Utility - 2nd Shift

ASR Group•Nashville, NY

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Utility position supports safe, efficient plant operations by maintaining a clean work environment, performing sanitation and utility tasks, assisting with packaging and production activities, completing required documentation, and following GMP, food safety, and safety procedures to help ensure the production of safe, quality food. The role is based in Nashville, Tennessee, and the listed starting pay rate is $20 per hour. The position requires flexibility to work various shifts, including Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays, holidays, and overtime as needed. Weekend shifts may be mandated based on business needs. The employee may also assist maintenance personnel and perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Understand verbal and written communication.
Cleaning experience.
High school diploma or GED, equivalent experience and/or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds regularly, up to 25 pounds frequently, and up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Required vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
Regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk or hear.
Strong organizational, verbal, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in industrial food processing.
Previous forklift experience.

Responsibilities

Perform daily and weekly cleaning activities and complete required documentation.
Comply with all GMP, food safety, and safety policies and procedures.
Perform product packaging operations according to established standard operating procedures.
Operate a forklift once certified and complete production-related documentation, including tote production controls and the magnet cleaning procedure.
Occasionally assist with deliveries and shipments.
Support bagging room operations during Operator break periods.
Respond to metal detector alerts by verifying that the rejected bag is removed from the line before restarting.
Perform starch dumping using the correct starch and ensure bag fragments or knives do not enter the hopper.
Operate the chemical station and perform chemical concentration and bleach mixing according to established procedures.
Manage waste according to approved trash disposal methods and site requirements.
Follow the GMP color-coding system: blue for food-contact tools; green for trash, general cleaning, sifter tailings waste, and sweepings; black for bathrooms and exterior areas; and orange for glass cleanup, with tools discarded after use.
Serve as a backup to the Operator and Material Handler as needed to support production continuity.
Work overtime as needed.
Assist maintenance personnel as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.