Laborer - General
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 food safety requirements, while maintaining a clean and organized work area. Specific tasks include preparing ingredients like chocolate, feeding pans and trays, greasing pans, applying labels, garnishing and crumbing products, applying collars and domes, preparing bread, weighing and spreading cakes, filling cakes, and ensuring accurate and legible production codes and labels. The role also requires preparing and maintaining materials and equipment, resealing unused materials, and cleaning coding and taping machines at the end of the shift.
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.
- 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 on a production line.
- Follow standard manufacturing procedures and processes.
- Comply with all Safety, GMP, Quality, Plant Policies, and food safety requirements.
- Maintain a clean and organized work area.
- Prepare ingredients such as chocolate.
- Feed pans and trays to the production line.
- Grease pans on the production line.
- Apply shipping labels.
- Garnish products.
- Crumb products.
- Apply collars to products.
- Apply domes to products.
- Prepare bread.
- Weigh and spread cakes.
- Fill cakes.
- Prepare and maintain materials and equipment.
- Ensure production codes and labels are accurate and legible.
- Ensure packaging and materials are correct according to SKU formula.
- Read codes and change coder machines when needed.
- Reseal and return unused materials to the designated location.
- Turn off and clean coding and taping machines.
Benefits
- Equal Employment Opportunity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
