Team Member 1

Bonduelle Group Americas; Swedesboro (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Bonduelle Group Americas is hiring a Team Member in Swedesboro to support production goals. You will work in a fast-paced environment ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency while assisting in multiple room roles such as packer, filler, stacker, and labeler.

Key requirements include English proficiency and a GED or high school diploma. Expect to work around cold conditions and equipment with a strong emphasis on teamwork and SQF compliance.

Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak English; comprehension of basic math.
• Willingness and flexibility to work in a cold, wet, fast-paced, 24-hour plant environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• GED/High School Diploma.

Responsibilities

• Follows GMP/PPE, Safety guidelines, maintains HACCP & Sanitation guidelines & processes.
• Utilization of proper tools to open bags following proper process.
• Understands yield standards and works safely around moving equipment & conveyors in wet environment.
• Places product & condiment into bowls and packs units into approved cases.
• Follow specifications for certain salad blending and visually inspects bowls for quality.
• Ability to be crossed trained & multitask in multiple positions; maintain safe work environment.
• Comply with SQF Regulatory Programs and maintain a clean work area.
• Notifies QA if product has quality issues (out of specifications).
• Operate dishwasher after confirming soap presence; maintain 5S marked tools and totes.

Skills

Read/write English

Basic math

Education

GED/High School Diploma

Job description

• Position: Team Member
• Reports To: Production Supervisor
• Location: Swedesboro

Groupe Bonduelle is a company that is making a positive impact

Groupe Bonduelle is the world leader in ready-to-use plant-rich food. By joining our company you will have an opportunity to make a positive and sustainable impact on yourself, others and the planet. You will play an active part in our mission to inspire the transition toward a plant-rich diet to contribute to people's well-being and planet health.

Groupe Bonduelle Fresh Americas is the U.S. business unit of France based Groupe Bonduelle (BON.PA). We are the first business unit of Groupe Bonduelle to become a Certified B Corporation. We operate three processing facilities throughout the U.S. and employ nearly 3,000 Associates who focus on producing and bringing to market fresh vegetable products, prepared salads and plant-rich meal solutions.

Groupe Bonduelle is a 170 year old French family-owned company that has been at the forefront of plant based food innovations since 1853. Our ready-to-use plant-rich food products are grown on 168,000 acres by our grower partners and marketed in nearly 100 countries. The company currently employees more than 11,000 Associates globally.

Join us at Bonduelle Fresh Americas for an opportunity to advance your career in a culture that places people first and makes contributing to a better future through plant-based food our top priority.

Position Summary:

This role is a key position within our production room and supports our production team leads as they drive production to the highest safety, quality and efficiency standards. This position can perform anyone or multiple of the following roles within the room: packer, filler, stacker, box labeler, inspector.

What you will Do:

• Follows GMP/PPE, Safety guidelines, maintains HACCP & Sanitation guidelines & processes
• Utilization of proper tools (scoops) & correct tools to open bags following proper process
• Understands yield standards
• Works safely around moving equipment & conveyors in wet environment
• Places product & condiment into bowls
• Packs units into approved cases
• Follow specifications for certain salad blending
• Visually inspects bowls of packed product for quality to include proper bowl marking & positioning, seal integrity, weight & migration
• Ability to be crossed trained & multitask in multiple positions
• Maintain safe work environment
• Work in a fast paced environment
• Comply with SQF Regulatory Programs
• Maintains a clean work area at all times
• Notifies QA if product has quality issues (out of specifications)
• Must follow the proper process when using the decanting spray (remove condiments from bags, put in clean tote & spray bags before
• Ability to operate a dishwasher after checking to ensure soap is in the dishwasher
• Cleans bowls
• Maintain tools & equipment as delimited by the 5S marking
• Process of cleaning totes followed (manual or automatic)
• Ability to change out tape machine and box labeler
• Follow & enforce the 5S Methodology

Minimum Qualifications:

• Ability to read, write and speak English; comprehension of basic math.
• Willingness and flexibility to work in a cold, wet, fast-paced, 24-hour plant environment.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
• GED/High School Diploma.

Physical Work Environment / Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the associate will be required to perform repetitive movements (i.e., scooping condiments into salad bowls). The associate regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

• Ability to frequently move, push, or carry items up to 50lbs
• Ability to sit or stand for extended periods
• Ability to move about within a fast paced environment in/outside facility, and traverse between the maintenance shop & production floor.
• Ability to ascend/descend on stairs/ladder for repairs
• Ability to position self to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
• Exposed to a cold & wet environment of 34 degrees. Ability to work in outdoor weather conditions
• Must be able to exchange accurate information through frequent communications within all levels of the organization
• Must be able to detect, identify, inspect, observe, and assess surroundings