Production Associate - Weekend Days: Friday - Sunday

Stay comfortable at Northern Gold Foods!! We are a climate-controlled facility.

Northern Gold Foods (USA) is a leading manufacturer of a wide range of healthy and great tasting breakfast and snack products and we're looking for Production Associates at our new facility in Junction City.

We have openings on our Weekend Day shift (Friday - Sunday; 12-hour shifts) that start at 5:00 AM or 7:00 AM.

SUMMARY: The Production Associate is responsible for setting up, operating, troubleshooting, and sanitizing our bar and granola lines.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Operates production line equipment including the following: industrial mixer, scales, printer labelers, ovens, cooling tunnels, high-speed packaging machinery and various other equipment related to food production
• Accurately measures and prepares food ingredients following written recipes
• Ensures packaging materials are set up according to customer specifications
• Performs sanitation of production equipment, parts, and surrounding environment
• Records documentation to verify compliance with all required quality specifications and procedure checks for the assigned area
• Follows all safety, quality and GMP requirements of the position

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Standing and walking up to 12 hours
• Able to lift and carry 25 to 50 lbs.
• Able to push/pull more than 1,000 lbs. using pallet jack
• Able to continually bend, stoop, twist, use arms, wrists, and hands (including grasping and squeezing) throughout shift
• Able to occasionally kneel, reach above the shoulder, work at heights, and climb steps with ingredients weighing 25 to 50 lbs.