company and DOT regulations as to height and width; limitations for legal loads.
• Packages, protects and verifies parts and assemblies for safe delivery to destination.
• Ships out all sales part orders and machinery requiring specialized packaging.
• Interface with other departments to determine safety of product being shipped.
• Performs certain clerical tasks, keeping files; utilizes company software programs to perform look up and shipping tasks.
• May be required to perform duties of stockroom clerk.
• Will operate forklift, bridge crane, miter saw, circular saw, air staplers and various hand tools. Will use a video or digital camera to document shipping process.
• Other duties as assigned.

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); preferred minimum two years’ experience in shipping via FEDEX, UPS, AIR, OCEAN, LTL, and Contract carriers for both Domestic and International shipping; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Flexible to work overtime on short notice when applicable.

• Must have a valid Washington or Oregon driver’s license and be able to obtain a forklift certificate.

Key Technology offers a competitive benefits package for all full-time employees, including the following:

• Medical coverage through your choice of a high deductible health plan or a PPO plan. All plans include prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts, when allowed by tax laws
• Health Savings Accounts (HSA), when allowed by tax laws.
• Dental and Vision Coverage
• Paid life insurance and disability insurance, and options to purchase additional coverage
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Optional coverages include Long-term Care, Accident Insurance, and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401k plan with a 100% match on the first 3% of employee contributions, and 50% on the next 2% of contributions (4% match if you contribute 5% of pay)
• Educational Assistance reimbursement
• Accrued paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually

Employment with Key Technology is contingent upon successfully completing a pre-employment drug screen, criminal history, social security, and reference check. Key Technology is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer. In addition to federal law requirements, Key Technology complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the Company has facilities. Individuals who need a reasonable accommodation because of a disability for any part of the employment process should contact the Key Technology Human Resources Department to request accommodation. Key Technology participates in E-Verify.