Laborer - General

Rich Products Corporation•Brockton, MA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Laborer is responsible for performing labor tasks within and around the plant. This position is with Great Kitchens, Inc., part of the Rich Products family of companies. Rich’s is a family-owned food company dedicated to inspiring possibilities. From cakes and icings to pizza, appetizers and specialty toppings, our products are used in homes, restaurants and bakeries around the world. Rich’s has more than 13,500 associates working globally in 100 countries and annual sales of $5.9 billion, making it a global leader.

Requirements

Must have a high school diploma or general education degree (GED)
Must have the ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Must have the 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.
Must have the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole number, common fractions and decimals
Must have the 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

Must provide physical attendance.
Must be able to follow instructions, including standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
Works within and around the plant to assist in the manufacturing of our products.
Works on a production line to assist with manufacturing our products following all production standard procedures (on all lines, re-cases, repackages and other product rework as assigned).
Complies 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.
Garnishing 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.
Applying 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.
Ensures that all production codes and labels are printed accurate and legible per product specifications.
Ensures that all packaging and materials are correct according to the SKU formula and integrity of appearance.
Must be able to read codes and change coder machines when needed.
At the end of the production day all unused materials will be resealed and returned to the designated location in the warehouse following standard procedures and all coding and taping machines will be turned off and cleaned in preparation for the following shift.