Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains product quality by recognizing and understanding customer specifications, defective products, packets and/or packaging.

• Understand and adhere to Blue Diamond line certification, HACCP processes and auditing, Good Manufacturing Procedures (GMPs) and safety practices.

• Maintain a clean work environment to ensure the team and product are safe from debris or obstacles. May be required to perform sanitation work in their designated work area and on specified lines.

• Required to meet output standards, schedules, and deadlines designated by supervisor. Must handle material to include packing product into containers, sealing containers, and clean up as required.

• Follow work rotations schedules and handle material of various weights and dimensions.

• Manually removes non-specified almond kernels and foreign material from product while moving on a conveyer belt. Collects and logs all “pick-out” from sorting belts.

• Ability to pay attention to detail, identify problems and assist in solving. Position incorporates generalist concept and accomplishment of minor maintenance and housekeeping is expected.

• Manually remove packets from moving conveyor belts. Ensure only quality product is processed.

• Must be able to understand customer specifications and material handling functions to include putting packets into displays and containers, sealing containers, palletizing, and clean-up as directed.

• Must be able to lift and move seasonings, fibers and finished products of various weight up to 50 lbs.

• Must have the ability to recognize almond quality, defective packets and remove. Essential to have hand and eye coordination. Occasionally performs audits and document findings.

• Work schedule may include working rotating schedules to support 5 days working for 7 days coverage. Overtime as necessary is a requirement to the performance of this position.

• May be required to perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or required by supervisor.

• Works under general supervision and receives assignments from supervisors, leads and line operator.

WHAT YOU NEED

*Minimum qualifications

• Good math and communication skills are needed for the position.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 50lbs occasionally up to 3 hours during shift.

• LOTO training and certification may be required

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.

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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee will frequently be required to communicate with others and regularly climb stairs. On shift employee is constantly required to stand, walk, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The position involves sitting, walking, and lifting up to 50 pounds for long periods of time throughout the day.

Position may require employee to work around loud energized equipment and is routinely exposed to hazardous materials for extended periods of time. Exposure to adverse conditions can be, but are not limited to heat, cold, noise, dust, fumes, dirt, herbal aromas, airborne particles, grease, and chemical substances. Team member safety is very important to us and more information is available through Blue Diamond Health and Safety.

WHY BLUE DIAMOND?

In addition to working at the world’s largest, state-of-the-art almond manufacturer, we offer a safe and collaborative team environment, with numerous opportunities for free training and career advancement. Check out the BDG Benefits, Health & Wellness Guide HERE .