Production Laborer

Dry Curing / Deboning / Shipping

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions - Dry Curing (Boone and/or Wilkesboro Locations)

• Cures whole hams: Carries sacks of such materials as sugar, sodium nitrate, and salt to curing room, (after training) uses pallet jacks and other tools to assist with heavy loads.
• Weighs out specified amounts of materials and mixes them by hand (after training) in mixing machine.
• Use both hands to apply cure mixture to whole hams, manipulate hams into nets, and hangs hams on curing racks.
• Uses various curing machinery and keeps curing space clean.

Essential Functions - Deboning

• Responsible for learning and using Goodnight Brothers technique for de-boning and skinning cured, whole hams prior to future processing.
• Must be able to use both hands to manipulate hams out of nets and use knives to remove bones and skin/trim fat.
• Must be able to understand and use Goodnight Brothers De-Boning technique.
• Ability to use various machinery while complying with safety protocol post training.
• Ability to stand for the duration of the shift with current schedule of breaks.
• Ability to maintain consistent technique and pace for the duration of the shift.
• Ability to recognize and report material or machinery issues to supervisor.

Essential Functions - Shipping

• Picking, packing, and shipping merchandise for multiple companies.
• Operate pallet jacks to transfer supplies.
• Keep accurate count of product completed each day.
• Ensure accurate label usage and proper equipment function.
• Ability to attend all scheduled shifts for the duration of the shift.
• Ability to recognize and report mechanical or material issue to Supervisors.

All employees in every department must also keep a consistent pace while maintaining safety protocol; must be able to read, understand, and adhere to our Policies (English/Spanish versions available); and any other duties assigned by Supervisors.

Competencies

A. Detail oriented.

B. Team orientated.

C. Time management.

D. Autonomous.

E. Problem solving.

F. Trustworthiness/Ethics

Work Environment

While performing the duties of each department's job, an employee is frequently exposed to salt cure, varying temperatures, various blades, and machinery noise.

Physical Demands - The physical demands here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and/or hear. The employee is required to stand, walk, use both hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reach with hands and arms for the duration of the shift. These positions involve frequently walking and lifting (up to 30-65 lbs), pushing/pulling curing racks 1200-2000lbs. Deboning positions additionally require repetitive, pressured, and intricate handling of knives to cut through materials to remove bones from whole hams.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

These are full time positions. Hours and days or work are Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm, with occasional Saturday work.

Work Remotely

• No

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee discount
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Referral program
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From $15.00 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person

Salary : $15