Plant Worker/General Labor

Star of the West•Merritt Township, MI

9h•Onsite

About The Position

The Plant Worker/General Labor role involves performing a variety of duties within a processing plant, primarily focused on handling and processing beans. Key responsibilities include unloading trucks, transferring beans to the processing plant, filling and stacking bagged beans, and loading outbound shipments using forklifts. The position also requires maintaining a clean work area, completing necessary paperwork, and adhering to strict food safety and sanitation policies. This role demands physical stamina, including repetitive lifting, and a willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and overtime, especially during harvest season.

Requirements

Ability to lift up to 75 lbs. repetitively of bagged beans and stack them on shipping pallets.
Willingness to work extended hours, weekends, and overtime during harvest season.
Overtime will be required not voluntarily at certain times throughout the year but especially during Harvest time.
Ability to follow instructions and work independently or as part of a team.
Must wear company-required PPE and follow all food safety and sanitation policies.
Follow all company policies regarding food safety and security.
Ensure clothes are proper for your job: No grease, oil, paint or other such substances on your clothes; No exposed jewelry other than plain wedding band; No ripped clothing or frayed edges where fabric might fall into the beans; No contaminated footwear.
Safety toe boots or shoes required.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or equivalent preferred.
Basic mechanical aptitude preferred.

Responsibilities

Promptly and efficiently perform all duties assigned to you by your Processor or Operations Manager.
Unload trucks at harvest time.
Keep your work area and plant clean.
Unload bins and transfer beans to the processing plant.
Fill Totes & Bag beans.
Stack bagged beans on pallets.
Complete processing paperwork as required.
Clean shipping containers and truck trailers.
Inspect trucks and complete clean truck affidavits if required.
Apply seals on outbound truck loads.
Load trucks or rail cars as instructed using forklifts.
Regularly sweeping up and removing product spills.
Regularly sweeping the general areas around machines.
Regularly removing accumulated dust and debris from machines and the work area.
Operate stretch wrapping palletizer equipment to seal product packages.
Other duties as required and instructed.