Branding Iron is hiring: 1st Shift Production Line Assistant in East Saint Louis

Description:

Production Line Assistant

Position Summary:

This position is responsible for packing frozen beef patties and other meat products into boxes or bags according to company specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for packing frozen beef patties and other meat products into boxes or bags.
• Ability to tolerate working in a 40-degree work environment.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand on a cement floor for 8 hours.
• Able to perform tasks requiring action of muscles or groups of muscles such as walking and stooping.
• Requires varying degrees of lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching for patties and overhead reaching.
• Must be able to continuously perform simple manipulative/repetitive tasks such as packing single patties and stacks of patties.
• Must be able to utilize both hands.
• Must be able to multitask in a fast paced, repetitive work environment.
• Ability to read a scale.
• Possess basic mathematic skills.
• Work effectively with others, both within and outside the department.
• Follow safety rules, conduct rules, GMPS, Quality Standards and other regulations.

Machinery:

• Conveyor, patty grouper, patty paper interleave, box machines.

Work Environment:

• Temperature: The production floor is maintained at approximately 4O F.; in other areas, the temperature level is moderate. Freezer areas are zero degrees or colder.
• Noise: When the incumbent goes on to the production floor, ear protection is required; in other areas, noise level is moderate.

Work Hours:

• First shift hours are 6:00AM- 2:30PM.
• Must be available to work flexible hours Monday through Sunday including overtime.

Requirements:

Mental Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Able to concentrate on minimal details with little interruption.
• Able to attend to task/function for 60 minutes at a time.
• Able to remember verbal and/or written task/assignment for an eight-hour shift.