Weekend Grinder

Job Description

Job Title: Grinder

Employment Type: Full Time

Department: Press Floor

Reports To: Press Floor Supervisor

Back-up: Grinder/Utility

Working Hours: Fri - Sun, 5:15am - 5:45pm

Location: TPT Plant

FLSA: Hourly

Overall Focus

The Press Floor Grinder is a production laborer who possesses time management skills. The Grinder shall be capable of reading and adhering to a schedule. The Grinder shall ensure that material has been ground and is ready for the press floor on time. The job description is not intended to be all inclusive of every job function. All employees shall perform as directed by their supervisor or management team.

Primary Responsibilities And Essential Functions

• Accountable for safe work practices
• Must be able to repeatedly shovel and dump buckets of material up to 25 lbs. of weight.
• Follow GMP’s and LOTO procedures.
• Champion Targeted Pet Treats goals, policies, visions, and values
• Effectively teach others TPT’s expectations and guidelines
  
  

Qualifications - Knowledge and skills necessary to meet organizational objectives.

• Education/Training/Experience: High school diploma or GED preferred.
• Certifications/Licenses: N/A
  

Knowledge And Skills

• Live by Targeted Pet Treats Values
• Show up to work on time.
• Dress appropriately.
• Maintain good personal hygiene.
• Take breaks of appropriate length and frequency
• Follow all policies and procedures.
• Verbal and math skills - 10th grade level
• Teamwork
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Time management skills - develop and adhere to a schedule.
• Keeps work areas clean and neat.
• Communication/Listening skills.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Insightfulness
• Ability to identify key issues and relationships based on information being communicated by a variety of resources.
• Making decisions based on logical assumptions combined with factual information while keeping the organizational values and goals in mind.
• Collaboration
• Integrity
• Does what they say they are going to do.
• Instills trust through actions and behaviors.
• Adaptable
• Can adjust to a new environment quickly.
• Adapts well to stressful situations and industry fluctuations.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• (Necessary to perform essential functions of job with or without an accommodation)
• Able to stand for up to 4 hours.
• Lift 25 lbs. over their head
• Pull/Maneuver pallet jack with up to 2,000-pound loads.
• Carry items of 50 pounds in weight from one place to another
• Stack up to 50 pounds repetitiously.
• Must be able to work with soy.
• Must be able to distinguish colors.