Northern Gold Foods Ltd. is Hiring a Production Associate - Weekday Days (Monday - Thursday; 4 x 10 hr Shifts) Near Eugene, OR
Stay comfortable at Northern Gold Foods!! We are a climate-controlled facility. Northern Gold Foods (USA) is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of healthy and great tasting breakfast and snack products and we're looking for Production Associates at our new facility in Junction City. We have openings on our Weekday Day shift (Monday - Thursday; 10-hour shifts) SUMMARY: The Production Associate is responsible for setting up, operating, troubleshooting and sanitizing our bar and granola lines. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Operates production line equipment including the following: industrial mixer, scales, printer labelers, ovens, cooling tunnels, high-speed packaging machinery and various other equipment related to food production
Accurately measures and prepares food ingredients following written recipes
Ensures packaging materials are set up according to customer specifications
Performs sanitation of production equipment, parts and surrounding environment
Records documentation to verify compliance with all required quality specifications and procedure checks for the assigned area
Follows all safety, quality and GMP requirements of the position
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS
Must be detail oriented and able to work independently with little supervision
Ability to work in a self-directed manner with minimal supervision and be a positive team player
Read, write, understand, and speak English to communicate with English speaking patrons and employees as well as use English written communications
Basic math skills such as addition, subtraction, multiplication and division
Ability to work in a team environment
Forklift experience an asset
Other tasks as assigned
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Standing and walking up to 10 hours
Able to lift and carry 25 to 50 lbs.
Able to push/pull more than 1,000 lbs. using pallet jack
Able to continually bend, stoop, twist, use arms, wrists and hands (including grasping and squeezing) throughout shift
Able to occasionally kneel, reach above the shoulder, work at heights and climb steps with ingredients weighing 25 to 50 lbs.
WORK CONDITIONS
Must be able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime, as needed