What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Labor position at Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.?
Follow set up procedures in the process of sanitation, making and packaging cheese and cream products in a safe manner to ensure the product meets quality spedifications set by the company to fulfill customer specifications.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Make boxes in boxing area.
- Pack cheese from plastic trays into designated boxes
- Clean and sanitize equipment & production area using water, soap, chemicals, etc . . . .
- Be able to pack boxes at a fast pace
- Be able to work standing up entire shift
- Be able to manually catch & line up cheese to be hand-wrapped
- Be able to keep up with conveyor speed
- Clean and sanitize all equipment used in processing, floors, walls in the finish room.
- Maintain production and cleaning chart records .
- Must follow all safety procedures
- Must follow all Good Manufacturing Practices.
- Must follow all Quality Assurance standards .
- Keep work area clean and neat at all times
- Be able to perform tasks efficiently even when space is restricted
Qualifications:
High School diploma or GED/preferred, or 6 months equivalent experience. Ability to read, write and understand English grammar.
Basic Arithmetic such as addition, substraction, multiplication and division.
Ability to write legibly to complete paperwork.
Ability to communicate with co-workers, team leaders.
Ability to work with minimal supervison and follow written and/or verbal procedures,
working in a noisy, wet, fast pace and slippery environment.
Ability to perform repetitive motion of stacking boxes including pushing, pulling, reaching and standing for long periods of time. Bi-Lingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
EEO/AA/Female/Minority/Disabled/Veteran