General Labor 2nd Shift

Rich Products Corporation•Arlington, TN

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Laborer is responsible for performing labor tasks within and around the plant. This role involves working on a production line to assist with the manufacturing of products, following all standard procedures. The position requires compliance with all safety, GMP, Quality, Plant Policies, and food safety requirements. The associate will maintain a clean and organized work area and perform various tasks such as preparing chocolate, feeding pans and trays, greasing pans, applying labels, garnishing products, crumbling products, applying collars and domes, inspecting cake quality, preparing bread, weighing and spreading cakes, and filling cakes. Additionally, the role involves preparing and maintaining materials and equipment, ensuring accurate and legible production codes and labels, verifying correct packaging and materials, reading codes, changing coder machines, and properly resealing and returning unused materials at the end of the production day. The General Laborer will also turn off and clean coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write simple correspondence and effectively communicate information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, other employees in the organization and vendors.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to conduct basic troubleshooting to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability and desire to train other associates.

Nice To Haves

Ability to work in and contribute to Production Improvement Teams and other temporary teams as assigned or as a volunteer.

Responsibilities

Perform labor tasks within and around the plant.
Follow instructions, including standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
Assist in the manufacturing of products on a production line.
Re-case, repackage, and perform other product rework as assigned.
Comply with all Safety, GMP, Quality, Plant Policies, and Associate and food safety requirements.
Maintain clean and organized work area.
Shave chocolate and ensure chocolate is prepared timely and readily available for production.
Feed pans and trays to the production line while maintaining the speed of the line.
Grease pans on the production line while maintaining the speed of the line and properly applying the appropriate amount of grease.
Apply shipping labels on the shipper at the determined rate.
Garnish products while maintaining the speed of the line and standard of quality.
Crumble products at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Apply the collar at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Apply dome to the products at the speed of the line.
Ensure sufficient domes are readily available.
Inspect the quality of the cakes.
Open and have bread prepared at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Weigh and spread every cake at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Fill the cakes at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality and weight of the product.
Prepare and maintain materials and equipment at the start, during, and end of production.
Ensure that all production codes and labels are printed accurate and legible per product specifications.
Ensure that all packaging and materials are correct according to the SKU formula and integrity of appearance.
Read codes and change coder machines when needed.
Reseal and return unused materials to the designated location in the warehouse following standard procedures at the end of the production day.
Turn off and clean all coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.