For more than a century, Ben E. Keith Company has been a leader in fine food and premium beverage distribution, and we strive to consistently exceed our customers’ expectations.

Our Food Division is a complete broad line multi-state distributor, and our Beverage Division operates throughout the state of Texas as a proud distributor of Anheuser-Busch products, craft and import beer brands, spirits, and wine.

We are dedicated to the growth and success of our business, our customers, and our employees—continuing our commitment to delivering quality since 1906.

Summary: Performs various task in the packing department involving packing, weighing, and labeling of products for distributors.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned. • Set up machines for packaging and adjust for whatever product is being packaged. Change dies, films, and labels. Set up and adjust slicing machine for whatever product is being sliced. • Keep product at required work stations for other workers to package. • Place product in boxes, weigh, place labels, tape, and stack on pallets for shipping. • Carry pallets of product to area designated to load on trailer for transfer to building B. • Strip casings from sausage and place in slicer for patties. • Place loaves in slicer for slicing. • Run meat through cuber for cubed steak and cubed pork. • Clean up after shift is over. • Disassemble and assemble equipment for sanitation. • Learn and retain thorough knowledge of packaging processes and use of equipment. • Perform all duties accurately and efficiently. • Work safely under all conditions and procedures. • Follow policies, rules, regulations, and procedures. • Ensure quality of products is maintained. • Verifies correct label, weight, and date information on products that you are working with. • Report any process or equipment problems to supervisor. • Responsible for housekeeping, cleanliness, and sanitary conditions within the department. • Report work related injuries and illnesses immediately to supervisor. • Receive incoming materials and supplies to the manufacturing facility. • Responsible for proper set up, scanning of manufactured items, and troubleshooting of X-Ray machine. • Learn & retain knowledge of X-Ray machine for shipping manufactured goods.

Job Qualifications:

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. • Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. • Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. • High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ben E. Keith (BEK) Company is one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the United States. We are a family-owned business with a long-standing tradition of supporting the diverse communities in which we live and work. Our competitive employee benefits provide health and financial protection to our employees and their families.

We have sought to create an environment in which the contributions of each employee at Ben E. Keith are fully valued. This means more than simply treating one another with respect; it also means considering how all our people can positively impact the quality of the decisions we make about our business.

Here at Ben E. Keith, we recognize that our workforce reflects the increasingly diverse nature of our society, and we want to do all we can to take advantage of that diversity with both our external and internal customers. We believe our differences are also our strengths and we want to do all we can to use those strengths to find more creative solutions for the business challenges we face. Ben E. Keith is an equal employment opportunity, affirmative action employer. VEVRAA Federal Contractor