Rexburg Process Receiving Laborer

Basic American Foods • Rexburg, ID

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About The Position

The Process Receiving Laborer will ensure trucks from external suppliers are unloaded in a safe and timely manner.

The Process Receiving Laborer reports to the BAF Shift Coordinator on the shift he or she is working and will also receive direction from the Process Receiver.

The work areas for the Process Receiving Laborer include Process Receiving and various storages. Process Receiving covers day and swing shifts seven days per week. Three crews rotate to provide coverage to this area.

Overtime requirements in this position are common and may be required to meet operational goals.

The individual in this position will be required to fully understand the purpose and operation of all receiving equipment, along with having the ability to make decisions based on sound judgment when a situation dictates. It is imperative the person conduct himself or herself in a manner that ensures alertness and constant awareness of the safe operation of equipment and its surroundings.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to add and subtract numbers and to multiply and divide.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of measurement.
• Forklift certification, tractor and current Washington state driver's license.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Perform all work safely in order to prevent injury or damage to yourself, others and equipment. Following the SAFE philosophy, talk with people observed to be working unsafely in order to stop the unsafe behavior and explain the SAFE way of performing a given task.
• Deliver potatoes to storage and/or the BAF slab that are ready to process. Determine quality of raw material before unloading, rejecting loads as necessary. While unloading raw material, remove hazardous foreign objects (examples: large rocks, glass, drink containers, dead animals, etc.) before potatoes enter the Flodin.
• Record necessary information regarding shippers and destination for raw material and communicate with BAF receiving area as needed. Ensure correct sampling procedures are performed.
• Operate equipment, including pilers, tractor, trucks, Flodin rock/trash removal units and potato conveying systems, to unload trucks in a safe, efficient and timely manner.
• Maintain clean work areas by performing regular sanitation procedures including cleaning of the Inspection Building. Follow applicable GMPs and Sanitation Guidelines.
• Operate equipment to haul dirt, rocks, vines, and product as necessary.
• Perform some routine maintenance on receiving equipment such as piler, belts, Flodins.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees