Production Helper - OW - Line 1C- 4:45pm - 5:15am

King's Hawaiian•Oakwood, GA

About The Position

The Production Helper performs various tasks involved in producing bread and rolls. Duties include attending production equipment, handling and moving pans and materials, inspecting products, keeping the work area clean, and supporting mixers and other employees. The role requires following safety procedures, reporting equipment issues and product non-conformance, and completing other production-area tasks after appropriate training. The position works on a shift basis and may be scheduled to work all shifts.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent.
One year of general warehouse or production work experience.
Safety-conscious.
Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals written in English.
Ability to write routine quality-assurance reports and correspondence in English.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to perform the listed essential duties satisfactorily.
Regular physical requirements include sitting, standing, walking, handling and feeling objects, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, talking, and hearing.
Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Duties may require occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

Responsibilities

Attend roll-dividing equipment and straighten dough balls in pans or trays to meet product specifications.
Attend bread-rounding equipment and place dough balls into pie tins to meet product specifications.
Supply other employees with empty pie tins.
Monitor conveyors and safely clear jams.
Inspect products for damage and conformity to specifications; notify the Supervisor of product non-conformance.
Move materials or products between machines or departments using a dolly.
Place pans onto conveyors from dollies and remove pans from conveyors onto dollies.
Move pans, racks, and dollies to or from the work area.
Start or stop conveyors using control-panel buttons.
Keep the work area clean and organized, including picking up debris, sweeping, wiping down equipment, and completing assigned sanitation tasks.
Attend the box former by starting and stopping it as needed, keeping its magazine full, and safely clearing jams.
Assist the mixer by opening ingredient boxes or bags and loading ingredients into mixers, hoppers, or feeders.
Perform other production-area tasks after appropriate training.
Help train new employees or employees who change job classifications.
Report equipment problems to the foreman or supervisor immediately.
Promote safety by following safety procedures and reporting incidents promptly.
Plan and carry out job assignments without creating hazards for oneself or other employees.