What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operator 3 (Bean Sorter) position at Baxters North America Inc?
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
- Sort dry beans in response to direction given by Area Manager.
- Be able to change color sorter for appropriate bean selection.
- Must be able to operator lift truck within company guidelines and have a company issued license.
- Must be able to lift a minimum of fifty pounds.
- Must be able to read and write English.
- Must be able to work with little or no supervision.
- Need some mechanical skills. Will need to be able to recognize and understand if machine is not working correctly.
- Will be responsible for retrieving and returning product to its correct location.
9. Must be able to do clean-up both in the warehouse and sorting area.
10. Must be able to work and get along with fellow employees.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read English and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and IN numbers.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Have the ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: 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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to fifty pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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 regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, extreme heat, and vibration. The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
