Tote Dump SW- A Team

Simmons Foods•Southwest City, MO

About The Position

The Tote Dump position transfers materials from trailer to trailer and supports production operations. The employee loads finished product into trailers using a forklift, ensures totes are empty, removes and disposes of paper and plastic from totes, manually breaks down totes, and stacks pallets. The role requires operating equipment while maintaining production speeds and finished-product quality, keeping the department clean and uncluttered, completing departmental forms, and performing responsibilities with little or no supervision. The employee follows Standard Work Instructions (S.W.I.), Training within Industry (T.W.I.), Lean principles, Simmons policies, and applicable government requirements for safety, environmental practices, vehicles, and the handling of feed products, packaging, ingredients, and related items. The position also involves understanding material flow paths, recognizing hazards, taking precautions, and participating in team development, communication, meetings, and implementation of team concepts and policies. The employee supports Simmons operating systems, communicates concerns and improvement ideas, and performs other duties as needed in support of business objectives. The work may take place in wet, noisy, dusty, humid, hot, or cold environments. Physical requirements include walking and standing for up to 12 hours per shift; occasionally climbing stairs or fixed ladders, bending, stooping, kneeling, lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, shoveling product from floor to shoulder level, and using high-pressure washdown hoses. Employees work with chemicals and must identify and use PPE in accordance with SDS sheets. The position requires passing a fit test, physical, and pulmonary function test. Travel is not required. No technical or industry experience is specified. Military experience is valued, and veterans are welcome.

Requirements

Ability to perform essential responsibilities with little or no supervision.
Ability to work in wet, noisy, dusty, humid, hot, or cold environments.
Ability to walk and stand for up to 12 hours per shift.
Ability to climb stairs or fixed ladders occasionally.
Ability to bend, stoop, and kneel occasionally.
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds occasionally.
Ability to shovel product from floor level to shoulder level occasionally.
Ability to pull, position, and use high-pressure washdown hoses occasionally.
Ability to work with chemicals and identify and use PPE in accordance with SDS sheets.
Ability to pass a fit test, physical, and pulmonary (lung capacity) function test.
Ability to read and understand flow paths and recognize hazards.

Nice To Haves

Military experience is valued; veterans are welcome to join the team.

Responsibilities

Transfer materials from trailer to trailer.
Load finished product into trailers using a forklift and ensure totes are empty.
Remove paper and plastic from totes and dispose of them in the designated area.
Manually break down totes and stack pallets.
Follow Standard Work Instructions, Training within Industry, Lean rules, and principles.
Follow Simmons policies and applicable government requirements regarding safety, environment, vehicles, and the handling of feed products, packaging, ingredients, and related items.
Operate equipment while maintaining production speeds and finished-product quality.
Keep the department clean and uncluttered throughout the shift.
Complete departmental forms.
Read and understand material flow paths; recognize hazards and take precautions.
Participate in team development, communication, meetings, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinate work and support team cohesion and resolution of issues.
Maintain familiarity with Simmons operating systems, communicate concerns and improvement ideas, and consider the impact of individual actions on those systems.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.