Production Helper - OW - Line 3A - 4:45am - 5:15pm

King's Hawaiian; Oakwood (GA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

King's Hawaiian in the United States seeks a production worker to support bread and roll manufacturing on the shift schedule. You will operate equipment, feed hoppers, monitor conveyors, and help keep areas clean and organized.

The role requires safety awareness, ability to follow instructions in English, and willingness to learn new tasks. Training is provided; prior warehouse experience is a plus.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 1 year of warehouse/production experience preferred.
• Able to read and interpret safety rules and maintenance instructions in English.
• Able to write basic QA reports in English.
• Basic arithmetic skills for measuring and counting goods.

Responsibilities

• Attend roll dividing equipment to straighten dough balls to meet specs.
• Attend bread rounding equipment to place dough into pie tins.
• Supply empty pie tins to production lines.
• Monitor conveyors and clear jams safely.
• Inspect products for conformance and report non-conformances.
• Move materials between machines on dollies and maintain clean work areas.
• Operate box former and mixer as needed; load ingredients and keep magazines full.
• Assist in training new employees and follow safety procedures.

Skills

HS diploma

1 year warehouse/production experience

Reading English documents

Writing routine QA reports

Basic math (units of measure)

Education

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Joining King’s Hawaiian makes you part of our `ohana (family). We are a family-owned business for over seventy years, respecting our roots while thinking about our future as we continue to grow and care for our customers and the communities we serve. Our `ohana members build an environment of inclusivity as they freely collaborate, pursue learning through curiosity, and explore innovation as critical thinkers. Beyond that, we are also passionate about supporting the long-term health and well-being of our employees and their families. If you’re excited to rise with our team, come and join our `ohana!

Job Description Summary

To perform all the various job tasks included in the production of bread and rolls.

• Attends to the roll dividing equipment to straighten out the dough balls in pans or trays to meet product specifications.
• Attends to the bread rounding equipment to place dough balls into pie tins to meet product specifications.
• Supplies other employees with empty pie tins.
• Monitors conveyors for jams clears jams safely.
• Inspects products for damage or for conformity to specifications. Notifies Supervisor of any non-conformance of product.
• Pushes material or products between machines or departments on a dolly.
• Picks up pans from dolly and places them onto the conveyor or removes them from conveyor and places them on a dolly.
• Moves pans racks and dollies to or from the area.
• Starts or stops conveyors by pushing buttons on a control panel.
• Keeps work area clean and organized by picking up debris sweeping the floor wiping down the equipment and other sanitation jobs assigned.
• Attends box former by starting and stopping the machine when necessary keeping magazine full and clearing jams safely.
• Helps mixer by opening boxes or bags of ingredients and loading them into mixers hoppers or feeders.
• Performs other tasks that may arise in the production area after appropriate training.
• Helps in the training of new employees or employees who change job classifications.
• Reports all equipment problems to the foreman or supervisor immediately.
• Promotes safety by understanding and following safety procedures and reporting all incidents in a timely manner.
• Plans and carries out job assignments without creating hazards to yourself and other employees.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully one must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. This individual must be Safety conscious. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Skills/Experience

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• One year of general warehouse/production work experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals written in English.
• Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English.
• Ability to add subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions and decimals.

The employee is regularly required to sit stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close distance color and peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus. May require the use of equipment in the machine shop small portable equipment and manual tools. Duties may require the occasional operation of a motor vehicle or travel to another state on behalf of the company.

This position is working on a shift basis. May also be scheduled to work all shifts. While performing the duties of this job There will be regular exposure to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions high precarious places fumes or airborne particles and extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually high.

Note: This Position Description indicates the critical features of the role as they are presently envisioned. They are subject to change at any time due to business conditions or other reasons. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required.

King's Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.