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J&J Snack Foods Corp · 1 month ago

Production/General Labor

NJ - Bellmawr

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$18.68/hr - $20.96/hr

J&J Snack Foods is a leader in the snack food industry, providing a variety of branded snack foods across the U.S. The Production/General Labor role involves packaging pretzels, ensuring product integrity, and maintaining efficient operation of the production line.

Food ProcessingHospitalitySnack Food

Responsibilities

Weighing raw and packaging products maintaining product integrity to product specifications

Measuring raw and finished product maintaining product integrity to product specifications

Must be capable of using digital scale to weigh product

Must be capable of understanding units of measure to measure the length of the product

Equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications

Hand scoring and Tying Pretzels

Hand loading pretzels to pans

Hand loading boards of product onto carts

Moving racks of pretzels to and from the proofers and retarders

Putting raw pretzel trays on the tray unloaders

Scoring top of pretzels

Inspecting pretzels throughout the entire process and removing cripples/defects

Must be capable of standing on your feet for periods of 8 hours. Per shift, with exceptions of breaks or lunches, and maintain an acceptable pace of operations

Must be capable of withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Must be capable of counting to 130 and demonstrate basic math skills

Must be capable of climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet to physically un-jam cartons

Must be capable of climbing over conveyors via the bridges provided to physically un-jam product at the counters or at bends of the conveyors

Must be capable of maintaining your area in a sanitary condition

Must be capable of carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room in order to be utilized by assigned employees. Note: a full box of bags weighing approx. 50lbs and 2 to 3 boxes of bags are used per shift. An empty flat box weighs 1lb and 800 to 1500 are used by an employee per shift

Must be capable of lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another. Note: over the course of the shift approx. 1500 such boxes will have to be moved by any one employee

Must be capable of inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides. Must then be capable of lifting empty box/bag combination to a height of 4 feet and placing it on a skate wheel conveyor

Must be capable of reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself in order to physically apply a twist tie to the bag and place it on another conveyor

Must be capable of interfacing with managers and other employees and communicate and understand effectively

Must be capable of using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed

Must be capable of using hand taping equipment as provided

Must be capable, in the event of mechanical breakdown, of carrying full boxes of product to the hallway (approx. 20 feet away and palletizing by hand to a height of 6 feet

Must be capable of lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room. This operation uses 200 to 1500 cases depending upon the type of product running

Must be capable of inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift

Must be capable of working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company. (this is a GMP requirement)

Must be capable of working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets

Must be capable of reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly

During Gaps and Downtime all employees need to keep the area clean

Housekeeping must be conducted with the employees that relieve the line first hour of the shift start and the last 30 minutes prior to end of the shift

Must be capable of cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs

Must use the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove

Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Qualification

Manufacturing PracticesFood SafetyCritical Control PointsBasic math skillsCommunication skillsTeamworkProblem solvingDetail-orientedSelf-motivated

Required

Must be capable of using digital scale to weigh product

Must be capable of understanding units of measure to measure the length of the product

Equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications

Hand scoring and Tying Pretzels

Hand loading pretzels to pans

Hand loading boards of product onto carts

Moving racks of pretzels to and from the proofers and retarders

Putting raw pretzel trays on the tray unloaders

Scoring top of pretzels

Inspecting pretzels throughout the entire process and removing cripples/defects

Must be capable of standing on your feet for periods of 8 hours

Must be capable of withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit

Must be capable of counting to 130 and demonstrate basic math skills

Must be capable of climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet to physically un-jam cartons

Must be capable of climbing over conveyors via the bridges provided to physically un-jam product at the counters or at bends of the conveyors

Must be capable of maintaining your area in a sanitary condition

Must be capable of carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room

Must be capable of lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another

Must be capable of inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides

Must be capable of reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself

Must be capable of interfacing with managers and other employees and communicate and understand effectively

Must be capable of using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed

Must be capable of using hand taping equipment as provided

Must be capable, in the event of mechanical breakdown, of carrying full boxes of product to the hallway

Must be capable of lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room

Must be capable of inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift

Must be capable of working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company

Must be capable of working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets

Must be capable of reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly

During Gaps and Downtime all employees need to keep the area clean

Housekeeping must be conducted with the employees that relieve the line first hour of the shift start and the last 30 minutes prior to end of the shift

Must be capable of cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs

Must use the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove

Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor

Must be trained in Critical Control Points to perform post bake, and packaging testing

Employee responsible for Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense and SQF Programs

Must be a self-starter and be able to accomplish a versatile and evolving workload

Excellent in all forms of communication

Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt well to change