Production/General Labor

Position Summary

Packaging pretzels into the proper bags or boxes, ensuring the bag or box is coded correctly and the packaged material is acceptable to customers. Hand tying and hand slicing product (pretzels) to meet customers' expectations and quality expectations, and effectively keeping the line in motion to limit downtime.

Essential Functions

• Weighing raw and packaging products maintaining product integrity to product specifications
• Measuring raw and finished product maintaining product integrity to product specifications
• Using digital scale to weigh product
• Understanding units of measure to measure the length of the product
• Equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications
• Hand scoring and tying pretzels
• Hand loading pretzels to pans
• Hand loading boards of product onto carts
• Moving racks of pretzels to and from the proofers and retarders
• Putting raw pretzel trays on the tray unloaders
• Scoring top of pretzels
• Inspecting pretzels throughout the entire process and removing cripples/defects
• Standing on your feet for periods of 8 hours per shift, with exceptions of breaks or lunches, and maintaining an acceptable pace of operations
• Withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Counting to 130 and demonstrating basic math skills
• Climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet to physically un-jam cartons
• Climbing over conveyors via the bridges provided to physically un-jam product at the counters or at bends of the conveyors
• Maintaining your area in a sanitary condition
• Carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room in order to be utilized by assigned employees (full box of bags weighing approx. 50lbs and 2 to 3 boxes of bags are used per shift; an empty flat box weighs 1lb and 800 to 1500 are used by an employee per shift)
• Lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another (over the course of the shift approx. 1500 such boxes will have to be moved by any one employee)
• Inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides, then lifting empty box/bag combination to a height of 4 feet and placing it on a skate wheel conveyor
• Reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself in order to physically apply a twist tie to the bag and place it on another conveyor
• Interfacing with managers and other employees and communicating and understanding effectively
• Using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed
• Using hand taping equipment as provided
• In the event of mechanical breakdown, carrying full boxes of product to the hallway (approx. 20 feet away) and palletizing by hand to a height of 6 feet
• Lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room (this operation uses 200 to 1500 cases depending upon the type of product running)
• Inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift
• Working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company (GMP requirement)
• Working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets
• Reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly
• During gaps and downtime, keeping the area clean (housekeeping must be conducted with the employees that relieve the line first hour of the shift start and the last 30 minutes prior to end of the shift)
• Cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs (using the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove)
• Performing other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Rotation & Responsibilities

All employees in this area are responsible for doing each of these jobs and are rotated at a maximum weekly. Employee is responsible for following (and/or implementing/supporting/maintaining) Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense, Food Safety and SQF programs.

Competencies

To perform this job successfully, the General Laborer must be self-motivated, able to problem solve, detail-oriented, and able to stay on task. Must be trained in Critical Control Points to perform post bake, and packaging testing. Employee responsible for Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense and SQF Programs. Must be a self-starter and be able to accomplish a versatile and evolving workload. Excellent in all forms of communication. Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt well to change.

Key Skills

• Job Knowledge
• Customer Orientated
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Skills / Communication

Pay

US Hourly Pay Range $18.68 - $20.96

Note

In the absence of the General Laborer position would be replaced with another General Laborer.