Hybrid Manufacturing-General Production, 1st Shift chez Mrs. Gerry's Kitchen, LLC

ABOUT THE COMPANY

Mrs. Gerry’s was founded in 1973 in Albert Lea, Minnesota.   Since then, the company has expanded in every way!  Mrs. Gerry’s offers 120 different products including pasta salads, coleslaws, salad kits, specialty salads, and sides, including the popular Premium Mashed Potatoes that were introduced in 2005 and, of course, the recipe that started it all – Mrs. Gerry’s Original Potato Salad.  Today, Mrs. Gerry’s Salads and Mashed Potatoes are sold coast to coast. In 2020, Mrs. Gerry’s was purchased by Sequel Holdings, LLC. Sequel’s deep industry experience and strategic planning paired with Mrs. Gerry’s ongoing commitment to their employees and the community, ensure long-term value and growth for years to come. 

TITLE: General Production  

DEPARTMENT: Operations  

REPORTS TO: 1^st Shift Production Supervisor

STATUS: Non-Exempt

WAGE: $18.00 

DAYS: Monday - Friday

HOURS: 6:00 AM – End times vary with production needs

BENEFITS

• Health Insurance
• Virtual Primary Care 
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Dental
• Vision
• Short and Long-term Disability Insurance
• Critical Illness
• Hospital
• Accidental Insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and dependents
• Basic $25,000 Term Life Insurance policy. This is paid 100% by Mrs. Gerry’s Kitchen, LLC for each permanent full-time employee.
• 401(K)

SUMMARY

General production workers will assist in mixing, packaging, and palletizing products on production lines. They will ensure products are made with the highest quality possible while following all food safety procedures. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, other duties may be assigned.

• Perform activities as required by HACCP and SQF.
• Follows all food safety and plant safety rules.
• Will rotate throughout the plant working on various production lines. 
• May assist in other areas of plant as needed.
• Packaging product into boxes
• Making boxes
• Palletizing boxes
• Weighing out ingredients to the correct weight
• Cleaning containers before putting into boxes
• Ensure wieghts, labels, lids, packaging, etc are correct
• Keep accurate record keeping
• Inspect ingredients to ensure highest quality
• Use a knife to cut ingredients
• Mix and dispense salads into containers by hand
• Set up, check and metal detect all products at appropriate time
• Wash down equipment as needed
• Keep area clean and free of food debris on floor
• All other duties as assigned

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Must be able to lift 40 pounds.
• Follow all food and safety procedures, including wearing of appropriate PPE.
• Team player attitude and willingness to fill in as needed.
• Have positive communication with others and timely reporting of concerns or questions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk push, or pull, talk, or hear and use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to sit, climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and push or pull.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds and may occasionally team lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly working near moving mechanical parts, occasionally exposed to extreme cold and heat (non-weather).  The employee is occasionally working in high, precarious places, may encounter fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.  Occasionally employees may be exposed to outdoor weather conditions, risk of electrical shock and vibrations.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

FACILITY ALERGENS

At Mrs. Gerry's, our facility may process items that contain eggs, milk, wheat, soy, fish, crustacea, and tree nuts.

EEO STATEMENT

Mrs. Gerry's is an equal opportunity employer committed to helping you do your best work.  We are committed to providing these opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, pregnancy, or Veteran status. 

EMPLOYEE DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND CANNABIS FREE WORKPLACE AND DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING POLICY

Mrs. Gerry's has a longstanding commitment to provide a safe, quality-oriented, and productive work environment.  Alcohol, drug, and cannabis misuse poses a threat to the health and safety of Mrs. Gerry's employees, visitors, customers, and consumers as well as to the security of the company's equipment, vehicles, facilities, property, and products.  For these reasons, Mrs. Gerry's will conduct pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident/incident drug screens.  

Pre-employment drug testing and background screen is required.