General Utility Person/ Supplies

RICELAND FOODS INC • Stuttgart, AR

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Riceland Foods and its family farmers have provided the world with wholesome, nutritious rice since 1921. Grown in the United States, our rice is known for its high quality and versatility, and that's why Riceland has become a trusted brand around the globe. Riceland is a cooperative, which means we are owned by our 5,500 family farmer members who are also our stockholders and growers. Riceland, a farmer owned cooperative, helps farmers feed the world, sustainably.

Requirements

• Must be able to read and understand pack orders.
• Perform basic arithmetic functions (add, subtract, multiply and divide).
• Ability to print legibly.
• Must be able to read, write, follow written or verbal instructions.
• Have good communication skills.
• Read packaging labels and distinguish colors.
• Basic arithmetic skills.
• Ability to lift filled package bales of product (up to 60#).
• Must be able to wear safety equipment (dust mask, goggles, ear plugs, all leather shoes, etc).
• Must be able to work standing up, climb ladders, work at heights or in tight spaces, follow both written and verbal instructions.

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or GED preferred.

Responsibilities

• Hand stacking of packaged product onto pallets following item or customer specific stack pattern requirements.
• Operates bale packing machines on automated packaging lines.
• Operates pallet jack, robotic bale stacker.
• Keeps work area clean.
• Recycles damaged product.
• Perform some minor machine maintenance.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
• Hand stacking/palletizing 60 lbs. continuously during shift.
• Hand palletizing/stacking of pattern specific product bales/bags.
• Report all quality issues immediately to supervisor.
• Inspect individual bales for proper labels and seals.
• Keep work area cleaned of all product spills and packing supply scraps.
• Operate pallet jack, as needed.
• Start and stop assigned equipment, as needed.
• Operates robotic bale stacker.
• Load, unload, align and inspect rolls of bale material onto baling machine.
• Crosstrain to operate packing machines.
• Set date coder(s) on packing conveyor lines.
• Cross train as machine operator.
• Assist machine operator to run correct production amounts to correlate with packing orders for each item.
• Other jobs as assigned by supervisor.

Benefits

• Medical insurance with low premiums
• Free dental with medical insurance enrollment
• Vision insurance with low premiums
• Free basic life insurance, up to 3x basic annual earnings
• Voluntary term life (rates depends on the age and salary of the employee)
• Long term disability
• Free short-term disability
• Accident insurance, for unexpected healthcare expenses due to accidents
• Critical illness insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401 K with company match 4% of an employee's 5%
• Paid training programs
• PTO & Paid Holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED