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Job Title General Laborer (Packing)
Department Operations – Manufacturing
Location DeForest, Wisconsin, USA
Reports to Production Supervisor
Hours of Work Shift work, able to work overtime and weekends as required
PRIMARY FOCUS:
The responsibility of a General Laborer (Packing) is to work as part of a team to ensure that quality potatoes are packed into boxes as per LPC spec.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Visually checks packaged potatoes in accordance with quality standards, and eliminates packages with any damaged or unacceptable potatoes.
• Reports excessive product damage to the Machine Operator/Production Supervisor.
• Assembles an adequate supply of cardboard boxes for usage during each packaging run.
• Packs bags of potatoes neatly into boxes; removing bags with packaging defects (open bags, no date printed).
• Sorts and neatly stacks extra cardboard boxes/bags leftover from a packaging run by size and types.
• Inform the plant supervisor or quality control of all quality issues immediately.
• Maintains all working areas by keeping all areas clean and organized while working; ensuring floors are clear of all debris, including bags, boxes, and potatoes.
• Conforms and adheres to all established company policies and procedures and government legislations pertaining to occupation health and safety.
• Other duties as assigned by the Production Supervisor or Machine Operator.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Be physically fit with the ability to lift and stack boxes up to 25lbs.
• Basic English language skills to read, understand and follow instructions and adhere to rules and regulations.
KEY COMPETENCIES:
• Able to work in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Team player with good interpersonal skill and willingness to learn.
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
KEY MEASURES OF SUCCESS:
• Living the values of The Little Potato Company.
REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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 regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, perform repetitive hand and upper body movements, use hands to finger, handle or feel, and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit, bend, climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl or twist. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Exertion of physical strength to push, pull, move and lift objects up to 50 pounds from one level to another at varying heights. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 may be subject to some discomforts, such as extreme heat, cold, dust, odors, noise, and hazards, such as closeness to moving mechanical parts and exposure to powered machinery.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Must possess the ability to read, analyze and interpret business and technical documents, flow charts, budget information, procedure manuals and so on; the ability to prepare required routine reports and correspondence; ability to communicate effectively with others, using skill and diplomacy and have the ability to work with all levels of the organization.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Must possess the ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide, using whole numbers/decimals and the ability to apply concepts of business math and statistics to practical situations.
REASONING ABILITIES:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram format. Must possess strong knowledge, understanding and experience in various problem-solving and participatory management techniques.
TECHNICIAL ABILITIES:
Must possess knowledge and experience in automated systems and terminology and the ability to develop and interpret related reports using ERP, spreadsheet, word processing and graphics software. Requires the ability to operate a variety of standard business machines, such as a computer and keyboard, a calculator, telephone, FAX, photocopier and so on.
SAFE QUALITY FOODS:
All staff are responsible to report food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.
In the event a key personnel responsible for this role is unavailable, an appropriately trained backup has been assigned to cover the duties to ensure the integrity of the SQF System.
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