Job Title: General Labor ($18 per hour)
Department: Supply Chain
Reports to:  Supervisor

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: 

• Receiving, inspecting, milling, packing, and distributing the product.
• Adhere to standard work methods and practice safe work habits to ensure production is as efficient and safe as possible.
• Ability to read instructions and/or labels efficiently, attach labels and tags to products and packages, communicate effectively and frequent lifting of raw products in preparation for processing.
• Transport raw and processed materials to designated areas, using a pallet jack.
• Ability to prepare freeze dried product for finished goods completion which will require lifting, pushing, pulling, and transporting of goods.
• A thorough understanding of safe food practices and the ability to follow direction is vital. This role is cross trained between the stages of freeze-dried goods, to processing and sorting, to packaging.

 REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: 

• High school diploma required. This position will be required to perform basic math, reading and writing as well as basic computer skills.
• The position will be required to demonstrate an ability to communicate orally or in written form effectively with co-workers, departments, vendors, and candidates.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and advanced computer literacy is required
   

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS - Must be able to perform the following functions with or without accommodations:

• frequent lifting, carrying, pushing, and/or pulling; frequent stooping, kneeling, crouching, and/or crawling; and some fine finger dexterity. Generally, the job requires the following percentages of time committed to physical activity: 50% or more sitting, 50% or more walking, and 50% or more standing.
• The job is performed under frequent temperature variations and in a food manufacturing warehouse environment. Unrestricted visual and audio abilities are required for the safety of all employees. The ability to lift to 40 lbs. is required.