General Laborer -2nd Shift

Rich Products Corporation•Motley, MN

About The Position

The General Laborer performs labor tasks within and around the plant to assist in manufacturing products. The role works on production lines and supports re-casing, repackaging, and other product rework as assigned. The General Laborer follows standard manufacturing procedures and complies with safety, GMP, quality, plant policy, associate, and food safety requirements while maintaining a clean and organized work area. Production duties include preparing chocolate and other materials, feeding and greasing pans and trays, applying shipping labels, garnishing and crumbing products, applying collars and domes, preparing bread, and weighing, spreading, and filling cakes. The role helps maintain production-line speed and product quality, inspects cakes, and prepares and maintains materials and equipment before, during, and after production. The General Laborer also verifies that production codes, labels, packaging, and materials meet product specifications, reads codes and changes coder machines as needed, and reseals and returns unused materials to designated warehouse locations at the end of production. Coding and taping machines must be turned off and cleaned in preparation for the following shift.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write simple correspondence and communicate effectively in one-on-one and small-group situations with customers, employees, and vendors.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to conduct basic troubleshooting by defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts, and drawing 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

Provide physical attendance.
Follow instructions, including standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
Assist with manufacturing products within and around the plant, including production-line work, re-casing, repackaging, and other assigned product rework.
Comply with safety, GMP, quality, plant policy, associate, and food safety requirements.
Maintain a clean and organized work area.
Shave chocolate and ensure it is prepared and readily available for production in a timely manner.
Feed pans and trays to the production line while maintaining line speed.
Grease production-line pans at line speed, applying the appropriate amount of grease.
Apply shipping labels to shippers at the determined rate.
Garnish and crumb products while maintaining line speed and quality standards.
Apply collars and domes to products at line speed; keep domes available and inspect cake quality.
Open and prepare bread at line speed while maintaining quality standards.
Weigh and spread every cake at line speed while maintaining quality standards.
Fill cakes at line speed while maintaining product quality and weight requirements.
Prepare and maintain materials and equipment at the start, during, and end of production.
Ensure production codes and labels are accurately and legibly printed according to product specifications.
Ensure packaging and materials are correct according to the SKU formula and appearance requirements.
Read codes and change coder machines when needed.
Reseal unused materials and return them to the designated warehouse location at the end of the production day, following standard procedures.
Turn off and clean coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.