General Production - Assembler - 1st shift

ConAgra Foods•Fayetteville, AR

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Conagra Brands' Fayetteville, AR Conagra Plant, we are producing Hungry Man, Gardein, and Evol products. Reporting to the Team Lead, you will monitor and troubleshoot the operation of production equipment to ensure continuous production. You will join a team of over 500 associates. The primary functions of this position are to manually perform various production tasks, poultry sorting, hanging, placement, grading, miss-cuts and re-work positions of the cut-up production line in a timely manner, while rotating through the line positions as required and, observing all safety regulations and ensuring all GMP and quality standards are met and to maintain an efficient and high-quality flow of product through the production process.

Requirements

This is a physical position.
Lifting boxes of up to 40 pounds.
Climbing stairs.
Using hands to move things.
Working in a manufacturing environment with large machinery and moving parts that can be noisy.
Overtime may be needed to ensure we fulfill production demand.
Being on your feet, walking around the facility, climbing stairs/ladders or kneeling for extended periods of time.
Performing consistent repetitive tasks.
Frequently lifting, pushing or carrying materials.
Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

Nice To Haves

Power jack and forklift experience preferred

Responsibilities

Monitor and troubleshoot the operation of production equipment to ensure continuous production.
Manually perform various production tasks, poultry sorting, hanging, placement, grading, miss-cuts and re-work positions of the cut-up production line in a timely manner, while rotating through the line positions as required.
Observe all safety regulations and ensure all GMP and quality standards are met.
Maintain an efficient and high-quality flow of product through the production process.
At the start of the shift check schedule, complete “pass-over ‘with previous shift operator, put on all required Personal Protective Equipment and Safety Gear.
Complete 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 assigned cut-up workstation, (poultry Sorting, Hanging, Placement, Grading, Miss-cuts and Re-work positions.
Ensure proper tools / utensils are available and rotate through positions (1x per hr. or as directed) according to pre-set schedule.
Sorter - manually sort totes of cut poultry to appropriate line for processing.
Hanger - Visually inspect raw chicken on conveyor, manually hang birds on conveyed shackles for processing and remove non-conforming birds to tubs for rework. Operate conveyor belt speed with foot pedal to maintain bird flow as appropriate.
Placement - manually place cut poultry parts into conveyor trays compartments inspect-remove non-conforming for further processing.
Grader - Monitor tanks of cut poultry at exit chutes, visually inspect cut parts, rake cut parts in tanks to level, remove non-conforming to tubs for transport to rework as required.
Rework - Place re-worked product back onto the conveyor as appropriate.
Miss-Cuts - inspect chicken parts on conveyor belt, manually cut part with electric scissors into wing-ettes / drum-ettes as appropriate.
Clean the machine parts, tools, utensils, tubs and tanks as required.
Keep work area clear and clean, runout 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 clean and safe working environment in accordance with Company policies and procedures.
At the end of the shift complete “pass-over ‘with next shift operator or clean area, prepare and secure all equipment as required.