Production Worker

Link Snacks; Underwood (IA); On-site; USD 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401k participation

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Link Snacks is seeking a Production Worker to efficiently pack and palletize finished product for shipment. Shifts vary; 1st shift pays $17.00 per hour, 2nd shift pays $17.00 plus $1.75 shift premium, and 3rd shift pays $17.00 plus $2.50 shift premium.

The role requires following schedules, maintaining safety, quality, and recordkeeping, and helping on packaging and palletizing tasks. Ideal candidates are dependable, detail-oriented, and able to work in a fast-paced environment while adhering to

Qualifications

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to perform repetitive functions.
• Must adhere to all company policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Must be able to accept direction from Department Leads and supervisors.
• Must be able to communicate with co-workers and supervisor.
• Must be able to work in a team oriented environment.
• Must be able to perform duties with minimal supervision.
• Excellent attendance and dependability
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Work well with others
• Great communication skills

Responsibilities

• Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
• Ensure product conforms to specifications.
• Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible.
• May require working on taping machines, shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks, trash and recycling compactors.
• Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed.
• Successfully complete all necessary technical training and skills verification as directed.
• Successfully complete all necessary soft skills training as directed.
• Return from breaks in a timely manner; notify lead/foreman/supervisor before leaving the department.
• Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed.
• Attend all department and company scheduled meetings.
• Works scheduled shift as assigned.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area.
• Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Perform all required duties within OSHA and company safety standards.
• Follows set company and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at all times.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s).
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
• Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition
• Count and place packages in appropriate caddies, maintaining accurate records.
• Handling finished product, placing it continuously in trays or assembly lines to be shipped to our customers.
• Making pallets by stacking boxes onto pallets, preparing the pallet with cardboard wrapping, manually shrink wrapping, and pulling/pushing pallets with manual pallet jack.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Dependability

Ability to follow procedures

Tools

Pallet jack

Taping machines

Shrink wrap machines

Job description

Job Description

1st Shift - Monday - Thursday 5:15am - 3:45pm Starting Pay $17.00

2nd shift - Monday - Thursday 4:30pm - 3am. Starting Pay $17.00 + $1.75 Shift Premium

3rd shift - Friday - Sunday 5:30am - 6pm. Starting Pay $17.00 + $2.50 Shift Premium.

The role of the Production Worker is to perform necessary functions in order to efficiently, safely, and correctly pack and palletize finished product in preparation for shipment to customer.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

General

• Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
• Ensure product conforms to specifications.
• Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible.
• May require working on taping machines, shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks, trash and recycling compactors.
• Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed.
• Successfully complete all necessary technical training and skills verification as directed.
• Successfully complete all necessary soft skills training as directed.
• Return from breaks in a timely manner; notify lead/foreman/supervisor before leaving the department.
• Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed.
• Attend all department and company scheduled meetings.
• Works scheduled shift as assigned.
• Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area.
• Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
• Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
• Perform all required duties within OSHA and company safety standards.
• Follows set company and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at all times.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s).
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
• Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition
• Count and place packages in appropriate caddies, maintaining accurate records.
• Handling finished product, placing it continuously in trays or assembly lines to be shipped to our customers.
• Making pallets by stacking boxes onto pallets, preparing the pallet with cardboard wrapping, manually shrink wrapping, and pulling/pushing pallets with manual pallet jack.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Required Education: None

Required Experience: None

Preferred: Knowledge of warehouse and assembly line experience is a plus.

REQUIRED SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE and ABILITIES

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be able to perform repetitive functions.
• Must adhere to all company policies and regulatory guidelines.
• Must be able to accept direction from Department Leads and supervisors
• Must be able to communicate with co-workers and supervisor.
• Must be able to work in a team oriented environment.
• Must be able to perform duties with minimal supervision.
• Excellent attendance and dependability
• Attention to detail
• Fast-paced environment
• Work well with others
• Great communication skills

Additional Information

The hiring range for this role is $17.00 hourly. Actual wages will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, location, and candidate skill set and experience. Base pay is just one component of Link Snacks Total Rewards package for Team Members. Other rewards may include annual incentive and program-specific awards. Link Snacks provides a variety of benefits to eligible Team Members, including medical, dental and vision benefits, life and disability insurance, 401k participation, paid holidays, and paid time off.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit, and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors. Travel may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Link Snacks is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

E-Verify

Link Snacks provides the Social Security Administration (SSA) and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with information from each new Team Member’s Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. IMPORTANT: If the Government cannot confirm that you are authorized to work, we are required to provide you written instructions and an opportunity to contact SSA and/or DHS before taking adverse action against you, including terminating your employment. We do not use E-Verify to pre-screen job applicants or to re-verify current employees and may not limit or influence the choice of documents presented for use on the Form I-9. In order to determine whether Form I-9 documentation is valid, we use E-Verify’s photo screening tool to match the photograph appearing on some permanent resident and employment authorization cards with the official U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) photograph. If you believe that Link Snacks has violated our responsibilities under this program or has discriminated against you during the verification process based upon your national origin or citizenship status, please call the Office of Special Counsel at 1-800-255-7688 (TDD: 1-800-237-2515).

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.