3611 Cutting Inspector

Mt Olive Pickle Company•Mt Olive, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

We have TWO openings for night shift Cutting Inspector/Grader for the Main Plant. This role involves standing beside a moving conveyor belt and visually and manually inspecting raw materials. The inspector grades out unacceptable product and foreign objects. For Worker’s Compensation Accommodations, this position can be provided with a stool for periodic use to help with standing restrictions.

Requirements

Good eye/hand coordination.
Ability to speak, read and write in English is a plus.

Responsibilities

Stands beside a moving conveyor belt and rakes raw materials with hand so each item can be seen.
Visually and manually inspects raw materials for cut product (grades out chips with holes, brown spots or poor cut).
Visually and manually inspects raw materials for salad cubes or relish (grades out soft or bad pickles and trash, and red pepper if green relish).
Visually and manually inspects raw materials for whole pickles and peppers (grades out soft or bad product, trash and incorrect sizes).
Removes foreign objects from all products being inspected.
Follows safety rules and company policies.
Monitors and adjusts controls for machinery which cleans and cuts raw materials into relish, salad cubes, chips, stuffers, and strips and which pricks whole pickles if filling in for the Machine Attendant on occasion.
Uses knife to cut onions (occasional duty).
Lifts and carries up to twenty lbs. pans of pickles and peppers on occasion.
Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
Receives written instructions from packing schedule or verbal instructions from supervisor on above tasks and performs other work as directed by supervisor.