Packers and Packagers, Hand

H2ajobs; Blytheville (AR); On-site; USD 17,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-provided housing

Free meals and kitchen facilities

Transportation to stores

Job summary

H2ajobs is hiring for a packing and packaging role requiring attention to quality and workflow in a fast-paced environment. Duties include inspecting containers, sorting by multiple factors, operating grain conditioning equipment, and loading out products with various tools. You must be able to lift up to 75 lbs and communicate in English.

Two months of verifiable experience are required. Housing and meals are provided by the employer, with transportation support as needed.

Qualifications

• Two months of verifiable experience required for listed duties.
• Must be able to speak and understand English.

Responsibilities

• Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to meet packing specifications.
• Sort by color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality.
• Operate grain conditioning tools and dryers to meet quality standards.
• Load out products using hand trucks, forklifts, or shovels.
• Weigh crop-filled containers and record weights and identifiers.
• Place products in containers according to grade and estimate weights.
• Discard defective products and report grain grades.
• Maintain an organized work environment and adhere to safety protocols.
• Deliver grain to market facilities as ports allow.
• Be able to lift up to 75 lbs; random drug testing may be required.

Skills

English proficiency

Job description

Worker will be required to perform a variety of duties found in SOC Code 53-7064 Packers and Packagers, Hand such as: Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met; Sort according to factors such as color, species, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, and quality to ensure correct processing and usage; Function and monitor grain conditioning tools to ensure efficient and safe conditioning of grain to meet quality standards including running dryers to pull down moisture content; Load out products using hand trucks, forklifts, suction gates, shovels, pitchforks, brooms;

Weigh crop-filled containers, and record weights and other identifying information; Place products in containers according to grade; Weigh products or estimate their weight, visually or by feel; Discard inferior, diseased, rotten, or defective products or foreign matter, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing; Monitor and report grain grades; Maintain an organized work environment, including storage areas and surrounding facilities; Adhere to all safety protocols and procedures to ensure a safe working environment for yourself and the team; Deliver grain to market facilities as ports allow; Tear down and re-build wheel motors, pumps and other equipment; Must be able to speak and understand English.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Employer will furnish free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities, all of which are in working order, including refrigeration, space for food preparation, cooking accessories and utensils, appliances, and dishwashing facilities so that workers may prepare their own meals. Kitchen facilities include adequate sinks with hot and cold water under pressure. Employer will provide transportation once a week to assure workers access to stores where they can purchase groceries, when the employer is providing cooking and kitchen facilities.

Transport: See Addendum C

Experience wanted: 2 months

Two (2) months of recent and verifiable experience required for the job duties listed. Must be able to obtain appropriate drivers license following hire and obtain clean driving record. Be able to lift up to 75 lbs. Once hired, worker may be required to take a random drug test at no cost to the worker. Testing positive or failure to comply may result in immediate termination from employment.