Tea Room Attendant 2nd shift

Bigelow Tea•Boise, ID

18h•Onsite

About The Position

Bigelow Tea is the number one specialty tea company in the United States. We are a family-owned and operated business and a Certified B Corporation. Being a certified B Corp officially recognizes a commitment that has been part of the company’s DNA since it was founded 80 years ago. Our purpose has always been about much more than making profits. We are committed to good citizenship, ethical business practices, accountability, transparency, protecting the environment, sustainability and supporting our communities. We pride ourselves in caring about each and every one of our employees. We have a long-term outlook and are constantly working to create an environment that inspires people to make positive contributions every day. Bigelow is currently looking for a select, talented individual, that shares our values, to join our growing team. Bigelow Tea is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Bigelow Tea does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Requirements

One-year previous experience in shipping, receiving or material handling operations or equivalent.
P.C. Skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills to effectively relate necessary information to applicable personnel.
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 add, subtract, multiply, divide in all common units of measure and common measuring tools.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
Ability to deal with problems involving several standardized situations.
Regularly required to stand for long periods of time; walk; bend; sit; repetitive motion with use of hands and fingers, touch, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear.
Must be able to lift or move up to 50 lbs. as needed.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Must be able to wear, P.P.E., a dust mask respirator to protect him/her from excessive tea dust.
Must also be comfortable wearing various types of safety equipment such as hearing protection, eye protection, coveralls, gloves, etc. as necessary and indicated by R.C. Bigelow’s Safety Rules and those of OSHA.

Nice To Haves

Ability to learn computer related work requirements.
Ability to learn proper operation of forklift and pass required driving examination.
Certified to operate power material handling equipment (Fairfield)
Ability to lift 50 – 100 lbs. bags (with assistance from lifting equipment)

Responsibilities

Responsible for feeding appropriate tea to hoppers based on production schedules and shop orders
Monitor tea delivery system.
Read & understand production reports and requisitions.
Maintain acceptable levels of tea in hoppers.
Ensure that the proper tea flavor is being used.
Refer to shop order packet to maintain required quantities and type of raw materials needed for production schedules
Monitor and assure that the dump stations are filled properly and as required.
Determine the time frame for refills by visual sight.
Responsible for identifying and gathering of all reclaim to be shredded.
Rework product in reclaim machine.
Monitor shredding machine to assure it is running properly.
Be alert to possible tea mixture problems.
Communicate with production personnel to assure production is running as required.
Complete and maintain daily and weekly reports as required.
Returns and accurately documents materials from each work center at the end of each production run including tea and raw materials
Inventory management; including cycle counting, issuing and returning raw materials.
Understand & operates the shredding machine according to all machine instructions and quality standards.
Drain and clean tea delivery system (hopper).
Cleans and airs out hoppers and lines to machine after tea is drained.
Place finished goods in proper locations in finished goods warehouse
Assists in receiving new shipment of tea.
Maintains housekeeping in the tearoom as instructed.
Assist other areas when time allows.
Operate computer related inventory equipment, Both RF & Keyboard
Learn/backup all tearoom functions.
Operates stand up and sit-down forklifts
Follow R.C. Bigelow’s Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Food Safety and Quality processes
Comply with R.C. Bigelow Safety and Health Rules
Performs other duties as assigned or needed.