Grader SS-Night Shift

Simmons Foods • Gentry, AR

5d

About The Position

The Grader visually inspects product as it is dropped onto the line, ensuring that only product meeting customer quality, weight, and count specifications remains. The employee removes defective product from the line and places it into identified defect groups. A customer specification test must be completed and passed before the employee is qualified. The Grader may rotate to other line positions as needed.

This role participates in team development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinates work to support best practices; attends appropriate team meetings; and supports team cohesion. The employee is expected to identify and raise issues that affect cohesion, help resolve them constructively with the team, and support collaboration across the organization.

The employee is expected to remain familiar with Simmons’ operating systems, including quality, security, office environment, and company policies, and to understand how individual actions support those systems. The role also includes other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

Work is performed inside a production line around loud equipment and machines, with walking around drains, footbaths, and hoses in a wet, cold environment. Physical activity includes occasional twisting at the neck and waist, and constant standing for up to 10 hours per shift, bending at the neck and waist, grasping and fine hand manipulation, reaching at or below shoulder level, repetitive shoulder, arm, and hand movements, use of vision, and light lifting or carrying. The employee may need to lift up to 10 pounds depending on the product grade line. Required protective equipment includes hearing protection, protective eyewear, smock, apron, gloves, hair or beard net, slip-resistant footwear, and other equipment as needed or required. Travel, technical experience, industry experience, and minimum and preferred education are listed as N/A. Military experience is valued, and veterans are welcome to apply.

Requirements

• Complete and pass a customer specification test before becoming qualified.
• Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per shift and perform the described physical activities.
• Ability to lift up to 10 pounds as required by specific product grade lines.
• Wear required personal protective equipment.

Nice To Haves

• Military experience is valued; veterans are welcome to apply.

Responsibilities

• Visually grade product on the line to ensure it meets customer quality, weight, and count requirements.
• Remove defective product from the line and place it into identified defect groups.
• Complete and pass the customer specification test to become qualified.
• Rotate to other positions on the line as needed.
• Participate in team development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies.
• Coordinate work with team members to support best practices and attend appropriate team meetings.
• Support team cohesion, raise issues that affect it, and work constructively with the team to resolve them.
• Remain familiar with Simmons’ operating systems and communicate concerns and ideas for improvement.
• Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed