General Production Labor- 1st Shift- Portland, IN

Tyson Foods•Portland, IN

About The Position

The General Production Worker processes, screens, and packages product to meet or exceed customer expectations. The role requires following safety, good manufacturing practice (GMP), and quality processes throughout production, maintaining personal hygiene standards, and protecting product integrity and team member safety. The starting pay is $19.70 per hour. The first shift runs from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The position rotates among general production tasks and may involve work in both the corn and flour departments. Job-specific training is provided by designated trainers, managers, supervisors, colleagues, and subject-matter experts. Training may cover manufacturing processes, job safety analysis, lockout-tagout, quality, safety, HR, departmental procedures, and different production processes, lines, and equipment. Monthly safety and GMP training is conducted by the immediate supervisor. Production-floor work requires personal protective equipment, which may include a smock, hair net, ear plugs, slip-resistant shoes, safety glasses, gloves, boots, and aprons. Employees must follow hygiene and dress standards; jewelry, watches, fake nails, torn or embellished clothing, and other loose material are prohibited on the production floor. The work environment may include wet or humid conditions, fumes and airborne particles, allergens such as soy, wheat, and milk, extreme weather, occasional high places, extreme cold or heat, vibration, moving equipment, mechanical parts, loud noise, and wet or slippery concrete floors.

Requirements

Be able to perform the duties on the GPW Training Checklist within the expected training period.
Follow direction and stay on task with little to no supervision.
Communicate effectively and professionally with colleagues and management.
Read and understand GMP operating standards, manuals, and related documentation.
Be willing and able, with or without reasonable accommodation, to perform the physical requirements of the job.
Have wrist and hand flexibility, strength, and sufficient mobility to walk, bend, stand, twist, push, pull, and regularly lift up to 50 pounds.
Be able to stand and/or walk on concrete for up to eight hours a day.
Maintain personal hygiene and comply with production-floor hygiene and dress standards.
Wear required personal protective equipment on the production floor.

Responsibilities

Inspect product on production lines for foreign material and compliance with customer specifications, including color, size, and shape.
Stack product to maintain accurate case counts.
Assemble and tape boxes at production pace.
Pack product according to customer specifications for weight and product count.
Train new hires and transferred team members as needed.
Learn and rotate among general production positions, potentially across the corn and flour departments.
Follow general manufacturing, safety, and quality processes.
Immediately communicate product, equipment, quality, safety, or HR concerns to a lead or supervisor.
Complete ongoing production, quality, safety, and other required training.
Maintain a clean and organized production area, keep it free of debris and potential foreign material, and return production tools and equipment at the end of the shift.
Notify a supervisor and/or QA of contamination concerns.
Follow written and verbal company policies and procedures.
Perform other assigned tasks.