General Laborer - 1st, 2nd 3rd

The role

The General Laborer packages pretzels into bags or boxes and ensures they are coded correctly. The role involves hand tying, hand slicing, weighing, and measuring products to meet customer expectations.

What you will do

• Packaging pretzels into bags or boxes
• Hand tying and hand slicing pretzels
• Weighing and measuring raw and finished products
• Making equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications
• Hand loading pretzels to pans and boards onto carts
• Moving racks of pretzels to and from proofers and retarders
• Inspecting pretzels and removing defects
• Maintaining area in a sanitary condition
• Using mechanical and hand taping equipment
• Following Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense, Food Safety and SQF programs

Required qualifications

• Capable of standing on feet for periods of 8 hours
• Capable of withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit
• Capable of counting to 130 and demonstrating basic math skills
• Capable of climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet
• Capable of climbing over conveyors via bridges
• Capable of carrying raw material boxes, tape, and bags
• Capable of lifting a 25lb box of pretzels
• Capable of lifting empty box/bag combinations to a height of 4 feet
• Capable of lifting full boxes of product to a height of 6 feet
• Capable of lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet
• Capable of cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs
• Trained in Critical Control Points to perform post bake and packaging testing

Nice to have

• High school diploma or GED

About the company

J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include brands such as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots.