PLOVER - Line Worker 2nd Shift P3

About the Role

Positions require employees to stand directly in front of a moving conveyor aligned side-by-side with other employees in close proximity and sort, place, arrange, pull designated ingredients, and pack finished product according to safety, quality, and production standards. Employees are assigned to different duties on the assembly line which typically change throughout the day to include sorting, assembling, inspecting, and/or packing product.

This role will require extended hours based on production needs, including work to be performed after regular business hours and on weekends. The line works until product is off the lines; hours could run until done.

Responsibilities

• Work safely and report safety hazards immediately
• Follow work rules, policies, and procedures
• Uphold food safety requirements, including overall good hygiene: washing hands in the plant as required and wearing smock, sleeves, gloves, boots/shoe covers, hair net, and beard net as appropriate
• Work well with other employees to meet required line speed requirements
• Place supplemental ingredients when rework is required
• Estimate substandard weights, counts, shapes/sizes and pull and place in designated containers
• Pull and pack finished goods into containers
• Report line breakdowns or quality problems immediately to the line operator, line lead, or supervisor
• Perform other duties as assigned, including relocation to other production lines or company locations

Assignments are solely at the discretion of the supervisor and are based on labor shortages and product variations.

Requirements

• Must be 18 years or older
• Desire to grow into a machine operator within a short timeframe
• Maintain balance while walking, stepping, and standing on slippery wet surfaces
• Stand in one place and maintain balance on a hard surface for up to 3 ½ hours at one time
• Dependent upon body height, may bend over a conveyor to reach down for up to three hours at one time or repetitively reach arms above shoulders for up to three hours at one time
• Observe products moving quickly on a conveyor system for up to 3 ½ hours at one time (not suitable for individuals with vertigo and/or motion sickness)
• Work with coordination, dexterity, and speed, including coordination between eyes and hands to identify and pull substandard components moving on a conveyor system
• Close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus
• Ability to repetitively pinch, pull, and grasp components
• Regularly roll 30 pounds and lift up to 10 pounds
• Tolerate moving mechanical parts, vibration, and high volumes of noise from machinery and moving equipment
• Hear moving machinery, safety alarms, and work instructions with variations of high-volume background noise
• Tolerate cold and wet environments in temperatures as low as 43 degrees and handle frozen components while wearing moderately insulated gloves for up to three hours at a time

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers (add and subtract numbers)

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.

• Stand directly in front of a moving conveyor aligned side-by-side with other employees in close proximity
• Place, sort, arrange, and pull designated ingredients and pack finished products according to safety, quality, and production standards
• Regularly roll 30 pounds and lift up to 10 pounds

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Use of protective equipment relating to food safety and personal safety, such as sterilized uniform overcoat/smock, facial hair nets, safety glasses, and ear plugs
• Exposure to significant fluctuations of temperatures as low as 43 degrees from various work locations
• Height of conveyors are 38” – 40” with 8” high stands available; reaching approximately 22”-24” to get ingredients
• Tolerate high volumes of noise from machinery and moving equipment