Location: Chicago Heights

Key Accountabilities

• Complete, legible and accurate documentation
• Must understand and follow all company Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
• Must understand and comply with the company Allergen, Food Defense and HACCP policies and Food Safety and Quality Standard Requirments
• Must communicate with Crew Lead/Supervisor of any Food Safety and Equipment concerns
• Follows all Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for the area worked
• Establishes and maintains effective working relationships and communication
• Work with Supervision and Maintenance to maintain equipment in good working condition. Never abuse equiptment
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Correct weighing and recording of any waste to be disposed of
• Follows all work instructions
• Perform all other work assigned duties as required by Supervision
• Use Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as necessary for task at hand
• Never use damaged pallets
• Must comply with all safety policies and procedures at all times
• Report any unsafe work practices or injuries to your Crew Lead and Supervisor
• Required to maintain a safe and clean work environment, including machinery

Responsibilities

• Sign in and out on your line staffing sheet and at main entrance
• Be at your work station on time
• Work safely, use floor mats
• Follow all Food Safety and GMP policies.
• Remove any visual small, large, dark, light and deformed pieces then place in inedible bin.
• Report any dough pieces that may visually contain foreign material
• Inform Crew Lead and Production Supervisor any time you must leave the line
• Ensures compliance with production/packaging procedure/practices as well as inspecting all areas within the manufacturing line for any operational and/or mechanical issues as well as taking corrective action and/or notifying supervision and/or management
• Maintain line speed/standards
• Supports quality control programs to ensure production procedures are in compliance with best practices food safety and quality standards. Ensure quality and consistency of product during processing
• Pick product and place on conveyor and place in cases,make boxes, close boxes,working in palletizing, stacking cases on pallets, working at the cutter returning dough, helping the Operator on the sheeter line ,scaling, dosing ingridents, helping dispose waste in the bakery feed, working in rework
• Expected to work in other areas/departments as needed as well as other duited assigned by manger/supervisor ; for example be a spotter on the Production line

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• One year related experience and/or training

Education and Experience

Required

• High School Diploma or GED

Preferred

• Experience in the food industry

Physical Requirements

The 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.

• Regularly required to climb stairs, stand or walk for extended periods of time
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Able to stand up to a minimum of 8 hours
• Able to work with product on moving conveyors

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing 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 frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold
• The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud

Food Safety / Quality

• Report any issues regarding food safety or quality to supervision and / or quality assurance.