Production Partner I

Manufacturing Production Partner I

As a Manufacturing Production Partner I, you'll serve as part of the operational team that strives to achieve superior business results through self-manufactured products. Key responsibilities include:
Manufacturing Operations: Maintains total process ownership to ensure optimum condition of manufacturing processes and equipment
Performs basic product handling to convert raw material into finished goods
Completes / applies safety- and environmental-related training
Applies basic knowledge of / completes Mfg system documentation
Assists with preparing / loading production materials
Checks for accuracy of product
Maintains Mfg processes and equipment in optimum condition
Depending on Plant, machine operation may include basic operation of scales, metal detector (Meat Plant), headspace analyzer, gas flushing equipment, top side icer for cake decoration, varying washing machines, bun stacker, product conveyors, printers, copiers, and other basic printing equipment
Shipping: Packs finished goods into shipping units
Palletizes shipping units in an interlocking manner, using correct tie height
Ensures all pallets are strapped / stretch-wrapped to minimize product shifting or damage
Qualifications & Key Requirements:
Work Experience: Certification in Team Skills - Required
Knowledge / understanding of QES standards - Required
Organization skills; attention to detail - Required
Math (+,-,*,/), reading, and writing skills - Required
PC skills - Required
Bi-lingual language skills a plus - Required
Ability to work in a team-based environment - Required
Ability to communicate effectively - Required
Ability to operate machines or equipment at basic level - Required
Education: HS Diploma or GED - Required
Licenses/Certifications: Successful completion of applicable training - Required
Physical Demands & Working Conditions:
Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
Work extended hours / rotating schedules
Maneuver through the facility; perform functions of the job, with or without accommodation (standing, stooping, bending, etc.)
Work in wet, cold, or hot, environments, depending on Plant location
Bakery: 60 to 90 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
Culinary Center - Houston: -20 to 32 degrees in storage freezer; 28 to 48 degrees F in some areas, ambient per season in some, climate-controlled in others; regularly lift 10-25 lbs or 35 lbs, occasionally lift 50-60 lbs
Floral: temperature-controlled environment ranging from 35 to 75 degrees F; regularly lift 35 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
Ice Cream: -2 to 80 degrees F in palletizing area; 50 to 60 degrees F on main floor; some areas in a wet environment; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 55 lbs
Meat: routinely 32 to 50 degrees F in a cold wet environment; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50-60 lbs
Milk - HOU: temperature-controlled in some areas, 36 degrees F in some areas, ambient per season in others; regularly lift 10-25 lbs or 50 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
Milk - SA: 35 degrees in some areas, ambient per season in others; regularly lift 50 lbs
Print: climate-controlled temperatures; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
Snacks: temperature-controlled environment ranging from 75 to 85 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
Tortilla: 60 to 88 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift up to 60 lbs
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Partner encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.