Further Product Tech, Fort Smith, DSI, Days

Simmons Foods•Fort Smith, AR

17h•Onsite

About The Position

This role involves learning, performing, and rotating between various positions such as packer, scaler, styler, and grader to maintain line speeds for designated products. The position requires working on a moving conveyor belt using both hands, spreading or styling product, performing multiple types of packing and weighing, and inspecting and grading product. Team participation is crucial, including contributing to team concepts, programs, and policies, and fostering cohesiveness. Familiarity with Simmons' operating systems, including quality, security, and LEAN principles, is expected, along with understanding the impact of individual actions and communicating concerns or improvement ideas. The role also includes performing other duties as necessary to support business objectives.

Requirements

Must be able to move, push, or pull up to 50 pounds from table to scales at waist level.
Must be able to bend, stoop, walk, stand, and work in a cold, wet, noisy, dusty environment for the entire shift.
This position involves repetitive motion.
May include rotating through cold and hot areas of the plant.
Requires standard waterproof gloves, sleeves, and hearing protection.
Refer to Footwear Standards Policy.

Nice To Haves

Preference for poultry or food processing organization experience.

Responsibilities

Learn, perform, and rotate between the positions of packer, scaler, styler, and grader.
Maintain line speeds on any given product at the designated rate for that product.
Work on a moving conveyor belt using both hands.
Spread or style product by hand on the belt.
Perform multiple types of packing and weighing.
Pull bones from product.
Inspect, grade, and remove product that does not meet standards.
Participate as a member of the Team, contributing to ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies.
Coordinate work to ensure best practices with all team members.
Attend appropriate team meetings.
Foster strong cohesiveness regarding major issues.
Accept responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues.
Actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.
Be familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN).
Understand the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems.
Consider the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.