Production Associate
CurrentUnstacking pallets of ingredient materials and dumping the contents into washers, grinders, sifters, or other such machinery; these bags or boxes weigh between 10 and 65 pounds for an 8 hour shiftUnstacking bags of bread or batter mix and dumping the contents into blenders, tubs, or other machinery; these bags weigh approximately 50 pounds; some bags must be lifted and dumped at waist level, in other areas at shoulder level for an eight hour shiftPicking up small amounts of ingredients such as cheese, fish portions, or toast using either a scoop or their hands, and placing these ingredients on a conveyor beltUsing both hands, and reaching approximately 18-20 inches across the conveyor, arranging or aligning food products on the belt to achieve optimum "loading" for proper breading, frying, or freezingInspecting product at various points on the conveyor, and using knowledge and training about the visual quality guidelines, sorts and picks out unacceptable product and places this in the proper "inedible" containerPicking up bags of product weighing from 1/2 pound to 10 pounds and placing these into the final box or case, placing it on a conveyor to go through a taping machine or to be hand-tapedTape cases using a hand-held tape application machineStacking of finished product cases in a specific pallet pattern on a palletWiping down food processing conveyors or tables with clothsSweeping food debris, picking it up with a dustpan, and placing it in the proper waste containerDisposing of material, pushing carts or carrying tubs of waste materials to proper disposal areaUsing a low-pressure water hose to wash down the last traces of food debris down the drain, consistent with plant waste water and sanitation policies
