Production Associate - 1st Shift

Girard's Foodservice Dressings; Manteno (IL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Girard's Foodservice Dressings is seeking a production associate to support material handling and packaging tasks across the production floor. The role emphasizes safe operation, production efficiency, and adherence to food safety practices.

Responsibilities include loading and unloading materials, operating equipment during start-up/shut-down, performing quality inspections, and maintaining documentation in the system. Ability to work off shifts and weekends is required.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent work experience.
• Strong verbal, listening, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work with other departments in the company.
• Ability to work off shifts, weekends, and holidays if required.
• Self-directed with good attendance.
• Knowledge of manufacturing environment and practices.

Responsibilities

• Dump empty bottles into hoppers and load onto conveyors.
• Remove liner, knock down cartons and stack pallets to maintain productivity and quality guidelines.
• Assist start-up and shut down of production equipment.
• Load product into cartons.
• Follow all safety standards and production instructions.
• Document duties in the computer-based system.
• Complete quality inspections per specifications.
• Perform cleaning and sanitation duties as assigned.
• Assist in finding coverage for shift to fill in for absences.

Skills

Effective communication

Team coordination

Self-directed

Attendance

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Job description

Job Type
Full-time

Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

A production position responsible for supplying and removing materials and product to and from all areas of production. This person should work safely, be production oriented, and educated in the food safety defense.

• Dump empty bottles into hoppers, load bottles onto conveyors, remove liner, knock down cartons and stack pallet in a manner to maintain packaging productivity and quality guidelines.
• Assist in the start-up and shut down of production equipment,
• Stack full cases of product off the packaging line onto pallets in a manner to maintain packaging productivity and quality guidelines.
• Load product into cartons
• Follow all safety standards
• Document duties as scheduled in the computer based system
• Complete quality inspections per specifications
• Perform cleaning and sanitation duties as assigned
• Follow all written and verbal production instructions and priorities
• Assist in finding coverage for shift to fill in for absences and vacations
• A good working and communication relationship with co-workers, warehouse personnel, the Production Supervisor and Manager
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

SCOPE OF JOB FUNCTIONS:

• High School diploma or equivalent work experience
• Effective verbal, listening, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to work well with other departments in the company.
• Ability to work off shifts, weekends, and holidays if required.
• Self- directed
• Good attendance
• Knowledge of manufacturing environment and practices.