Package Production B

The Detroit Salt Company•Detroit, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for various tasks within a production and warehouse environment, focusing on safety, equipment operation, material handling, and quality control. The position requires operating heavy machinery, preparing and mixing materials, ensuring product specifications are met, and maintaining accurate production records and inventory. The role also involves managing consumables, operating bagging and palletizing lines, and ensuring the work area is clean and organized. Additionally, responsibilities include accepting deliveries, staging pallets, and performing other assigned duties.

Requirements

Must have Heavy equipment loader experience, skid steer, Tele handler
Must have 2 years of forklift and front-end loader experience
Must have demonstrated mechanical and electrical skills
Must have demonstrated problem-solving skills
Must be able to quickly adapt to change
High degree of attention required to prevent injury to self and coworkers; promote a safe workplace
Must be able to speak, comprehend, and read English
Must be able to work well in a team environment
Must have shipping and warehouse experience
Must have production and/or assembly line experience
Must be self-motivated

Responsibilities

Work safely, responsibly following all safety policies and procedures
Perform daily equipment checks and minor service maintenance
Use a front-end loader to feed raw materials into the feed system hopper
Prepare solid additives as appropriate in the dispensing racks and resupply as necessary
Proportions, mixes and re-supplies dye as necessary
Sets and adjusts as necessary the solid & liquid additive systems to achieve the required final product quality
Sets and adjusts mixing equipment speeds to achieve the correct product consistency
Ensure that product meets specifications
Installs and re-supplies as necessary rolls of bagging film, rolls of stretch wrap, top sheet, pallets, bottom sheet, labels, and other consumables as needed
Operates and adjusts the bagging & palletizing line according to established training and procedures
Ensures product is bagged, sealed and palletized according to specifications
Completes production paperwork accurately, reporting during and at the end of shift
Keeps accurate records of production data
Communicates all concerns affecting safety, quality, productivity and the workplace
Accurately track and manage inventory
Ability to properly load pallets onto trucks
Properly perform pre-op functions
Accepts and signs for deliveries from distributors, ensuring all items are accounted for
Stage yard with pallets efficiently and accurately to ensure product is accounted for and yard is properly utilized
Ensures work area is clean and organized
Other work as required and assigned