Production Associate

Job Details

Base Pay: $18.00 per hour, plus $1.25 per hour shift differential for 2nd shift and $1.00 per hour shift differential for 3rd shift

2nd Shift: Monday-Friday, 3 pm-11 pm

3rd Shift: Monday-Friday, 11 pm-7 am

Benefits start Day 1:
On Demand Pay (Access to Your Pay When You Need It); quarterly incentives tied to operational performance.

• Visually inspect extruded product for consistent appearance and length according to defined standards.
• Ensure product consistency and standards including proper counts, packing patterns, and labels.
• Maintain paperwork as required.
• Perform line quality inspections.
• Operate packaging equipment.
• Conduct recurrent tests/inspections of products’ functional features.
• Notify appropriate personnel of product defects.
• Assemble cartons for packaging, ensuring proper packing patterns, product counts, and package enclosures.
• Square, glue, seal, and label packed cartons.
• Transfer cartons to finished product skid; discard unacceptable panels in scrap rack.
• Identify jammed product and assist as necessary; identify line slowdown and assist.
• Assist with color and product fixture changes; perform line shutdown tasks.
• Communicate with adjacent shifts about product quality and work in progress.
• Perform housekeeping duties such as cleaning knock-out build‑up in MRF cutter.
• Complete line packaging‑related paperwork accurately and legibly.
• Notify operators of colored light alarm from Ink Jet Printer.
• Punch time clock before and after shift.
• Observe health and safety practices when handling bacon strips.
• Perform other related duties and assignments as required.
• Maintain supplies at workstation; communicate with Material Handlers to move full warehouse racks.
• Assist with training of temporaries and new hires in Extrusion Associate 1 positions.
• Float to relieve other Extrusion Associate 1s for breaks.
• Attend weekly shift meetings and monthly All Hands Forum, if required.
• Actively participate in all plant safety programs.
• Notify Supervisor if proper tools are not furnished.
• Assist with production equipment maintenance.

• No experience required; prior manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Must be able to read, write, and perform basic math skills.
• Must possess common sense, positive attitude, and demonstrate excellent attendance.
• Must be quality and safety conscious; a team player.
• Must be able to work quickly with product and lift up to 86 lbs on a continual basis above shoulder height and below the waist; capable of team lifting 87 to 100 lbs, keeping colors separate, and recording weights accurately.
• Must have excellent manual dexterity and be able to concentrate for sustained periods.
• Must have good communication skills.
• Extensive standing, frequent bending, lifting, pulling, pushing, reaching, twisting, and walking.
• Must use hearing protection, safety glasses, tape measure, sawing glove, hack saw, packing gloves, stamp, and stamp pad.
• Safe work performance is required from each Associate at all times.
• Comply with all legislative requirements as outlined by the Occupational Health and Safety Act and regulations.
• Responsible for proper discharge of safety responsibilities as part of performance appraisal.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Site Address: 303 W Major St., Kearney, MO 64060

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.