Packaging Technician

This position exists to effectively prioritize daily orders due for shipment and process parts and material through the system on time. The Packaging Technician must be detail-oriented, motivated, efficient at multi-tasking and able to communicate any issues to the department manager.

Operating as an independent division of the Bloomfield, CT-based Kaman Corporation, Bal Seal Engineering is “a Kaman company.” This structure allows us to remain agile and entrepreneurial as we leverage our parent company’s scale, resources, and complementary capabilities. We’re proud to be part of Kaman, a company with a past so similar to our own, and a commitment to positively shaping the future.

For information regarding benefit offerings, please visit our site here: https://kaman.com/contact/careers/employee-benefits/

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ensure proper packaging and labeling of parts per our QC-251Specification
• Assist with daily shipment plans
• Accurately read and follow work order and router instructions
• Proper staging, storage, and identification of parts in the packaging area
• Daily communication with planning to ensure the workflow meets the customer demand
• Assist with meeting all the daily production goals

• Utilize inspection tools and equipment (visual inspection, calipers, pin gauges, weight scale, manual counter, and auto bagger) to inspect, count, and handle parts
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Education:

• High School Diploma or equivalent education preferred

Experience:

• 6 months of inspection and/or shipping experience preferred

• Proficient in the use of Agile for viewing drawings and routers
• Computer skills for viewing orders, tracking and locating parts within the E1 system
• Capable of communicating clearly and professionally with all employees
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines
• Maintain the work area, keeping it clean and organized at all times
• Ability to work effectively with others and be a team player
• Ability to work overtime as required

• Employee is occasionally required to stand
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to walk throughout the facility
• This position is mainly sedentary; Therefore, required to sit
• Occasionally will need to bend, stoop and squat
• Frequent lifting and/or moving up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds
• Required to reach with hands and arms to handle documents and products
• Must be able to enter data into a computer by use of a key board and mouse and be able to sit for long periods at his/her desk as well as occasionally visit employees throughout the building to gather data and clarify information

• The work environment conditions are typical of a manufacturing environment. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the basic functions. The noise level in the work environment ranges from quiet to moderate, however, hearing protection may be required if employee enters high noise areas as a part of their normal job duties.