Job Description: JOB SUMMARYResponsible for packing bagged avocados according to correct bag and avocado quality based on Mission Produce standards. ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Understand the differences in avocados including but not limited to size, label, color, ripeness and overall quality
- Understand the various customers and the specifications in quality that each customer requires
- Understand the various proper packing procedures including but not limited to box types and bag configurations
- Determine fruit and bag quality and sort according to company and customer quality standards
- Utilize any supporting packing materials for all product types
- Ensure working area is always clean and ready according to company standards
- Undergo safety and job training pertinent to your job
- Complete other duties as directed by supervisors or leads
WORKING CONDITIONS
- Fast paced cold and wet environment
- Food facility requires food safe behavior
- Work in cold conditions from 38F to 50F
- Lifting, pushing, pulling and grasping while standing and kneeling
- Able to perform the essential function of the job with or without accommodation
Skills/Experience: MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS & REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to work and communicate well with supervisors, leads and fellow employees
- Ability to communicate and read in Spanish or English effectively
- Ability to accomplish and manage tasks in a timely manner without constant direct supervision
- Ability to lift or move up to 40 pounds
- Ability and willingness to be occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, temperatures between 35 and 45 degrees and safely work near moving mechanical parts and equipment
- Ability and willingness to stand, walk, use hands and fingers, stoop, kneel, crouch, smell, etc., as needed to perform essential tasks