General Production Pack - 2nd Shift - Full Time - Concordia, MO Plant

2nd shift hours: 4:30 PM - 1:00 AM

Pay: $19.40 per hour

About the Role

Working with cooked meat products (ham) in a production environment. This position involves repetitive hand, arm, and shoulder movements, standing on concrete for 8-12 hours, and lifting boxes weighing 30-60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Operate an inkjet printer to label products moving on a conveyor belt.
• Remove labels from an automatic roll and place them on products as they move on the conveyor belt.
• Pre-price products by lifting items (5-20 lbs. each) from the conveyor belt, placing them on a scale, applying a scale-generated label, and returning them to the conveyor at a rate of 40 pieces per minute (PPM).
• Strip casing/netting from products using a knife/cutter, removing tail clips and casing/netting at a rate of 10 PPM.
• Racking: Remove product from hanging racks (15–35 lbs. each) to feed the production line, requiring gripping, lifting, twisting, and bending at 10 PPM.
• Hang racking: Remove product from hanging racks (10–25 lbs. each) by gripping and lifting hams off a notched bar, twisting, and bending.
• Push/pull metal racks of product (800-2000 lbs.) with two team members; empty racks (500-800 lbs.) can be moved by one person.
• Boxing: Place product (20-35 lbs. per piece) into empty boxes below a stand at 40 PPM. Move full boxes via conveyor to a case sealer and then to the CPA room.
• Bagging: Push product into prepared bags, requiring repetitive pushing and some gripping at 20 PPM.
• Palletizing: Remove boxes of product (8-60 lbs.) from the conveyor belt and stack them on a pallet using an automatic pallet lift.
• Operate and work around forklifts, pallet jacks, ergonomic stands (4-14 inches in height), conveyors, and packaging equipment.
• Use CryoVac equipment (chain-driven vacuum sealing machine), case erector, box-forming machine, bandsaw, spiral slicer, and case sealer.
• Work in cool, damp temperatures ranging from 35 to 50 degrees.
• Perform occasional tasks such as wiping ceilings with a ceiling mop.

Requirements

• Ability to stand on concrete for 8-12 hours.
• Capability to lift and move boxes weighing 30-60 lbs. each.
• Willingness and ability to perform repetitive hand, arm, and shoulder movements.
• Ability to work in cool, damp temperatures (35-50 degrees).
• Must be able to complete the full orientation schedule (Monday through Wednesday, 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., though times may vary).
• The successful candidate must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Benefits

• Paid time off.
• 401(k) plans.
• Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
• Additional benefits for team members and their families.