Position Summary

Under immediate direction performs a variety of tasks including inspecting, packing, palletizing, loading, unloading, lifting, and moving production materials.

Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensures quality of product being extruded, sliced, battered, breaded, fried and/or refrigerated meets customer specifications, along with company production standards and quality.
• Tends production line by watching for equipment malfunctions or product defects.
• Unpacks and loads raw materials into equipment, unloading work in progress or finished product and moving materials to and from the equipment.
• Inspects and spreads product by hand on moving conveyor belt to ensure product consistency.
• Moves and palletizes finished and packaged product off production lines, along with verifying code dates and labels.
• Stocks and restocks boxes, skids, and liners for next shift and current shift as needed.
• Rotates into any line position as needed due to absences, breaks, etc.
• Notifies lead or supervisory staff if unusual operations identified.

• Performs general housekeeping duties in production area; maintain a clean and safe work area in compliance with existing policy.
• Complies with organization policies including, but not limited to, safety, good manufacturing practices, food safety, and employment and work rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Position Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Prefer High School Diploma/GED

• Be able to work in a fast-paced environment

• Reliable and self-driven

• Experience in a food manufacturing plant is preferred

• Good communication skills

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (Requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.)

The physical demands described 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.

• The employee is frequently required to use hands and fingers to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear.

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, normally at waist level and sometimes at shoulder level.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Continuously required to stand.

• Occasional walking, reaching and working above shoulders, body bending, stooping, climbing stairs, body twisting/rotating, and driving a palletjack.

• Will be exposed to loud industrial type environments commonly found at plants and working with powered equipment.

• Varied temperatures from hot and humid to very cold.

AAP/EEO STATEMENT

Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc. (AFNA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AFNA does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis protected by stated, federal, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.

Under immediate direction performs a variety of tasks including inspecting, packing, palletizing, loading, unloading, lifting, and moving production materials. Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities Ensures quality of product being extruded, sliced, battered, breaded, fried and/or refrigerated meets customer specifications, along with company production standards and quality. Tends production line by watching for equipment malfunctions or product defects. Unpacks and loads raw materials into equipment, unloading work in progress or finished product and moving materials to and from the equipment. Inspects and spreads product by hand on moving conveyor belt to ensure product consistency. Moves and palletizes finished and packaged product off production lines, along with verifying code dates and labels. Stocks and restocks boxes, skids, and liners for next shift and current shift as needed. Rotates into any line position as needed due to absences, breaks, etc. Notifies lead or supervisory staff if unusual operations identified. Performs general housekeeping duties in production area; maintain a clean and safe work area in compliance with existing policy. Complies with organization policies including, but not limited to, safety, good manufacturing practices, food safety, and employment and work rules. Performs other duties as assigned. Position Qualifications. QUALIFICATIONS Prefer High School Diploma/ GED Be able to work in a fast-paced environment Reliable and self-driven Experience in a food manufacturing plant is preferred Good communication skills

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