2600 Caretaker II

Mt. Olive Pickle Company, Inc.; Mount Olive (NC); On-site; USD 34,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Profit Sharing

Dental Insurance

Employee Discount

Flexible spending account

Health Insurance

Life Insurance

Paid Time-Off

Referral Program

Vision Insurance

Job summary

Mt. Olive Pickle Co., Inc. is seeking a Day Shift Caretaker II to assist in maintaining the tank yard and ensure proper storage and handling of raw materials. The role emphasizes physical labor, equipment operation, and strict adherence to safety standards.

You will pump brine, manage tank levels, handle stock, and perform routine maintenance on tanks and surrounding areas while supporting the Outside Production team as needed.

Qualifications

• High school diploma preferred.
• Certified forklift operator required.
• Heavy, physical job.

Responsibilities

• Pumps brine to tanks to maintain required brine level.
• Unheads and/or heads tanks; obtain brinestock samples.
• Manually lifts and moves tank heads, 4x4s, and other supplies.
• Circulates tanks of brinestock using circulating pump or air blowers.
• Cleans tanks and unloading areas to maintain safety and sanitation.
• Remains alert to conditions affecting stock quality; follows safety rules.

Skills

Forklift operation

Education

High school diploma

Tools

Forklift

Pumps

Dipper

Hoses

Ladder

Pressure Washer

Job description

Description

We have an opening for Day Shift Caretaker II.

Summary

Assists in maintaining the tank yard to assure proper storage and handling of raw materials.

Essential Functions

• Pumps brine to tanks as needed to maintain required tank brine level. Uses ladder to install tank plugs and uses hoses to fill to desired level with brine.
• Unheads and/or heads tanks as needed. Obtains samples of brinestock as directed.
• Manually lifts and moves tank heads, 4x4’s, and other supplies.
• Circulates tanks of brinestock using circulating pump or air blowers.
• Cleans out and washes down tanks as necessary after stock is emptied from them.
• Cleans the unloading area, around and under tanks, the platforms, between the rows, and other areas to maintain safe and sanitary conditions.
• Remains alert to conditions in the tank yard that would adversely affect the quality of stock.
• Follows safety rules and company policies.

Other Duties

• Uses skimmer and brush to clean top of brine tanks.
• Assists with tanking of brinestock and fresh cucumbers.
• Operates forklift for material or equipment handling.
• Performs minor carpentry repairs and reports any unsafe conditions on the platforms to appropriate personnel.
• Cleans drains and ditches.
• Adds salt to tanks as directed by operating forklift or by shoveling salt into bins.
• Occasionally assists with other duties in Outside Production.
• Participates in training, employee meetings, committees, project teams, etc. as appropriate.
• Receives written and verbal instructions on the above job tasks and performs other duties as directed by Supervisor.

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Profit Sharing
• Dental Insurance
• Employee Discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time-Off
• Referral Program
• Vision Insurance

Requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

High school graduate preferred. Certified forklift operator required. This is a heavy, physical job and requires significant upper body strength.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Machines, Equipment, Tools Used

Forklift, Hand Tools, Pumps, Dipper, Hoses, Ladder, Broom, Brush, Shovel, Skimmer, Plastic Cover, Tractor, Pressure Washer.

Physical Demands

Climbing: Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like, using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.

• Stooping: Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at waist. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerate degree and requires full use of the lower extremities and back muscles.
• Reaching: Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady forces in order to thrust forward, downward, or outward.
• Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul, or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a high position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
• Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make fine discriminations in sound.
• Heavy Work: Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/ or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and\or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles or heavy equipment.

Work Environment

Works outside, subject to wide seasonal temperature variations and intermittent wetness from rain or some job tasks. Gloves, goggles, ear protection and steel inserts for shoes available as needed.

Disclaimer: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of the position. All employees may have other duties assigned at any time.

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