Manufacturing-Retort Team Lead-2nd Shift

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Mrs. Gerry’s was founded in 1973 in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Mrs. Gerry’s is a premier salad and side manufacturer and offers 120 different products which are sold coast to coast. We are looking for great team members who desire a friendly work environment and want to learn how we create delicious fresh potato salad, warm mashed potatoes, cold pasta salads, zesty dips and more. Our products enable families and friends to celebrate around the dinner or picnic table every day.

WAGE: $23.90

HOURS: 2:00 PM with varying end times due to production

DAYS: Monday - Friday

STATUS: Non-Exempt

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance
• Virtual Primary Care
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Hospital
• Accidental Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and dependents
• Basic $25,000 Term Life Insurance policy. This is paid 100% by Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, LLC for each permanent full-time employee.
• 401(K)

SUMMARY

Potato Room/Cabbage Line Team Leader will be responsible to learn and perform various jobs as a Team Leader and learn the recipes/ equipment, etc. in all the areas listed. They will ensure products are made with the highest quality possible.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, other duties may be assigned.

• Know and supervise all 1st shift activities: retort and cabbage.
• Supervise all set-up and start-up operations.
• Ensure all 1st shift personnel are properly instructed on how to perform their duties. Once trained, make sure that they continue to work efficiently.
• Ensure appropriate documents for all operations are filled out and distributed appropriately.
• Know, follow, and enforce HACCP, SQF, Food and Safety programs and safety procedures.
• Verify that machinery is running efficiently.
• Inform appropriate persons of any problems experienced.
• Manage personnel involved with processing.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position directly oversees various duties being completed when employees are working in this area.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Must have good communication and organizational skills.
• Must be accurate with numbers.
• Should have or be able to obtain pallet jack and forklift license

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

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.

• May need to lift up to 50 pounds (team lift).
• Able to stand, walk, push, pull, reach, stoop, kneel, twist, walk up stairs, etc.
• Able to use hands to perform tasks associated with the position. Alert to surrounding to ensure safety for self and others. Able to hear the horn of a forklift, machinery, individuals providing instructions, emergency sirens, and more.
• Vision abilities include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and adjust eyesight to 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 is regularly working near moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to extreme cold and heat (non-weather). The employee is occasionally working in high, precarious places, may encounter fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals. Occasionally employees may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock and vibrations. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FACILITY ALERGENS

At Mrs. Gerry's, our facility may process items that contain eggs, milk, wheat, soy, fish, crustacea, and tree nuts.

EEO STATEMENT

Mrs. Gerry's is an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you do your best work. We are committed to providing these opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, pregnancy, or Veteran status.

EMPLOYEE DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND CANNABIS FREE WORKPLACE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY

Mrs. Gerry's has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment. Alcohol, drug, and cannabis misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Mrs. Gerry's employees, visitors, customers, and consumers as well as to the security of the company's equipment, vehicles, facilities, property, and products. For these reasons, Mrs. Gerry's will conduct pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident/incident drug screens.

Pre-employment drug testing and background screen is required.