General Laborer
2 months ago
Essential Duties and Responsibilities in the following; other duties may be assigned.
- Set up and break down totes to staging areas via hand jack.
- Properly stack knocked-down totes and pallets.
- Operate equipment including power hand jack and tote dump.
- Hand stack cases of finished products as assigned.
- Perform major cleanup activities as assigned.
- Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product
- Work in raw receiving cleaning, pulling rocks and vines as assigned.
- When in raw receiving cleaning Rock Trap (Flodin) minimum of once a shift
- Assist Unloader in setting up dry sizing equipment.
- Communicate equipment issues with unloader, operator, lead, or team leader
Trim Responsibilities:
- Trim all defects, sprouts, etc., from potatoes according to specific instructions from the Trim Lead, Shift Supervisor, or QA Department personnel.
- Sorts and removes undesirable potatoes from the trim conveyor according to specific instructions from the Trim Lead, Shift Supervisor, or QA Department personnel.
- Removes all trash, such as vines, sprouts, rocks, etc. from the trim conveyor.
- Trims potatoes in a timely efficient manner in order to effectively minimize waste.
Frozen Inspection Responsibilities:
- Responsible for ensuring the finished product is free from all foreign material and gross defects.
- Sorts and removes the undesirable product from the conveyor according to specific instructions.
- Removes all foreign material from the conveyor.
Overall Responsibilities:
- Complete all CIL (Clean, Inspect, lube) tasks at the required frequency
- Actively practice and abide by all company work, safety, and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook
- Actively be engaged in safety, participate in daily risk assessments, and safety activities, and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members.
- Report all incidents, near hits, and any safety concerns immediately to the lead/team leader.
- Follow all PPE and GMP requirements.
- Perform daily sanitation activities including: regular cleaning, rinsing equipment, sweeping, squeegeeing, shoveling, raking, vacuuming, using air or water hose, scraping, pulling vines, and moving waste bins.
- Follow all lock-out/tag-out procedures for assigned work areas and complete annual validation.
- Complete all necessary certifications as assigned for the General Labor position which may include: pallet jack certification, confined space, fire watch, forklift, and scissor lift.
- Train new team members in the position of general labor.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead or Shift Supervisor.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
High school diploma or GED required.
Previous experience in manufacturing preferred.
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness – Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services – mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Job Requisition ID: Req-255259
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 08/11/2024