Production Associate - 2nd Shift

Girard's Foodservice Dressings; Manteno (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Girard's Foodservice Dressings is seeking a production worker to support packaging operations in our Illinois facility. The role involves handling empty bottles, loading conveyors, stacking pallets, and ensuring productivity and quality standards are met.

The position requires effective communication, ability to collaborate with multiple departments, willingness to work off shifts, weekends, and holidays when needed, and adherence to safety and production procedures.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Dump empty bottles into hoppers, load bottles onto conveyors, remove liner, knock down cartons and stack pallets 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.

Job description

Description

GENERAL SUMMARY:

• 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

• 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.