Grade 4 - Plant Worker

Location: Keaau

Grade IV Union Position

Job Responsibilities included, but are not limited to:

General

* Follow all safety and food safety procedures

* Keep work area clean

* Perform other duties assigned by Management not described below.

Grading

* Determine grade and ripeness of fruit by observing external appearance.

* Remove fruit of predetermined grade and/or ripeness from the packing line and place them in another location as directed.

Treatment

* Help load and prepare chambers for treatment.

* Unload chambers after treatment.

Packing

* Determine by external appearance, size, grade, and ripeness of fruit on packing table.

* Remove fruit of predetermined size, grade, and ripeness from the table and place them in a container for culling or regrading.

* Pack fruit based on orders.

* Assemble container as required.

* Place packed container on case conveyor.

* Examine packed container for proper packing method, material, and carton size.

* Check weight of packed container as required.

* Record information from the container as required.

* Verify packing specifications and apply labels.

* Close carton boxes with tape machine.

Stacking

* Verify proper sealing of carton boxes.

* Verify size and color on the container

* Segregate containers and stack them for shipping or holding.

* Stack containers for shipping and load shipping containers as directed.

* Deliver packing material to packing station as directed.

Shipping

* Receive supplies

* Prepare pallets for shipment

* Load containers

* Complete documentation for shipping

Competency

To perform the job successfully, the employee should demonstrate the following competencies:

* Oral Communication: able to follow directions and get clarification; respond well to questions.

* Written Communication: able to read and interpret written information.

* Organizational Support: follow policies and procedures; support organization's goals and values.

* Planning/Organizing: follow work plans as directed; use time efficiently.

* Professionalism: approach others in a respectful manner.

* Quality: demonstrate accuracy and thoroughness.

* Adaptability: manage competing demands; able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

* Attendance/Punctuality: attend work consistently and arrive on time; adhere to schedule to ensure that warehouse goals and responsibilities are executed, follow company procedures when absent.

* Dependability: follows instructions, responds to management direction, take responsibility for own actions, and keep commitments; completes tasks on time or notifies appropriate person with an alternate plan.

Basic Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an employee must be able to perform each essential duty 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.

* Education:

high school diploma is preferred, but not required.

* Job

Experience:

experience handling food in a manufacturing environment is preferred.

* Language

Skills:

be able to comprehend simple instructions.

* Reasoning Ability: apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Physical Requirements:

* Regularly required to talk or hear.

* Frequently required to walk, stand, reach with hands and arms, and use hands to handle product.

* Occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawls.

* Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

* Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee:

* Is required to wear personal protective equipment (hair net, smock, sleeves, long pants, and non-slip water resistant footwear).

* May need to work in a cold and/or hot environment

* Must be aware of the hazards of moving machinery.

* Must be cognizant of body and limbs and avoid being too close to machinery.

Food Safety & Food Security Responsibilities

All persons within the company have responsibilities to ensure that threats to the safety and security of our final product are minimized. Responsibilities for this position include:

* Compliance with Calavo's Good Manufacturing Practices [GMPs]

* Reporting any unauthorized persons in or about the facility as well as incidents of employee tampering to management.

* Reporting any unsafe practices to supervisor.

* Understanding basic concepts of food borne illness.

"Calavo Growers is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind:
Calavo is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Calavo are based on business needs, job…