CONAGRA

Production General Labor 1st Shift

Posted on: 6 Feb 2021

Council Bluffs, IA

Job Description

Conagra Brands has the most energized, highest-impact culture in food. Our people persistently challenge and disrupt marketplace/business conventions and we are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. Conagra Brands, be part of building something BIG.

Job Summary:

The General Labor/Production position is responsible for a variety of duties including but not limited to prep work for operations, rotating between line positions, opening and dumping bags of ingredients into filler equipment, filling nesting trays and carton magazines, assembling cases, hand placing product onto line, packing finished cartons into cases, and performing housekeeping and cleanup while following all safety regulations and ensuring all GMP and quality standards are met.

Essential Job Functions:

* Ability to work the scheduled/assigned times and required overtime for position
* Regular attendance to ensure production requirements are met
* Ability to follow instruction
* Ability to use, or learn to use, the equipment and tools used to perform the job.
* Good communication skills
* Excellent attention to detail
* Ability to work individually as well as with others as a team
* Ability to move up to 50 lbs

Job Duties:

* Put on all required personal protective equipment and safety gear and perform a safety check on equipment to be used in the daily operations and insure that all safety devices are functioning properly
* Feed filler equipment with vegetables, protein, fillings and sauces, position boxed meat to work stations, fill nesting hoppers with trays, fill carton magazines, assemble cases, monitor case sealer and monitor dough caps as required.
* Manually place proper portion of protein (e.g., chicken, beef etc.) into trays as they pass on conveyor
* Manually pack finished cartons of product into cases and push full cases to case sealer
* Manually position empty pallet and hand stack finished cases on pallets
* Keep work area clear and clean, re-seal and put away used components and packaging material, breakdown boxes, place trash in proper receptacles and clean tools and equipment as required
* Attend daily pre-shift meetings, safety meetings, and other meetings as required
* May perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Required:

* Knowledge of GMPs and plant safety
* Understanding of damage/loss
* Knowledge of 5s principles
* Ability to work with pork, chicken, beef and shellfish products in addition to many other ingredients and allergens

Qualifications:

Education: High school diploma or GED preferred.

Experience Required: Minimum 6 months production or related experience preferred.

Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law.

CONAGRA

Chicago, IL

Conagra Brands, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a food company in North America. The company operates through Grocery & Snacks, Refrigerated & Frozen, International, and Foodservice segments. The Grocery & Snacks segment primarily offers shelf stable food products in various retail channels in the United States. The Refrigerated & Frozen segment provides temperature controlled food products in various retail channels in the United States. The International reporting segment offers food products in various temperature states in retail and foodservice channels outside of the United States. The Foodservice segment offers food products, including meals, entrees, sauces, and various custom-manufactured culinary products packaged for sale to restaurants and other foodservice establishments in the United States. Conagra Brands, Inc. sells its products under the Marie Callender's, Reddi-wip, Hunt's, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Orville Redenbacher's, Alexia, Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, Blake's, Duke's, Frontera, Banquet, Chef Boyardee, and BIGS brand names.

The company was formerly known as ConAgra Foods, Inc. and changed its name to Conagra Brands, Inc. in November 2016. Conagra Brands, Inc. was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.