Seasonal - Food Processing Packaging Associate

Seasonal - Food Processing Packaging Associate

This role is an on-site position and requires regular attendance at the facility and is responsible for preparing, assembling, and packaging ready to eat items. Working in a high pace environment while maintaining high standards for quality, sanitation and food safety. Working in a team base department.

Schedule: 9:00am-5pm/until work is done. 6 days a week. Weekends are mandatory. Duration: November 9 - December 13.

Duties Include but are not limited to:

• Accurately assemble salad kits, salsa's and fresh-cut produce items following production specification
• Inspect and ensure quality of food products (e.g. freshness, color, shapes, temperature and proper size specification and compliance with company standards)
• Operate line equipment safely (e.g., scales, conveyors, labelers, thermometers, can openers and heat seal and any other equipment as trained)
• Maintain a clean and organized workstation following food safety and sanitation procedure (GMPS)
• Communicate product quality issues such as spoilage, moisture, or foreign materials to lead or QA. If you are not sure, always ask questions
• Follow proper rotation to ensure older product is used first. Everything must be labeled
• Assist in prepping, decanting (product and packaging), sorting, or reworking products as needed
• Able to accurately count and weight ingredients and compare them to recipe, notifying supervisor of any discrepancies
• Fast pace and safe production runs to complete orders in a timely manner for trucks to be out on schedule
• Report any suspicious activity or broken equipment that is not safe to use
• Be able to run orders by allergen control so we don't contaminate products and store them properly
• Follow instructions given and ask questions if needed
• Return any equipment that you signed off to at the end of your shift
• Be able to work in a moving conveyor and keep up with your assign spot to maintain production flow
• Fill in any paperwork needed for production
• Assist in training new associates
• Adapt to new changes and any additional task, jobs and duties assigned
• Help in other areas when needed (cross train in different areas of production)
• Be able to memorize weights, production runs, allergens, and names of finished items
• Reliable attendance and punctuality

Qualifications

• Ability to lift to 50 lbs
• Multitask and be able to work independently on assigned task
• Ability to stand for extensive period
• Allergen knowledge
• Ability to follow written and verbal instruction in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of vegetable and produce
• Prior production, warehouse, or food processing experience
• Reliable attendance and willingness to work as part of team
• Ability to fill out paperwork
• Knowledge of scales.
• Great Communication
• Working in wet and cold conditions

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

This is a safety-sensitive position.

This employer participates in E-Verify and will provide the Social Security Administration and if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization.

We do not provide H1-B sponsorships at this time.

Charlie's Produce is an Equal Opportunity Employer