The production employee will perform the finished food product's basic assembly and process work. Persons in this classification will perform a variety of tasks on a variety of assembly lines to achieve a finished food product.ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:• Perform one or more functions on the assembly lines including but not limited to; washing, peeling, cutting, weighing, measuring, and pouring ingredients in the container, placing lids, labeling, boxing, unboxing, stacking, wrapping, or other functions to accomplish tasks.• Receive washed products and take them to department lines for processing. • Employees must follow company policies.• Follow company GMPs for safe food handling.• Other duties as assigned by plant management.RequirementsTo perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and written preferred
• Quality - Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness.• Adaptability - Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.• Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time. Works on a schedule to ensure that production goals and responsibilities are executed. Follow company procedures when absent.• Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; and Keeps commitments. Completes tasks on time or notifies the appropriate person with an alternate plan.QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below represent the knowledge, skill, and ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.• Ability to stand and perform job functions at the assigned assembly line• Ability to use knife or other hand tool to perform cutting and cleaning functionsEDUCATION/EXPERIENCE LEVEL, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND REGISTRATIONS:• Two years previous food processing or food preparation skills preferred.LANGUAGE SKILLS:• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions.MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:• Basic counting skills.REASONING ABILITY:• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.COMPUTER SKILLS:• NoneCERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:• NoneOTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:PHYSICAL DEMANDS:While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move between 10 and 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.WORK ENVIRONMENT:• Must wear personal protective equipment (hair net, cutting gloves, work sleeves, smock, and non-slip water-resistant footwear). • Work in the cold and wet working environment (approx. 34 degrees) -warm clothing is advised (heavy socks, pants, jacket, head covering, etc.).• Physical hazards of working in and about moving machinery.• Must be cognizant of body and limbs to not be too close to machinery.FOOD SAFETY & FOOD SECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES:All persons within the company have responsibilities to ensure that threats to the safety and security of our final product are minimized. Responsibilities for this position include;• Compliance with GH Foods' Good Manufacturing Practices [GMPs]• Reporting any unauthorized persons in or about the facility as well as incidents of employee tampering to management.