What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Associate (1st Shift) position at Ornua?
We are looking for an energetic, fast-paced, hardworking, and reliable employee to join our 1st shift team! Ornua Ingredients offers competitive starting wages along with an excellent benefits package.
Wage:
$18
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7 am - 5:30 pm, Overtime is required.
Duties include but not limited to:
Wage:
$18
Schedule:
Monday - Friday, 7 am - 5:30 pm, Overtime is required.
Duties include but not limited to:
- Open barrels, block, or bags of cheese and other ingredients
- Weigh the ingredients to the specified amount per individual batch sheets
- Use knives and wires to cut and trim the ingredients to the correct weights
- Transfer ingredients from the scale to the pick up tables
- Heavy lifting and the ability to load cheese into grinders is required
- Palletize finished product at the end of the packaging line
- Any other duties as requested or assigned
- High school diploma or equivalent required
- Solid work history is a must
- Prior food manufacturing experience preferred but not required
- Must be able to stand on your feet for long periods of time- (10 hour days)
- Ability work with hands and to lift up to 50lbs repetitively
- Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices a plus
- Basic math skills
- Benefits starting day one
- Health, vision, and dental insurance (with 4 different plans to choose from)
- Quarterly bonus
- Paid Breaks (Production roles for full 40-hour week)
- 80 hrs of PTO (incremented over time)
- 401k with up to 4% company match
- Employee Assist Program
- Refer a Friend bonus
- Various company events
- Paid parental leave
- Education and training opportunities
- Tuition Reimbursement program
- Short-term and long-term disability – paid by the company
- Basic Life Insurance – paid by the company
- 9 paid holidays