Potato Packer

H2ajobs; Rigby (ID); On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Housing provided

Meals provided

Transport to work

Job summary

H2ajobs is looking for an experienced associate to assist in potato packing and quality control. The role involves inspecting containers, measuring items, and moving materials through the packing line with hand tools. Workers will clean work areas and help sort products for loading and shipping.

Applicants should be able to lift up to 50 lbs, be at least 18, and be available to work varied shifts including weekends. Housing and meals are provided where applicable.

Qualifications

• Experience not required; 0 months preferred.
• Must be 18 years or older and eligible to work in the U.S.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform shift work.

Responsibilities

• Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products for quality.
• Measure, weigh, and count products and materials.
• Load, move, and sort products and orders using hand tools.
• Clean work areas and sort finished and defective items.

Skills

Quality inspection

Manual handling

Measurement

Packing

Tools

Hand tools

Job description

Duties may include: Examine and inspect containers, materials, or products to ensure that product quality and packing specifications are met, measure, weigh, and count products and materials, and obtain, move, and sort products, materials, containers, and orders, using hand tools. Clean containers, materials, supplies, or work areas, remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment, such as conveyors, or in specified areas, such as loading docks. Load materials and products into package processing equipment, and transport containers to trucks or trailers, & other related Potato Packer activities as per SOC/OES 53-7064 (<onetonline.org>).

Possible weekend/holiday work.

The employer may choose to pay experienced workers, regardless of origin, more than the published minimum wage rate. See attached Addendum C.

Housing: Employer-provided (including mobile or range)

Meals: Depending on housing location, worker may have a kitchen available for use. In that case, The employer will furnish cooking facilities, utilities, and utensils for workers to prepare their own meals in the housing provided kitchen. Included basic appliances will consist of, but is not limited to, refrigerator, stove/oven, and sink with hot and cold-water connections. All appliances included will be in good, working condition for the workers. Employer will provide transportation to grocery store at least once a week for workers who wish to shop for food. Otherwise, 3 meals per day will be provided to those workers who do not have access to free and convenient cooking and kitchen facilities (all workers who are residing in public accommodations). All meals will include a daily source of protein, vitamins, and minerals.

Transport: The employer will provide or pay for charter bus services or other modes of transportation to H-2A or U.S. workers, or permit workers to select any means of transportation they choose and reimburse workers at no less than the most economical and reasonable common carrier transportation charges for the distances involved in traveling (a) to the place of employment from the place from which the worker has come to work for the employer (i.e., inbound) and (b) from the pl... See attached Addendum C.

Experience wanted: 0 months

Must be 18 years of age. Worker has 3 days from date of hire to show proof of legal authorization to work in the United States. Drug/alcohol/tobacco free work zone. Static strength; exert max muscle force to lift, push, pull, unload, carry objects up to 50lbs; may climb, walk, stand, reach, balance, sit, stoop, bend, squat, wash, clean: equip, grounds, area. All applicants must be able, willing and qualified to perform work described and must be available for the entire period specified and work throughout all areas of intended employment. Variable weather conditions may apply. Bonus potential based on work performance at the sole discretion of the employer. Employees are expected to keep employer-provided vehicles clean and free of trash. Workers may not post or remove notices, signs, or other instructions from the employer's bulletin boards or the employer's property without specific authorization from the employer. Only workers may live in employer-provid... See attached Addendum C.