Production Line Assistant

Description

Production Line Assistant

Position Summary: 

This position is responsible for packing frozen beef patties and other meat products into boxes or bags according to company specifications.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for packing frozen beef patties and other meat products into boxes or bags.
• Ability to tolerate working in a 40-degree work environment.
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Ability to stand on a cement floor for 8 hours.
• Able to perform tasks requiring action of muscles or groups of muscles such as walking and stooping.
• Requires varying degrees of lifting, pushing, pulling, and reaching for patties and overhead reaching.
• Must be able to continuously perform simple manipulative/repetitive tasks such as packing single patties and stacks of patties.
• Must be able to utilize both hands.
• Must be able to multitask in a fast paced, repetitive work environment.
• Ability to read a scale.
• Possess basic mathematic skills.
• Work effectively with others, both within and outside the department.
• Follow safety rules, conduct rules, GMPS, Quality Standards and other regulations.

Machinery: 

• Conveyor, patty grouper, patty paper interleave, box machines.

Work Environment:

• Temperature: The production floor is maintained at approximately 4O F.; in other areas, the temperature level is moderate. Freezer areas are zero degrees or colder.
• Noise: When the incumbent goes on to the production floor, ear protection is required; in other areas, noise level is moderate.

Work Hours:

• First shift hours are 6:00AM- 2:30PM.
• Must be available to work flexible hours Monday through Sunday including overtime.

LOCATED IN METRO ST. LOUIS

• 15 miles from South County, MO
• 13 miles from Belleville, IL
• 21 miles from Waterloo, IL
• 37 miles from Marissa, IL

About Branding Iron - Holten Meat:

Branding Iron - Holten Meat is the number one frozen ground beef patty provider in the country. Operating a 150,000 square foot food processing facility in the heart of St. Louis. Branding Iron - Holten Meat manufactures and distributes processed meat items including steaks, patties, ribs and breaded cuts to food service institutions and retail food providers throughout the United States.

Requirements

 Mental Requirements (with or without reasonable accommodation):

• Able to concentrate on minimal details with little interruption.
• Able to attend to task/function for 60 minutes at a time.
• Able to remember verbal and/or written task/assignment for an eight-hour shift.