Production Team Member

Location: West Deptford, NJ, 08066

Skills Required:

• Mixing
• Quality checks
• Filling
• Packing product
• Process and quality standards

Position Overview

South Jersey Bakery LLC, headquartered in Paulsboro, NJ, is a wholesale provider of a wide range of bakery products. As a Production Worker, you are primarily responsible for mixing, quality checks, filling, and packing product in accordance with process and quality standards to meet the production schedules assigned.

Essential Functions

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Distinguish acceptable vs. unacceptable product.
• Start up and shut down operations for line.
• Document all required paperwork such as Batch Sheets and CCP forms.
• Achieve 100% daily schedule conformance.
• Limit down time and use this time to prepare for more product, or to pack and clean line. Downtime that is the result of mechanical failure, missing packaging, etc. should be reported to the lead or supervisor immediately.
• Maintain cleanliness on line and 5S standards. Equipment and work areas must be kept organized, clean and sanitary throughout the shift. End of shift requires cleaning of equipment and removal of any waste and garbage generated during the shift. Ensure proper care of equipment.
• Follow all safety procedures and participate in safety training. Maintain safe and efficient use of equipment, tools and person. Report any injury or accident immediately to supervisor and/or any unsafe condition.
• Support, and comply with all quality management systems, continuous improvement programs, food safety, employee safety and preventative maintenance programs.
• Support and comply with GMP’s.
• Participate in TPM initiatives.
• Follow all company policies and procedures.
• Other misc. duties as assigned.

Work Experience Skills and Requirements:

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

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to read, speak and write English so as to assimilate, retain and apply training and knowledge of job functions and recognize and communicate problems and recommend solutions
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals.

Physical Demands and 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 may be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving parts, high/precarious places, fumes and/or airborne particles, toxic and/or caustic chemicals and outside weather conditions including extreme cold. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand for a prolonged time, walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, climb and/or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Reports To:

Production Supervisor