Production Associate

Charcuterie Artisans; Norwalk (IA); On-site; USD 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Charcuterie Artisans is hiring a Production Laborer to support daily meat production operations in a clean, safe environment. You will perform packaging, labeling, boxing, and quality checks in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

The role requires following safety rules, teamwork, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives. Strong attention to sanitation, adherence to schedules, and ability to meet daily goals are essential. $17.50 per hour on-site in Iowa.

Qualifications

• 1 year experience in manufacturing environment.
• Ability to follow instructions and established procedures.
• Ability to work alone or as a member of a team.
• Awareness of sanitation and hygiene procedures and practices.
• Concern for the safety of self and co-workers and a responsible attitude.
• Understand their contribution to the company and operations strategy (GOAL).
• Drive standard work execution.
• Eliminate NVA (Non-Value Added) work in their area.
• Execute Safety & Quality Fundamentals.
• Participate in the standard DDS cycle.
• Achieve daily operational goals.Be part of a high-performance work environment that allows all Artisans to live to their full potential.
• Work to achieve individual goals.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that they work safely, and all safety procedures are followed. Keep their work area in the highest safety standard possible.
• Ensures company brand materials and physical working space meet company cleanliness standards.
• Ensure that the product is always done at the correct quality in a sustainable manner.
• Communicate training needs to fully execute this Job Description.
• Comply with scheduled times to start operations and activities.
• Works to gain the knowledge needed to perform assigned tasks.
• Following the technical guidance from Maintenance and Team Leader.
• Gain the knowledge of the programs of the company’s Continuous Improvement (CI) programs to the level of understanding to support its mission.
• Be flexible to other tasks assigned, which can be a temporary event or conducing to an improved way of working.
• Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
• Mark and label containers or products using marking tools.
• Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment such as conveyors or in specified area.
• Load product into processing/packaging equipment
• Assemble containers.
• Load packages of vacuum sealed meat into boxes
• Remove packages (one or two at a time) and inspect labels, product position and overall visual quality, according to order specifications.
• Place inspected sealed meat packages in boxes.
• Fold and tape boxes using a case sealer, prepare boxes for shipping.
• Lift inspected, full box of meats and place on pallet.
• Weighs product and places it on the Multivac
• Sets dates on ink printer to ensure the correct best by dates, lot # and Julian date’s

Skills

Basic production knowledge

Follow instructions

Team player

Sanitation & hygiene

Safety awareness

GOAL understanding

Standard work

Eliminate NVA

Safety & quality fundamentals

DDS cycle participation

Daily goals

High-performance mindset

Individual goal pursuit

Education

1 year manufacturing experience

Job description

The Production Laborer performs various functions in ensuring operational processes run efficiently and effectively in their area.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Ensure that they work safely, and all safety procedures are followed. Keep their work area in the highest safety standard possible.
• Ensures company brand materials and physical working space meet company cleanliness standards.
• Ensure that the product is always done at the correct quality in a sustainable manner.
• Communicate training needs to fully execute this Job Description.
• Comply with scheduled times to start operations and activities.
• Works to gain the knowledge needed to perform assigned tasks.
• Following the technical guidance from Maintenance and Team Leader.
• Gain the knowledge of the programs of the company’s Continuous Improvement (CI) programs to the level of understanding to support its mission.
• Be flexible to other tasks assigned, which can be a temporary event or conducing to an improved way of working.
• Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met.
• Mark and label containers or products using marking tools.
• Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment such as conveyors or in specified area.
• Load product into processing/packaging equipment
• Assemble containers.
• Load packages of vacuum sealed meat into boxes
• Remove packages (one or two at a time) and inspect labels, product position and overall visual quality, according to order specifications.
• Place inspected sealed meat packages in boxes.
• Fold and tape boxes using a case sealer, prepare boxes for shipping.
• Lift inspected, full box of meats and place on pallet.
• Weighs product and places it on the Multivac
• Sets dates on ink printer to ensure the correct best by dates, lot # and Julian date’s

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Basic knowledge of the product, production processes and other techniques for maximizing the level of production.
• Ability to follow instructions and established procedures
• Ability to work alone or as a member of a team
• Awareness of sanitation and hygiene procedures and practices,
• Concern for the safety of self and co-workers and a responsible attitude.
• Understand their contribution to the company and operations strategy (GOAL).
• Drive standard work execution.
• Eliminate NVA (Non-Value Added) work in their area.
• Execute Safety & Quality Fundamentals.
• Participate in the standard DDS cycle.
• Achieve daily operational goals.Be part of a high-performance work environment that allows all Artisans to live to their full potential.
• Work to achieve individual goals.

Education and Experience:

• 1 year experience manufacturing environment

Physical Requirements:

• Physical effort equal to frequently lifting or moving materials.
• Regularly required to sit or stand, bend and/or reach.
• Manual dexterity- the ability to quickly move hands and arms, manipulate and/or assemble objects.
• The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull and/or carry objects.
• General safety, sanitation, and hygiene procedures.

Work Environment:

Work is performed in a manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, temperature changes between 15-45 degrees. Work involves frequent lifting of materials and products up to 25 pounds. Machinery operation requires the use of safety equipment to include but not limited to, eye safety glasses, hearing protectors, work boots, and hardhats. Loose fitting clothes and jewelry are not permitted.

Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.

$17.50 - $17.50 an hour