General Helper - 1st shift

Job Posting

Principle duties and responsibilities:

1st shift

• Packaging:
• Monday-Friday, some Saturday possible; 07:00am-4:30pm (times could vary)
• Perform bagging of product in a timely and accurate manner
• Perform tracking of product to eliminate out of spec product
• Assist with tracking, bagging, and labeling product
• Perform pan dumping in a timely manner without smashing product

• Follow all company guidelines
• Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures:

• Report safety incident to supervisor/management immediately
• Report food safety concerns to supervisor/management immediately

Other duties and responsibilities:

• Assist other departments as needed
• Participate in plant audit and inspection preparation
• Other duties as assigned

Physical demands:

• Be able to lift up to 25 pounds repeatedly, up to 50 pounds occasionally
• Be able to push or pull up to 200 pounds on wheeled equipment
• Be able to perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, reaching
• Be able to stand for majority of shift
• Be able to read/write in English
• Be able to work in high ambient temperatures

Qualifications required:

• Education:
• High school diploma or GED required
• Experience:
• Six (6) months food manufacturing experience preferred

About us:

Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is a national distributor of breads, rolls and buns, as well as sweet goods, and was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Chicago, Alpha Baking has three production plants in Illinois and others in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Alpha Baking's retail brands include S. Rosen's, MaryAnn, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, and Golden Hearth, with additional product sold under private label agreements and the Alpha Baking foodservice brand. Our broad array of products can be found in national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, national grocery chains, and independent grocery stores.

EEO statement:

We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws which include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status. Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

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