Production Workers /General Labor

Summary

Under direct supervision, the employee is responsible for basic product handling to convert raw material into finished goods. This includes moving weighing, packaging, and decorations. The employee is responsible for active participation within a team environment. The employee will also participate in specific training as needed per position.

Essential Functions

• Weigh product
• Package product
• Stack
• Decorate
• Operate Scales
• Use metal detectors
• Operate stackers and product conveyors

Qualifications

• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Quality
• Possess good manual dexterity
• Demonstrate knowledge of Environmental and Safety standards
• Must be able to read, write, and count
• Must be able to maintain traceability documents
• Food production experience preffered

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Able to communicate effectively
• Able to work in a team based environment
• Able to have good quality judgment as it pertains to the shape, size, color and thickness specifications of client product specifications

Personal Attributes

• Good Attitude
• Self starter
• Willing to work with others in a team environment
• Able to take direction from Lead Personnel and Supervisors
• Maintain personal hygiene in accordance with GMP's
• Maintain work area clean and neat in accordance with GMP's

Physical Demands

• Must be able to stand continually during entire work shift (10-12 hours shifts)
• Able to bend, stoop, squat, and twist on a continuously
• Must be able to reach overhead
• Lift 20-30 lbs. throughout shift
• Push or pull racks, baskets, packaged boxes, trays or mason bins that weigh up to 250 lbs.
• Able to tolerate varying degrees of cold and hot temperatures (50 to 110 degrees)
• Able to perform repetitive tasks
• 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to handle, or feel objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk or hear; taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work hours in excess of forty (40) hours will be required.

Work Environment

• Work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be net 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.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.
• The employee is expected to adhere to all policies and to act as a role model in the adherence to policies.

Due to the seasonal nature of our business, layoff could occur during the summer months.

Employee signature is acknowledgement, acceptance and understanding of the designated, assigned tasks and will perform said tasks always in a professional manner and to the expectation of Sterling Foods and will adhere and abide by the policies and procedures included in the Employee Handbook.