How to hire a repacker

How to hire a repacker, step by step

Here's a step-by-step repacker hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a repacker job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new repacker
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you start hiring a repacker, identify what type of worker you actually need. Certain positions might call for a full-time employee, while others can be done by a part-time worker or contractor.

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   Hiring the perfect repacker also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents repacker salaries for various positions.

   Type of Repacker	Description	Hourly rate
   Repacker	Hand laborers and material movers manually move freight, stock, or other materials. Others feed or remove material to and from machines, clean vehicles, pick up unwanted household goods, and pack materials for moving.	$12-18
   Warehouseman	A warehouseman or warehouse worker is the person who assists with the inventory, shipping, and receiving of items in warehouses. Warehousemen receive and process incoming materials and stocks, along with picking and filling orders from the store... Show more	$14-20
   Material Handler	Material handlers are responsible for moving products, storing items, and managing supplies to proper shelf categories. A material handler also documents deliveries and ensures that all items for shipment are correct and free of any damage... Show more	$12-19

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Safety Rules
   • Pallets
   • Safety Procedures
   • Visual Inspections
   • Expiration Dates
   • Assembly Line
   • Load Trucks
   • Food Products
   • RF
   • Hand Trucks
   • Customer Specifications
   • Customer Orders

   Responsibilities:

   • Pack finished parts into boxes according to customer specifications, taping and labeling each one and placing on pallets as completed.
   • inspect and bag items that fit quality and procedure standardsscan items into rf gun
   • Operate garbage compactors, as well as forklift to move pallets of cookies and crackers to shipping area.
   • Forecast manpower requirements base on daily workload and company targets.
   • Forecast manpower requirements base on daily workload and company targets.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the repacker job description is a good way to get more applicants. A repacker salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a repacker in Alabama may be lower than in Minnesota, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level repacker. Additionally, a repacker with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average repacker salary

   $15.09hourly

   $31,393 yearly

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   Entry-level repacker salary

   $25,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 19, 2025

   Average repacker salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Washington	$37,631	$18
   2	Iowa	$33,914	$16
   3	Utah	$33,389	$16
   4	Colorado	$32,799	$16
   5	California	$32,400	$16
   6	Illinois	$31,496	$15
   7	Oklahoma	$29,274	$14
   8	Missouri	$27,808	$13
   9	Tennessee	$27,745	$13
   10	South Carolina	$26,220	$13
   11	Georgia	$25,917	$12
   12	Texas	$24,677	$12

   Average repacker salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Anheuser-Busch	$37,308	$17.94
   2	Sysco	$33,661	$16.18	4
   3	Kroger	$33,210	$15.97
   4	Americold	$32,265	$15.51	2
   5	Hammes	$32,101	$15.43
   6	Tilray	$31,637	$15.21
   7	Advance Holding Corporation	$31,604	$15.19	2
   8	Charlie's Produce	$30,583	$14.70
   9	Kelly Services	$30,450	$14.64	6
   10	ManpowerGroup	$30,362	$14.60	7
   11	LaborMAX Staffing	$30,114	$14.48
   12	Randstad North America, Inc.	$30,081	$14.46
   13	Aerotek	$29,244	$14.06	33
   14	Remedy Intelligent Staffing	$28,967	$13.93
   15	Express Employment Indy South	$28,275	$13.59	2
   16	The Reserves Network	$28,228	$13.57	7
   17	Mondelēz International	$28,001	$13.46
   18	NESCO	$27,821	$13.38

4. Writing a repacker job description

   A good repacker job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of a repacker job description:

   Repacker job description example

   Americold provides temperature-controlled warehousing and transportation to food producers, restaurants, schools and retail outlets such as grocery stores. We're proud to provide an essential link in the food industry supply chain and to help put food on tables around the world.
   
   Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Americold owns and operates temperature-controlled warehouses around the world. We have over 16,000 associates and offer a wide variety of career opportunities - from warehouse forklift operators and supervisors to accounting, administration, business development, customer support, engineering, transportation, and technology solutions positions.
   Responsibilities Primary Responsibility:
   
   Under general supervision, the Repacker will manually pack single products into multiple pack cartons for retail sale. In addition, the Repacker will repack products from damaged containers into a new carton. They will check product for damage, labeling and palletizing the cartons in preparation for shipment.
   
   Essential Functions:
   
   • Manually pack single products into multiple pack cartons.
   • Efficiently stack and store the merchandise in the appropriate area.
   • Pick orders for shipment and assemble various types of merchandise to be shipped.
   • Check or count product for accuracy and/or damage and infestation.
   • Conduct operations in a manner, which promotes safety.
   • Participate in physical inventories, as needed.
   • Perform labeling, sorting, and wrapping.
   • Comply with OSHA standards.
   • Assist in maintaining the security of the warehouse.
   • Maintain a clean, neat, and orderly work environment.
   • Perform other duties as assigned
   
   Qualifications Qualifications & Experience:
   
   • High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
   
   Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
   
   • Strong teamwork skills.
   • Ability to read and understand safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
   • Ability to communicate with supervisors and other employees.
   • Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide
   • Ability to pay close attention to details and meet deadlines
   • Must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving instructions: they must get along with co-workers without exhibiting behavioral extremes; perform work activities requiring reasoning, negotiating, instructing, persuading, or speaking with others; and respond appropriately to criticism from a supervisor.
   • Tools and Technology Required: Box Cutters and Automatic shrink film wrapper
   
   Physical Requirements:
   
   While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; bend; squat; stretch; twist; push; pull; grip; reach or lift hands and arms above head. The associate is frequently required to lift up to 60 lbs Required to perform various tasks in a fast paced environment. Repetitive motion with many job functions. Standing in one place for up to 2 hours at a time.
   
   Americold is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
   
   EOE/AA M/F/D/V DFW.

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5. Post your job

   There are various strategies that you can use to find the right repacker for your business:

   • Consider promoting from within or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to find candidates who meet your education requirements.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your repacker job on Zippia to find and recruit repacker candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit repackers, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new repacker

   Once you've decided on a perfect repacker candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new repacker first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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