Production Worker

Production Worker (Dryer)

Since 1984 Meduri Farms has grown to become a premier supplier of specialty dried fruits to food manufacturers around the world. Our operations are located 60 miles southwest of Portland in Oregon's agriculturally fertile Willamette Valley.

Job Title: Production Worker (Dryer)

Date: 3/1/2024

Job Description: Production employees rotate throughout their specific department and do a variety of jobs each day. Listed below are the functions that will be required to be performed:

Responsibilities:

• Run dumper in tray line workstation
• Load trays on to tray line belt
• Smooth fruit on trays
• Stack full trays of fruit
• Push carts of full and empty trays
• Scrape dried fruit in to wash line augers
• Fill trays from wash lines
• Un-stack and re-stack empty trays
• Suck syrup out of totes with hose
• Shoot syrup back in to totes with hose
• Wipe out totes with a sanitary towel
• Dump fruit into totes
• Stir totes of fruit
• Fill barrels and totes with extra juice from concentrator
• Fill tanks with juice for that days turns
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Clean production area when directed
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Job Location: Plant 1 – Dallas

Company Industry: Manufacturing

Job Role: Full Time

Employment Type: Hourly – Non-Exempt

Annual Salary Range: $15.05 per hour plus shift differential

Reports to: Dept. Lead / Dept. Supervisor

Employment Requirements:

• Ability to perform tasks properly and promptly with little supervision
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player attitude with attention to detail.
• Work well with others.
• Be self-motivated.
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Be able to be on your feet for 6 to 8 hours per day.
• Be able to bend, twist and reach

Working Conditions:

• Production environment. This position also requires the ability to stand, kneel, walk, bend over, and reach as necessary when dealing with totes and tote tags.
• Work hours are typically Monday through Friday with occasional weekend work and overtime as needed.
• Loud noise environment.
• Work near Mechanical Parts: Hydraulic forks and wheels that move all the time.
• Extreme Heat: We use up to 200°F juice to process fruit and dryers to dehydrate our fruit. Wet and slippery floors from water and juice spills.