General Production Worker 1st Shift - $15.50/hr

$1000 Welcome Retention Bonus

The Production Line Team Member consists of wide variety of positions: Inspector, Processor, Packer and Palletizer.    

INSPECTOR

• Carefully looks at raw materials, processed, and frozen precooked pasta at various processing steps to ensure it meets our standards of quality.  Verify our pasta product is not; under cooked / overcooked / miss shaped / thawed.

PROCCESOR

• Shapes, stacks, and rolls cheese filled lasagna rolls or sandwiches as they’re conveyed to freezer.
• Mix and blend powder and granular ingredients for dry mixes.

• Mix batches of dough for processing lines.
• Assist with daily utensil, equipment and line sanitation.

PACKER

• Packers are to ensure the right product is in the right bag and final shipping container.
• Sorts, stacks, orientates product to properly fit in finished case.
• Fills and weighs frozen pasta pieces to appropriate case or tote weight in accordance to customer requirements.
• Ensure all packages are properly coded before packing.
• Assist with daily utensil, equipment and line sanitation.

PALLETIZER

• Check pallets to ensure they are in good condition for loading product on.
• Verify all codes on boxes as complete, accurate, and legible with the line, shift, lot code and product code.
• Stack boxes on pallet using correct configuration for the product running.
• Obtain powered pallet truck qualification.

• At least 18-years of age
• High School Diploma or General Education (GED) preferred
• Prior Manufacturing Experience preferred but not required
• Ability to satisfactorily complete a pre-employment drug screen and background check
• Basic math skills including adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing.
• Must be willing and able to learn skills necessary to accurately input data into computer, payroll, attendance, manufacturing and inventory tracking systems.

FOOD SAFETY AND QUALITY RESPONSIBILITIES: Applies the food safety and quality principles as described in the Marzetti Corporate Food Safety and Quality Manual and internal Marzetti Frozen Pasta policies, training and procedures in all applicable aspects of departmental and job functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Able to stand for entire 8-hour or 12-hour shift
• Able to work in cold/wet environment
• Able to lift up to 50 lbs., bend, carry, push, and pull
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. 
• The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance
• Occasionally transports waste products in excess of 100 lbs. (must use self-ergonomics, mechanical means and teamwork).

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee is frequently exposed to cold and occasionally exposed to heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.