Casual Labor Worker (Part-Time, As Needed) - JR1002-6955

Job Overview

This job is part of a casual labor pool that will be called into work on an as needed basis (work and number of hours worked are not guaranteed each week). The Casual General Labor Worker effectively and efficiently performs assistive tasks that are frequently routine and manual to prepare food production runs following established safety, quality, and production standards for drying, freezing, dry processing, wet processing, sifting, grinding, boxing, re-boxing and packaging. The tasks in which this position will help are in disassembling, assembling, sanitizing, transporting, loading, unloading, and setting-up materials, supplies and equipment.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Assists in breaking down and / or disassembling production equipment as needed to sanitize it.
• Assists in the cleaning and sanitizing of production areas, equipment and tools following established and approved procedures; Fills and replenishes cleaning chemicals into dispensers and equipment; disposes of debris, materials, trash and other unnecessary items as needed from production areas; washes, sanitizes trays and racks; performs tasks manually and / or using hoses, handheld cleaning tools and / or powered tools and equipment.
• Assists in assembling and setting up production equipment as needed to begin a new production run.
• Assists in transporting food products from holding or storage area to designated processing area. Moves production supplies and equipment after production runs and prepares it for cleaning.
• Assist in loading and filling food products onto or into designated production, process, weighing or holding equipment; task performed manually and / or using powered equipment / tools.
• Assists in transferring product to and from, in and out of, specific processing supplies and equipment such as trays, tray racks, chambers, and grinders.
• Assists in unloading of food production onto or into designated production, process, weighing or holding equipment.
• Assembles boxes and other packaging material to be filled with product and assembles pallets of finished product.
• Identifies and reports all injuries and incidents immediately. Corrects unsafe work conditions where possible. Attends and participates in safety related training and testing including but not limited to forklift operations.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Additional Information

Job Experience

Knowledge and Skills

Education

No formal education required.

Physical Requirements

Physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform 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 required to talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, twist, and turn. The employee must frequently lift, transport, move and positions pallets and handle product, equipment and tools weighing up to 50 pounds; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Must be able to detect, perceive and observe while performing jobs.

Working Conditions

The working conditions described here are representative of those an employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.