Laborer - General

Rich Products Corporation•Crest Hill, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The General Laborer is responsible for performing labor tasks within and around the plant. This role involves working on the production floor to assist in the manufacture of pizza products, following standard operating procedures. Responsibilities include working on a production line, re-casing, repackaging, and performing other product rework as assigned. The position requires compliance with all safety, GMP, quality, plant policies, and food safety requirements. The General Laborer must maintain a clean and organized work area, feed pans and trays to the production line while maintaining its speed, and apply shipping labels at the determined rate. Additionally, they are responsible for preparing and maintaining materials and equipment at the start, during, and end of production, ensuring accurate and legible printing of production codes and labels, and verifying the correctness of packaging and materials according to SKU formulas and appearance integrity. The role also involves working in cold temperatures, reading codes, and changing coder machines when needed. At the end of the production day, unused materials must be resealed and returned to the warehouse, and coding and taping machines must be turned off and cleaned.

Requirements

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.
Work on the production floor to assist in the manufacture of pizza products following standard operating procedures.
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.
Feed pans and trays to the production line while maintaining the speed of the line.
Apply shipping labels on the shipper at the determined rate.
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.
Work in cold temperatures.
Read codes and change coder machines when needed.
Reseal and return unused materials to the designated location in the warehouse following standard procedures at the end of the production day.
Turn off and clean all coding and taping machines in preparation for the following shift.