Food Production Utility Associate

SUMMARY: Performs a variety of duties related to dish room services including scrubbing totes, buckets, machine parts, utensils, and maintaining organization in the dish room. Other duties include aiding in maintaining a clean, safe and sanitized dish room, and adhering to all USDA/FDA specifications and procedures. Floors and drains must be able to pass a protein swab test at the end of each day. Works with all other teams in facility to perform all operations of food production facility including a variety of duties related to production including filling, restocking, cleaning according to proper all USDA/FDA specifications and procedures. Mandatory Saturday work may be required from time to time based on production needs. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Knowing, maintaining, and executing the assigned station in all aspects. These aspects include cleanliness, organization, and constant forward progress. Offering aid to other stations which may need assistance once the assigned station is on task and clean, which may include packaging production, and sanitation tasks. General upkeep of building appearances and safety practices, including but not limited to shoveling snow, sweeping, moping, and dispersing melting salts. Communicates timely and thoroughly with management concerning dish room situations and/or concerns, including but not limited to equipment malfunctions, and/or improper execution of any and all procedures. Performs other duties as assigned. Comply with USDA and HACCP programs Completion of a closing cleaning checklist for the dish room. $1.50 Shift Differential for 2nd & 3rd shifts. EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE No prior experience is necessary. This position requires a well-organized individual that is self-motivated and takes charge, is dependable and responsible, understands how vital time sensitivity is, is careful about detail and is thorough in completing tasks as assigned. PHYSICAL DEMANDS While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is required to regularly stand, stoop, kneel and walk. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus. WORK ENVIRONMENT The noise level in the work environment is moderate to loud. The work environment is quick paced in close quarters. Exposure to heat from equipment and products is frequent. Exposure to cool temperatures form coolers/freezers is occasional

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Able to read, an Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from customers, staff and owners.