Description
Job Purpose
This position is responsible for signing and staging retort carts from the kitchen to the retort room.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Load and unload retort and stage product in designated area, keeping each sub-code together
- Record all relevant information on cage tag sheet
- Report any retort concerns or issues to proper personnel
- Good working knowledge of retort cart flow.
Requirements
Qualifications
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Previous manufacturing experience required, preferably in food manufacturing
- General math, reading, and data entry skills
- Excellent attention to detail
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a fast paced, very warm, and hectic environment.
- Strong organizational and time management skills
· Strong communication skills, with the ability to interact professionally with other team members
- Ability to follow all work instructions and safety procedures
Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, employees are regularly required to sit, walk and stand; talk or hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands repetitively with a high level of dexterity; reach with hands and arms; and lift up to 50 pounds. Must have the ability to grasp with one or both hands and extend arms up to 3 feet at, below, or above shoulder height repeatedly throughout the shift. Pushing/pulling/moving objects weighing up to 2000 pounds using specialized tools, equipment, and machines is required. Position will also frequent the production floor, so operating in standard seasonal warehouse and food processing plant temperature conditions will be required. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and the ability to adjust focus. Must also have the ability to distinguish color codes on packaging materials. Retort area is very warm and humid due to the nature of the process. Work is completed in a facility where nuts, fruits and other allergens are present.
Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.