Production Worker

Company Name: Meduri Farms

Company Profile: Since 1984 Meduri Farms has grown to become a premier supplier of specialty dried fruits to food manufacturers around the world. Our operations are located 60 miles southwest of Portland in Oregon’s agriculturally fertile Willamette Valley.

Job Title:

Production Worker (Dryer)

Date:

3/1/2024

Job Description: Production employees rotate throughout their specific department and do a variety of jobs each day. Listed below are the functions that will be required to be performed

Responsibilities:

• Run dumper in tray line workstation
• Load trays on to tray line belt
• Smooth fruit on trays
• Stack full trays of fruit
• Push carts of full and empty trays
• Scrape dried fruit in to wash line augers
• Fill trays from wash lines
• Un-stack and re-stack empty trays
• Suck syrup out of totes with hose
• Shoot syrup back in to totes with hose
• Wipe out totes with a sanitary towel
• Dump fruit into totes
• Stir totes of fruit
• Fill barrels and totes with extra juice from concentrator
• Fill tanks with juice for that days turns
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Clean production area when directed
• Perform other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Job Location:

Plant 1 – Dallas

Company Industry:

Manufacturing

Job Role:

Joining Date:

Employment Status:

Full Time

Employment Type:

Hourly – Non-Exempt

Annual Salary Range:

$15.05 per hour plus shift differential

Reports to:

Dept. Lead / Dept. Supervisor

Employment Requirements:

• Ability to perform tasks properly and promptly with little supervision
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Team player attitude with attention to detail.
• Work well with others.
• Be self-motivated.
• Be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Be able to be on your feet for 6 to 8 hours per day.
• Be able to bend, twist and reach

Working Conditions:

Production environment. This position also requires the ability to stand, kneel, walk, bend over, and reach as necessary when dealing with totes and tote tags. Work hours are typically Monday through Friday with occasional weekend work and overtime as needed. Loud noise environment. Work near Mechanical Parts: Hydraulic forks and wheels that move all the time. Extreme Heat: We use up 200°F juice to process fruit and dryers to dehydrate our fruit. Wet and slippery floors from water and juice spills.