Health food Warehouse Production & Packing Job
We are a very small organic spice, tea and oil blending company in downtown Chicago. As part of our slow and steady growth we are looking to add to our current in house staff members. If you like herbs, botanicals, teas and planet earth - this is the place for you to work!
You will be working with a very small team with a great potential for quick growth. On the job training, light work loads, vacation pay, sick leave plus performance based annual bonuses are all offered .
POSITION SUMMARY:
We are looking for a highly motivated Production and Warehouse Associate with the desire to make an impact on a novel food business.The PWA will participate in the day to day operation of our production department.Services include loading, unloading, and storing bulk spices, teas, oils, nuts and botanicals.
Within the production department the PWA will be assisting in producing bulk blends by adding ingredients to the blender and packaging blends through a semi automatic packaging lineThis position will require a keen eye to inspect product as you work in all sections.
The Production and Warehouse Associate will hold responsibilities that include, but are not limited to, the following:
Operating pallet jack to move large pallets of product throughout warehouse and onto racking system
Inspect trucks for inbound and outbound shipments to ensure product safety
Inspect Product prior to loading and unloading for damage, integrity, weight, count, and safety concerns.
Unload product from trucks to store in warehouse.
Maintain cleanliness of warehouse space, cleaning spills and doing routine maintenance. Cleaning of production line components
Organize and stage product at loading docks for outbound shipments Shrink wrap pallets of product Repair or repackage damaged product
Pull and stage ingredients on pallets prior to production
Load ingredients into the blender hopper + Run blends, Pack and Label foods, palletizing bags for shipping.
Participate in cleaning and sanitizing production room and equipment.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each job specification satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
. High School Diploma 1-3 years practical warehousing
experience
OR 1-3 years production or manufacturing experienceTeam player with organizational skills Ability to lift or move heavy product up to 50lbs. Self-starter with a desire to create programs and processes from scratch Strong work ethic with the ability to learn and adapt quickly to new challenges Fluent in English Comfortable working with a small team
LANGUAGE SKILLS Fluency in English is a requirement and Spanish is a plus (read/write/translate).
While performing the duties of this job, the employee must: Frequently walk and sit. Operate a a pallet jack Lift bags of product up to 50lbs. and lift in tandem with coworkers to move product over 50lbs. Must be physically able to safely ascend to heights, be able to bend, crawl and move safely and freely around machinery and building without assistance.
email your resume to: / Call us at: 312-988-0051