What are the responsibilities and job description for the General Utility (Kitchen - 1st Shift) position at Ajinomoto Foods North America?
Position Summary
Under immediate direction performs a variety of tasks including inspecting, palletizing, loading, unloading, lifting, and moving ingredients and filling materials. Works around equipment and machinery.
Position Essential Duties and Responsibilities
• Ensures quality of product being produced meets customer specifications, along with company production standards and quality.
• Tends production line by watching for equipment malfunctions or ingredients and filling defects.
• Unpacks and loads raw materials into equipment, unloading work in progress or ingredients and moving materials to and from the equipment.
• Moves and palletizes ingredients, filling batches from kitchen and meat room area, along with verifying code dates and labels.
• Rotates into any line position as needed due to absences, breaks, and plant safety requirements.
• Notifies lead or supervisory staff if unusual operations identified.
• Work as a team under supervision of lead.
• Performs general housekeeping duties in production area; maintain a clean and safe work area in compliance with existing policy.
• Complies with organization policies including, but not limited to, safety, good manufacturing practices, food safety, and employment and work rules.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
• Must be able to bend and lift up to 50 pounds repetitively, while using proper lifting techniques.
• Must be able to stand, walking for extended periods of time up to 12 hours a day.
• Exposure to temperatures that range from freezing to sub-freezing 30°F to 60°F (coolers, freezers, etc.)
• Must be able to climb stairs, push, pull, squat, bend, and reach at, above and below shoulders. Repetitive use of hands.
Position Qualifications
• 0 – 2 years of similar work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to keep up with machine output production.
• Ability to understand and follow verbal instructions.
• Must be able to work overtime and weekends.
pay rate: $17.25/hr
Salary : $17
