Production Associate - Temporary

Job Details

Job Location:

Skidmore Sales and Distributing - West Chester, OH 45069

Join the Skidmore Sales team and start your career today as a Blending Associate! Starting rate at $20.50/hr for a temporary 30-60 day contract. In the event a position with the Production team becomes available, a temporary employee would be given priority candidacy for a regular, full-time position.

Compensation Tier Schedule

Starting Pay: $20.50

• Must be able to lift up to 100 lbs.
• Maintain a clean work environment.
• Be able to effectively operate all equipment in Blending Room.
• Have a basic understanding of the GMPs and Food Security.
• Notify Quality and Safety Coordinator and or Blending Manager of any repairs or adjustments that are required.
• Perform Basic Sanitation Functions
• Perform all duties necessary to meet Company, and or Government requirements / standards as prioritized by the Company, HACCP, SQF
• Notify Food Safety Manager or any other Management personnel of ANY Food Safety or Quality issues.
• Ability to initiate action to prevent the occurrence of nonconformities relating to Food Safety Culture and the Quality of the product, processes, quality system, or safety system.
• Identify and record any problems relating to Food Safety and the Quality of the raw material, processes, quality system, or safety system, by performing QA Checks as assigned.
• Controls further processing or delivery of nonconforming product in terms of Food Safety and Quality issues until the deficiency or unsatisfactory condition has been corrected.

• Thorough understanding of all Company policies, including GMP’s and safety policies, HACCP & SQF.
• Effectively communicate.
• Able to lift 100 lbs. in weight.
• The ability to read, write, and comprehend English as needed.
• Jobs as assigned

Office hours are 40 per week – Monday – Friday, 7:00 – 5:00; may require additional hours periodically, including evening and weekends depending on business needs.

Work typically performed in an indoor blending/batching room setting.

Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; dust, outside weather conditions; risk of electrical shock; and vibrations.

Moderate to loud noise level.

Tools and Equipment Used Hand trucks, forklifts, and box cutters.

Minimal – less than 5% of the time

• Frequently required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell.
• Occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to work at a computer terminal for extended periods of time.
• Digital dexterity and hand/eye coordination in operation of office equipment.
• Regular lifting and/or moving objects up to 10 pounds; frequent lifting and/or moving objects up to 50 pounds, and occasional lifting and/or moving objects that weigh more than 100 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities requiring close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Ability to speak to and hear employees/clients via phone or in person.
• Body motor skills sufficient to enable incumbent to move around the warehouse environment.