Food Manufacturing Production Associate

Food Manufacturing Production Associate - Great Kitchens Food Company

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$16.00/hr - $17.00/hr

Picture a typical shift in Romeoville: you check in with your Shift Supervisor, gear up, and step onto a production line where timing, teamwork, and food safety all come together. Your mission is straightforward—produce safe, high‑quality products that meet customer expectations and regulatory standards, including USDA and SQF requirements.

Location:

Romeoville

Department:
Production

Reporting To:
Shift Supervisor

Position

Purpose:

Carry out assigned tasks as directed by your supervisor while following all Safety, QA, and USDA rules.

• Deliver a quality product that aligns with all customer specifications and applicable regulations.
• Communicate clearly and promptly with your supervisor as needed.
• Follow instructions precisely and apply training related to Safety, QA, GMPs, and USDA standards.
• Keep your work area organized, sanitary, and safe at all times.
• Jump in to assist teammates and your Supervisor when asked.
• Match the pace of the line with consistent effort and focus.
• Practice strong GMP habits, including proper handwashing and adherence to the employee hygiene plan.
• Follow all USDA guidelines and site procedures.
• Immediately alert supervision and/or Quality Assurance about any potential food safety or quality concerns.
• Meet specific customer-driven requirements when applicable.
• Support and uphold the SQF Food Safety Code for Manufacturing in daily tasks.
• Perform other duties as assigned or volunteered.

Be accountable for producing a quality product that satisfies customer and regulatory requirements.

• Basic reading, writing, and math capability.
• High School diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Reliable, safety-minded, hardworking, and collaborative.

• Hard working, dependable, safety conscious and team oriented.

• High School diploma/Equivalent
• Basic reading, writing and math skills.

• Speak up immediately about any suspected food safety or product quality issue so it can be addressed.
• Alert a designated manager if you observe any risk or evidence of unsafe or out-of-spec product, equipment, packaging, or raw materials to enable rapid resolution.

• Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA)
• Shipping/Receiving, Warehouse, or Distribution exposure
• Material handling and heavy material movement
• Batch mixing and weighing raw materials
• Packaging on a production line
• General manufacturing environment experience.

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Lift up to 50 lbs.
• Work standing or walking for long periods of time.
• Work bending and squatting.
• Work making fast and repetitive hand motions.
• Work in cold refrigerated and frozen conditions.
• And able to push/pull heavy loads using hand jack.

• 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 frequently works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed outside weather conditions, wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, and extreme cold.
• The noise level in the work environment is often moderate to loud.
• Ability to work different shifts and weekends.

Entry level

Full-time

Management and Manufacturing

Industries:
Food Production

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