Production Technician (2nd - 3rd Shift)

Kroger - Anderson, SC; Anderson (SC); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking dedicated individuals to join their team at a local bakery. This role emphasizes teamwork, safety, and quality in food production. Ideal candidates will be self-motivated, adaptable, and eager to learn. With a commitment to fostering a positive work environment, this company offers a variety of benefits aimed at enhancing the well-being of its associates. If you’re passionate about making a difference and eager to grow in a supportive setting, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Benefits

Competitive health care benefits

Retirement benefits

Vacation

Mental health resources

Associate discounts

Opportunities to learn and grow

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years of age and have a high school diploma or GED.
• Effective communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform operational tasks safely and efficiently in a team environment.
• Demonstrate leadership and commitment to team goals.

Skills

Effective problem-solving ability

Active listening skills

Effective oral/written communication skills

Basic mechanical reasoning skills

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Company Overview:

Anderson Bakery, a Kroger Company, is in the city of Anderson in the beautiful area of Upstate South Carolina. We have been in business under the Kroger name since 1979 and are currently producing bread, muffins, and rolls for Kroger grocery stores in the southeast. Under new leadership, our facility has seen significant improvement in the last year in terms of process reliability, efficiency, and average run time and are continuing to improve our key plant indicators and our plant culture.

Why work at the Anderson Bakery?

To support and reward our hardworking and friendly associates, we offer much more than just a paycheck. We strive to feed your future by offering the ingredients you need to create your own recipe for success at work and in life. Our associates receive a full plate of benefits that promote their physical, emotional, and financial well-being, including access to competitive health care and retirement benefits, vacation, mental health resources, associate discounts, and opportunities to learn, grow and advance.

If you are passionate, driven and want to make positive change, then we want you to come work for us and help us continue to drive the positive impacts our plant has been experiencing over the last year!

For the best and fastest consideration, please apply directly at https://jobs.kroger.com & Select Anderson SC for location.

Position Summary:

Perform required tasks and duties for the designated position, as determined by team composition and crewing needs. Must maintain timely progress through assigned operational training. Must flexibly perform a variety of roles in a team-based environment. Perform all jobs safely, efficiently and accurately to maintain and improve the performance of the entire plant in the areas of Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR) and our Customer 1st strategy. Provide leadership that embodies our 7 Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles. Demonstrate the company’s core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion and safety.

Essential Job Functions:

• Maintain timely arrival and attendance for scheduled shift.
• Demonstrate willingness and ability to learn.
• Make timely progress in completing the training and skill development required to master at least one designated rotational position for the core team’s operational function.
• Steadily pursue and master leadership and operational skill development as required to advance to Tech Level 1 performance within the established time frame.
• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge and behavior required for safe execution of operational roles.
• Demonstrate clear understanding of essential information and behavior required to ensure product quality.
• Read equipment-specific standard work before engaging machinery.
• Model role-appropriate leadership behavior in keeping with Kroger Values.
• Exhibit functional understanding of plant strategy, functions and operational objectives.
• Collaborate with training coordinator or resource leader to maintain expected pace of technical and leadership development.
• Complete cross-training as determined by team composition and objectives.
• Show commitment to team goals through cooperative and aligned behavior.
• Communicate with team members to overcome obstacles through collaboration.
• Invite and share ideas and feedback to leverage team strength in solving problems.
• Maintain positive, professional interaction with team members.
• Adapt own behavior and efforts in response to changing team requirements or circumstances.
• Actively participate in team meetings and discussions.
• Ask questions to clarify, obtain key information, and challenge the ideas of others.
• Provide active support to any team member when needed to maintain operations.
• Must be able to work around ingredients and/or finished products known to contain food allergens.
• Follow established programs, policies and practices to produce safe, quality foods that meet regulatory and company requirements.
• Accountable to the Kroger Manufacturing Food Safety and Quality Principles.
• Must be able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.

Minimum Position Qualifications/Education:

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• High School diploma or GED.
• Must demonstrate reliable, punctual attendance.
• Highly self-motivated, with ability to work well both independently and as part of a team.
• Effective problem-solving ability.
• Active listening skills.
• Effective oral/written communication skills.
• Positive, approachable demeanor.
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment and readily adapt to change.
• Basic reading (comprehension) and math skills (counting, addition and subtraction).
• Basic mechanical reasoning skills.

Desired Previous Job Experience:

• Production Manufacturing experience.

Required Certifications/Licenses: None.
Position Type: Full-Time.
Shift(s): Evening; Overnight.
Regions: South.