Catcher/ General Labor 2nd Shift at Fresh Express

Job Description:

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Job Description

Catcher/General Labor is responsible for performing a variety of tasks in a manufacturing environment. This position is expected to rotate among stations to perform the following essential job functions:

• Coring, trimming, cutting, slicing, and chopping a variety of fresh produce items on the trim line for the duration of 8 hours or more depending on volume,
• Mixer: Using hands, a shovel or rake to mix one type of produce into another, or separate clumps of produce,
• Packing bags of finished goods into corrugated boxes, containers, etc.
• Box-maker: make boxes out of corrugated material for the pack-out line,
• Palletizing: stacking boxes of finished goods onto pallets,
• Dumper: loading and unloading raw materials into automatic dumping bins and/or manually dumping product directly onto feed conveyors; must be able to push/pull/lift up to 50 lbs,
• Dryer: loading and unloading raw materials into automatic dryers and manually dumping product directly onto feed conveyors; must be able to push/pull/lift up to 50 lbs,
• Housekeeper: maintain clean production area,
• Janitor: maintain clean employee break areas such as cafeteria / restrooms, ensure proper cleaning supply inventory and complete documentation as required,
• Cull Haul Monitor: maintain product waste area, monitor levels of trailer waste, maintain a clean work area, monitor functionality of equipment in area and report failures to maintenance, and communicate with appropriate personnel when trailer is full,
• GMP Attendant: maintain adequate levels of GMP supplies. Monitor inventory and communicate supply needs to the Production Clerk, and
• Transporter: incumbent will operate a pallet jack to move raw/finished product or packaging materials to and from processing lines (position includes lifting up to 50 pounds).

Job Function Statements – Essential Functions:

A General Labor worker is expected to perform the following essential job functions (detailed):

• Use a knife or peeler to trim, cut, or peel product.
• Moving arms forward in a "throwing motion" or pushing mixed vegetables into product and mixing it together while bent over.
• Handling product that may have a temperature of 32-36 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Pack finished bags into boxes in a timely manner so as not to hold-up the pace of the packaging machine. (Machine speeds range from 30-120 bags per minute). This requires moving arms back and forth in a forward motion. The incumbent will then take the bags off the line (pulling towards the body) and place them downward into the box.
• Lift bags of finished product (up to 35 lbs.) during the duration of the shift.
• Make boxes by lifting the corrugated strips and folding them into a box.
• Responsible for counting and keeping track of product dumped into the hoppers.
• Safely operate hoists, dryers, and dumping machines.
• Transferring filled baskets of product in and out of dryers.
• Push the finished goods through the tape machine. Applying gentle force to a box from left to right or right to left so that the tape machine can process the box.
• Load finished boxes onto the pallets, stacking the boxes from floor level to above head level. This requires using the whole body: bending at waist, bending at legs/knees while carrying the box and moving arms overhead to place it at the top of the pallet. This requires a lifting ability of 1-35 lbs and stacking boxes up to 80" high.
• Perform other duties (such as basic housekeeping) as assigned.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an essential function of this position

Other Information:

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees, and are not to be construed, as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Job Info:

• Company: Fresh Express
• Position: Catcher/ General Labor 2nd Shift
• Work Location: Streamwood
• Country: US

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