Laborer - General

Rich's•Crest Hill, IL

6d•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 by working on a production line, following standard manufacturing procedures and processes. The General Laborer must comply with all safety, GMP, quality, plant policies, and associate and food safety requirements, while maintaining a clean and organized work area. Specific tasks include preparing chocolate, feeding pans and trays, greasing pans, applying shipping labels, garnishing products, crumbling products, applying collars and domes, inspecting cake quality, preparing bread, weighing and spreading cakes, filling cakes, and preparing materials and equipment. The role also ensures accurate and legible production codes and labels, correct packaging and materials according to SKU formulas, and the ability to read codes and change coder machines. At the end of the production day, unused materials must be resealed and returned, and machines cleaned.

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

Perform labor tasks within and around the plant.
Assist in the manufacturing of products by working on a production line.
Follow standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
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.
Crumble 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.
Ensure sufficient domes are 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.
Reseal and return unused materials to the designated location in the warehouse at the end of the production day.
Clean coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.