PRODUCTION HOURLY 1st SHIFT

JBS Foods•Souderton, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Production Hourly employee performs duties related to the safe, efficient, and sanitary production, processing, packaging, labeling, handling, and preparation of ground beef and other meat products for shipment. Employees may work in different production areas according to business needs and must comply with company, USDA, food-safety, quality, safety, and sanitation requirements. This is a physically active role in a hands-on production environment.

Requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age.
Ability to understand and follow company, plant, food-safety, and workplace-safety rules and procedures.
Basic understanding of production processes and procedures.
Ability to learn and safely operate knives, equipment, and machinery used in the assigned work area.
Ability to use both arms and hands for tasks such as lifting, loading, cutting, wrapping, labeling, and packaging product.
Ability to work at a production conveyor line.
Ability to understand and follow product specifications and quality requirements.
Effective communication skills.
Ability to meet the physical demands described for the position, including extended standing and walking, frequent repetitive hand and arm movements, and handling materials weighing up to 60 pounds frequently and up to 100 pounds occasionally with assistance where applicable.
Ability to perform job-related visual tasks and receive and respond to instructions, safety information, and equipment or workplace signals.

Nice To Haves

High school diploma or GED.
One or more years of production or food-processing experience.

Responsibilities

Prepare work areas for pre-operational and post-operational activities.
Load, unload, and transfer product to and from equipment and conveyors.
Monitor production lines and identify issues; supply or replenish packaging materials as needed.
Sort, weigh, wrap, label, verify, and measure product to meet established specifications.
Inspect product and packaging materials and remove defective items from the process.
Report to the assigned workstation ready to begin at the scheduled start time and remain until work is complete or a supervisor or manager releases the employee.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe work area.
Set up and tear down equipment, select predetermined settings, and use proper lifting, bending, and reaching techniques.
Follow company, plant, food-safety, and workplace-safety policies and procedures.
Identify and report safety concerns, hazards, equipment issues, or product-quality concerns.
Perform other duties as assigned.