What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production position at Central Farm & Garden?
Central Farm and Garden is a privately owned, professional wholesale distributor servicing small to large retailers and professionals since 1964. At CFG, we believe in people-first, and are looking for eager team members to join our fast-growing company.
Every team member at CFG plays an important role in providing exceptional quality and service to our customers. We are looking for someone with enthusiasm to join our production team in an entry-level capacity. The perfect fit for this role is someone with high-energy and a passion for learning.
Description of Work:
This role will have two different responsibilities which includes being involved in maintenance in addition to being on the production floor helping where needed.
On the maintenance side, this position will assist with:
- Basic maintenance and repairs on machines
- Cleaning and lubricating machinery
- Performing basic diagnostic tests
- Checking the performance of the machine
- Testing damaged machine parts to determine whether major repairs are necessary
- Installing and assembling new machines and equipment
- Maintaining a preventative maintenance schedule for inspecting, servicing, and testing machinery
- Diagnosing and repairing machine failures
When this job requires you to be on the production floor you will help assist in any area. At times this may be unloading bulk ingredients, mechanically combining raw materials in order to produce our high quality finished products. As well as mix, bag, and seal assorted sizes of bird seed and then place finished product on pallets to prepare orders and moving finished product into our warehouse using a forklift.
Requirements:
· 1st shift with overtime and occasional weekends as needed
· Ability to be on-call for maintenance issues that may arise on 2nd shift.
· Must be able to occasionally lift up to 55 lbs
· Forklift experience, desirable
· Mechanical experience required
· Leadership mentality
· Ability to have attention to detail
· Reliability and dependability with guaranteed transportation is a must
· A background check
· Strong work ethic with a desire to grow and learn!
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: From $16.50 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Employee discount
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply
Work Location: In person
Salary : $17