General Production - Assembler - 1st shift

Conagra Brands•Fayetteville, AR

5d•Onsite

About The Position

At Conagra Brands' Fayetteville, AR Conagra Plant, this role is responsible for producing Hungry Man, Gardein, and Evol products. Reporting to the Team Lead, the Assembler will monitor and troubleshoot production equipment to ensure continuous operation. The position involves manually performing various production tasks on the cut-up production line, including poultry sorting, hanging, placement, grading, miss-cuts, and re-work, while rotating through different line positions as needed. Adherence to safety regulations and GMP/quality standards is crucial to maintain an efficient and high-quality flow of product.

Requirements

Ability to lift boxes of up to 40 pounds.
Ability to climb stairs.
Ability to use hands to move things.
Ability to be on your feet, walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, or kneel for extended periods of time.
Ability to perform consistent repetitive tasks.
Ability to frequently lift, push, or carry materials.
Willingness to work in a manufacturing environment with large machinery, moving parts, and potentially high noise levels and varying temperatures.
Willingness to work overtime as needed to ensure production demand is met.

Nice To Haves

Power jack experience preferred.
Forklift experience preferred.

Responsibilities

At the start of the shift, check the schedule, complete a "pass-over" with the previous shift operator, and put on all required Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Gear.
Complete a safety check on equipment to ensure all safety devices/tools are functioning properly.
Check the production schedule for the product being run and verify proper supplies are available in the staging area.
Report to the assigned cut-up workstation, which may include poultry sorting, hanging, placement, grading, miss-cuts, and re-work positions.
Ensure proper tools/utensils are available and rotate through positions (1x per hour or as directed) according to the pre-set schedule.
Manually sort totes of cut poultry to the appropriate line for processing (Sorter).
Visually inspect raw chicken on the conveyor, manually hang birds on conveyed shackles for processing, and remove non-conforming birds to tubs for rework (Hanger). Operate conveyor belt speed with a foot pedal to maintain bird flow as appropriate.
Manually place cut poultry parts into conveyor tray compartments and inspect/remove non-conforming parts for further processing (Placement).
Monitor tanks of cut poultry at exit chutes, visually inspect cut parts, rake cut parts in tanks to level, and remove non-conforming parts to tubs for transport to rework as required (Grader).
Place reworked product back onto the conveyor as appropriate (Rework).
Inspect chicken parts on the conveyor belt and manually cut parts with electric scissors into wing-ettes/drum-ettes as appropriate (Miss-Cuts).
Clean machine parts, tools, utensils, tubs, and tanks as required.
Keep the work area clear and clean, run out product, and complete change-overs and sanitation clean-up as directed.
Assist other personnel and complete other tasks as assigned by the Supervisor.
Perform housekeeping duties to maintain a clean and safe working environment in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
At the end of the shift, complete a "pass-over" with the next shift operator or clean the area, prepare, and secure all equipment as required.