General Labor Production Worker 1st Shift

About Link Snacks

At Link Snacks, we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—Jack Link’s®, Lorissa’s Kitchen®, Golden Island®, BiFi®, Peperami® and KOOEE!®—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it.

Responsibilities

• Wears required personal protective equipment (PPE) which includes hair/beard net, frock, slip-resistant shoes, gloves, apron, and sleeves in accordance with GMP guidelines.
• Reports to the assigned line at the start of the shift ready to work.
• Removes products from cooler or warehouse.
• Cuts product with cheese slicing machine, de-linker, stick cutter, or scissors.
• Places product into unit packaging.
• May apply stickers by hand to packages.
• Places product in a bag, caddy, or case and puts on a pallet.
• Moves finished pallet with pallet jack into the warehouse.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Is punctual, dependable, and able to show up for work as scheduled.
• Able to work Saturdays as necessary.
• Able to work safely and abide by GMP, HACCP, and OSHA.
• Able to maintain good personal hygiene.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Able to be flexible and responsive to changing production needs.
• Able to take instructions and follow directions.
• Able to work as a team and treat others with respect.
• Knowledgeable of basic mathematical skills.

Qualifications

High School Diploma or equivalent; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Three to six months experience in a production facility is preferred.

Pay

The starting rate for this role is $17.00 per hour.

Benefits

Jack Link’s provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including:

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life and disability insurance.
• 401k participation.
• Paid holidays and paid time off.
• Annual incentive and program-specific awards.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms.
• Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• Plant/office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels.
• Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors.

Schedule

1st Shift Hours: 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM