Potato Handler- Weekend Night Shift

Utz Quality Foods, Inc; Hanover (York County); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Employer match 401k

Profit sharing plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Utz Quality Foods is seeking a Potato Handler for the Hanover, PA facility on the Weekend Night Shift (Friday–Sunday 5:55PM–5:55AM). The role focuses on unloading potatoes, maintaining equipment, and upholding quality and food safety standards.

You will operate a forklift, monitor equipment, and coordinate with the potato department on usage while supporting end-of-week sanitation. Strong reading and spoken English required.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of and skills relating to potato unloading equipment.
• Knowledge of potato types and quality components.
• Able to receive and maintain forklift certification and perform daily required inspections.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 30 lbs.
• Organized and detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• Ability to read, speak, and understand English communication.

Responsibilities

• Maintains water level in flume systems.
• Monitors all equipment associated with potato hoppers and flue systems.
• Maintains and operates a forklift. Communicates with potato department on potato usage.
• Cleans equipment daily at end of shift.
• Assists other operators in end-of-week sanitation.
• Reports potato changes to fryer operators.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

Skills

Forklift operation

Potato handling

Attention to detail

English communication

Tools

Forklift

Potato processing equipment

Job description

Utz Quality Foods is looking to grow our loyal, career driven, and customer focused team, and is currently recruiting for a Potato Handler to join our team of manufacturing professionals in Hanover, PA on our new WeekendNight Shift.

As a Potato Handler this candidate will be responsible for managing the unloading schedule per the direction from the supervisor and for maintaining all potato equipment. This position works Friday-Sunday 5:55PM - 5:55AM.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains water level in flume systems.
• Monitors all equipment associated with potato hoppers and flue systems.
• Maintains and operates a forklift. * Communicates with potato department on potato usage.
• Cleans equipment daily at end of shift.
• Assists other operators in end-of-week sanitation.
• Reports potato changes to fryer operators.
• Responsible for quality and food safety tasks for their position.

Requirements

• Knowledge of and skills relating to potato unloading equipment.
• Knowledge of potato types and quality components.
• Able to receive and maintain forklift certification and perform daily required inspections.
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs. and carry up to 30 lbs.
• Organized and detail-oriented and able to work independently.
• Ability to read, speak, and understand English communication.

Continuously Pursuing Excellence!

Here at Utz, we have a passion for exciting and delighting consumers with delicious snack foods made from high quality ingredients. After over a century with a strong family heritage, our diverse portfolio of brands includes Utz, Zapp's, Boulder Canyon, and On the Border. Our associates are the reason for the success of this company, so it is important we provide a supportive, caring and inclusive environment that offers opportunities for career growth and advancement. We also help take care of our associates by providing benefits, resources, and programs that ensure they live their healthiest lives. Our benefit package includes medical, dental, and vision plans, an employer match 401k, profit sharing plan, employee stock purchase plan and much more. Join our world class team and help us become the fastest growing pure-play U.S. snacking company of scale!

Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.