Laborer - General

Rich Products Corporation•Romeoville, IL

13d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Laborer is responsible for performing labor tasks within and around the plant. This role involves assisting in the manufacturing of products on a production line, following all standard procedures, and maintaining a clean and organized work area. The position requires adherence to all safety, GMP, Quality, and Plant Policies, as well as associate and food safety requirements.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write simple correspondence and effectively communicate information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, other employees in the organization and vendors.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals.
Ability to work in and contribute to Production Improvement Teams and other temporary teams as assigned or as a volunteer.
Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
Ability to conduct basic troubleshooting to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
Ability and desire to train other associates.

Responsibilities

Provide physical attendance.
Follow instructions, including standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
Assist in the manufacturing of products within and around the plant.
Work on a production line to assist with manufacturing products, following all production standard procedures (on all lines, re-cases, repackages and other product rework as assigned).
Comply with all Safety, GMP, Quality, Plant Policies and other Associate and food safety requirements.
Maintain clean and organized work area.
Shave chocolate and ensure chocolate is prepared timely and readily available for production.
Feed pans and trays to the production line while maintaining the speed of the line.
Grease pans on the production line while maintaining the speed of the line and properly applying the appropriate amount of grease.
Apply shipping labels on the shipper at the determined rate.
Garnish products while maintaining the speed of the line and standard of quality.
Crumb products at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Apply the collar at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Apply dome to the products at the speed of the line. Have sufficient domes readily available. Inspect the quality of the cakes.
Open and have bread prepared at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Weigh and spread every cake at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality.
Fill the cakes at the speed of the line while maintaining the standard of quality and weight of the product.
Prepare and maintain materials and equipment at the start, during, and end of production.
Ensure that all production codes and labels are printed accurate and legible per product specifications.
Ensure that all packaging and materials are correct according to the SKU formula and integrity of appearance.
Read codes and change coder machines when needed.
At the end of the production day, reseal and return all unused materials to the designated location in the warehouse following standard procedures.
Turn off and clean all coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.