Production Helper - OW - Line 3B - 4:45am - 5:15pm

King's Hawaiian • Oakwood, GA

7d

About The Position

The Production Helper performs a variety of tasks involved in producing bread and rolls. The role attends to roll-dividing and bread-rounding equipment, supplies pie tins, monitors conveyors and clears jams safely, inspects products for damage or conformity, and moves pans, racks, dollies, materials, and products between work areas. The employee operates conveyor and box-forming controls, keeps equipment and the work area clean, and assists with loading ingredients into mixers. After appropriate training, the Production Helper may perform other production tasks and help train new employees or employees changing job classifications. The role reports equipment problems promptly, follows safety procedures, and carries out assignments without creating hazards.

The position works on a shift basis and may be scheduled to work all shifts. The work environment includes regular exposure to moving mechanical parts, occasional exposure to wet or humid conditions, high or precarious places, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold; noise is usually high. The role may require use of machine-shop equipment, small portable equipment, and manual tools, as well as occasional motor-vehicle operation or travel to another state on behalf of the company. The position description and duties may change with business conditions or other reasons.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year of general warehouse or production work experience.
• Safety-conscious approach to work.
• 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 physical duties described, including sitting, standing, walking, using hands, reaching, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, and talking or hearing.
• Required vision abilities include close, distance, color, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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 a supervisor of nonconforming product.
• Move materials or products between machines or departments using a dolly.
• Place pans on conveyors from dollies or remove pans from conveyors and place them on 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 by picking up debris, sweeping, wiping equipment, and performing assigned sanitation tasks.
• Operate the box former as needed, keep its magazine full, and safely clear 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 changing job classifications.
• Report equipment problems promptly to the foreman or supervisor.
• Follow safety procedures and report incidents in a timely manner.
• Plan and carry out assignments without creating hazards for oneself or other employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED