Production Helper - Great Bend, United States - Redbarn Pet Products LLC

Description

About us:

Redbarn Pet Products is a manufacturer of premium pet food, treats, and chews. For over 20 years, Redbarn has been a family-owned business, and our co-founders, Jeff and Howie, are committed to staying that way. What began in 1996 as two lifelong best friends cooking in a kitchen has flourished into what they call, one big family. Jeff and Howie are honored to have many talented people who've worked beside them for 25 years now and to support a team of more than 500 today. Together, we work every day to put a smile on your pet's face.

The Company offers competitive wages and benefits including a sign on bonus, attendance bonus, Medical, Dental, and Vision, 401(k) with a company match, Flexible Spending Accounts, HSA, Metlife Voluntary Benefits, Pet Insurance, Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation, and Employee Pet Food Discounts.

SUMMARY Prepares and packages product manually by performing the following duties.

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

BONE FILL DEPARTMENT

Fillers:

· Takes product out of box and places it on a tray on the cold table.

· Fills product with food filling using a filling nozzle and slides tray over onto the conveyer belt through the cold oven.

Cleaners:

· Picks up product off the end of the conveyer belt and cleans each piece.

· Removes hardened filling off product with a spatula as needed.

Packers:

· Assembles boxes and prepares the pallet.

· Obtains and sorts product.

· Cleans product as needed.

· Places product on conveyer to be shrink wrapped.

· Checks shrink wrapped product to make sure it is not damaged.

· Places date stamp and label on the boxes.

· Counts finished product, packs in box and places on pallet.

· Performs general housekeeping such as sweeping and moping work area.

PACKAGING & VARIETY ROOM DEPARTMENT

· Assembles boxes and prepares the pallet.

· Obtains and sorts product.

· Cleans product as needed.

· Manually places product in machine to be wrapped.

· Places wrapped product on conveyer to be shrink wrapped.

· Places manually Vinyl bag/Printed Bag on sealer to be sealed.

· Starts, stops, and regulates speed of conveyor.

· Checks shrink wrapped product to make sure it is not damaged.

· Places date stamp and label on the boxes.

· Counts finished product, packs in box and places on pallet.

· Performs general housekeeping such as sweep and mop work area.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Qualifications 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.

Education and/or Experience

No prior experience or training.

Language Skills

Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between

words and between series of numbers. Ability to print and speak simple sentences.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to add and subtract two digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's. Ability to perform these

operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with

standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

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; reach with hands and arms and talk or

hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and use hands to finger, handle, or feel. The employee is occasionally

required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 10 to

25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision

abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and depth perception.

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 exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is

frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places;

fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat and

vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Redbarn Pet Products is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Redbarn Pet Products, complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, please contact Human Resources at

View all job openings at Redbarn by clicking link or copy and paste URL to browser.

Redbarn Pet Products does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Redbarn property and therefore, Redbarn Pet Products will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral. At Redbarn Pet Products request only, preferred vendors may be invited to refer talent for specific open positions. In these cases, a fully executed agreement with Redbarn Pet Products must be in place and current.

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