Production Grader/Sorter

Job Summary

This position is responsible for ensuring tasks are performed in a safe and efficient manner while complying with proper protocols and procedures meeting customer specifications. This is an active role that requires working on multiple projects at once. The successful candidate will work with management to ensure efficiency and safety.

Primary Responsibilities and Duties:

• Grade and Sort Products: Sort products according to factors such as color, specs, length, width, appearance, feel, smell, quality, and weight.
• Discard Inferior Products: Discard inferior or defective products, and place acceptable products in containers for further processing.
• Maintain Productivity: Consistently maintain a satisfactory level of productivity.
• Maintain Facility Equipment: Maintain the facility's equipment and materials in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
• Perform Quality Inspections: Perform quality inspections of materials, grading properly, and ensuring that the delivery is completed as requested and that the order meets company and industry standards.
• Place and Grade Products: Place and grade products in containers according to specifications.
• Attach Labels and Tags: Attach appropriate labels and tags to produce and packages when necessary.
• Wear Employee Badge ID: Must always wear employee badge ID inside the facility.
• Food Safety Activities: Will be involved with food safety activities.

Skills and Abilities:

• Assemble Cardboard Boxes: Assemble cardboard boxes.
• Follow Chain of Command: Follow the chain of command.
• Notify Supervisor: Do not leave job post/area without notifying the supervisor.
• Attention to Detail: Attention to detail and the ability to prioritize work to meet assigned deadlines.
• Perform Related Duties: Perform all other related duties as assigned.
• Weekend Shifts: Possible weekend shift assigned as needed.

Communication Skills:

• Communicate Effectively: Communicates information in a way that can be easily understood and actively listens.
• Strong Communication Skills: Must have strong communication skills and proficiency in math, English, reading, and writing.

Teamwork and Flexibility:

• Professional Demeanor: Exhibits a professional demeanor toward others.
• Assist Others: Assists others in an effective manner while following company procedures.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to identify problems, finds solutions, and makes sound decisions.
• Self-Motivated: Well-organized and able to prioritize, multi-task, and prioritize in a fast-paced environment and adhere to deadlines while working efficiently and independently with minimal supervision.
• Team Player: Cooperates well with a variety of personalities and individuals and participates in a professional manner to accomplish the business goal.
• Flexibility: Adjusts positively to change in direction or assignment.

Health and Safety:

• Follow Safety Rules: Follow a company policy and safety rules.
• Personal Protective Equipment: Ensure personal protective equipment is properly utilized.
• Report Noncompliance: Report any noncompliance issues or unsafe situations/equipment to supervisor immediately.
• Good Manufacturing Practices: Must follow company Good Manufacturing Practices.
• General Housekeeping: Enforce and actively participate in general housekeeping duties.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Physical Demands: While performing the duties of the job, the employee is required to walk; sit; stand, use hands and arms. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 45 pounds.
• Working Conditions: Ability to work flexible shifts, such as morning or evenings, including Saturdays and Sundays. Ability to work with vibration, wide variety of noise, heat, cold, and moving parts. Must be able to perform multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment. Ability to be punctual and reliable. Commitment to safety. Employee must be able to work on extreme cold.

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