F1 Block Person

Golden State Foods is a distinguished leader in the food service industry, offering an extensive array of products and services to a diverse clientele. Rooted in the values of quality service and integrity, we are dedicated to creating a supportive and inclusive atmosphere where employees can advance, innovate, and contribute to our ongoing success.

Golden State Foods – Opelika, AL | Full-time | Food Manufacturing | 1st Shift

Pay: $16.00per/hr.

Eligible for Perfect Attendance

Unpack, visually inspect, and place frozen blocks of meat on conveyor to be ground.

• Adheres to safety, food safety, quality and legal compliance.
• Perform all work in accordance with environmental, health and safety standards, rules, regulations and practices of the facility.
• Must be able to pass training/certifications as required for qualification.
• Sanitarily unpacking 60- pound frozen blocks of meat.
• Visually checking blocks for quality using an automatic metal detector.
• Place the blocks on a conveyor to be ground.
• Maintain the supply and the type of blocks needed for the type of meat being produced.
• Keep work area clean.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties as assigned.

None.

• Cut open box using four cuts with knife at shoulder height to open box.
• Remove plastic by turning over the blocks of meat.
• Inspect blocks for quality.
• Push 60 lb block of meat 1-5 feet onto conveyor and monitor blocks.
• Discard trash and pallets to keep work area clean.
• Ability to visually differentiate items of color, up close and in the distance.

• Ability to wear personal protective equipment and/or clothing.
• Stand/walk 7 or more hours per day.
• Continuously bend to inspect meat and open boxes.
• Continuously reach, twist/turn and talk/hear.
• Continuously use eye/hand coordination and handling/fingering to open boxes with a knife.
• Continuously use gripping/grasping to remove plastic from meat.
• Constantly lift 51-100lbs for entire shift.
• Occasionally use eye/hand/foot coordination to operate a pallet jack.
• Occasionally squat to lift pallets and trash bin.
• Occasionally use fine motor tasks and smell.
• Occasionally carry up to 50lbs for entire shift.
• Push 60 lb block of meat.
• Lift 30 lb pallet from floor to waist and walk 5-25 feet to discard.
• Carry cardboard/trash bins 25-50 feet to trash compactor.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.

• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving equipment with fumes or airborne debris.
• Constantly work in extremes of heat and cold (40-45 degrees) and occasionally in temperatures of less than 10 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Occasionally work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally work with hand tools causing segmental vibration.

• Bump cap, hair net, safety glasses, hearing protection, and smock.
• Cut resistant gloves, cut resistant apron, metatarsal guards, and steel toed shoes.
• Rubber gloves, cotton gloves, plastic apron, and plastic sleeves.
• Conveyors, block metal detector and food safety knife.
• Pneumatic hand tool to remove entrapped plastic from blocks.

• High school diploma or GED.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.

• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division in accordance with production requirements.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.

Golden State Foods (GSF) is one of the largest diversified suppliers in the food industry, manufacturing a range of products including sauces, dressings, condiments, syrups, and toppings for leading restaurant and retail brands.

Join GSF and grow your career with a global food industry leader who:

• People First: At Golden State Foods, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.
• Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.
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