Pacific Pickle Works is seeking a hardworking, dependable individual to join our manufacturing team. We’re looking for someone who enjoys hands-on work, learning new skills, and being part of a small, dedicated production team.
Required skills:
- Positive attitude at all times
- Ability to foster positive working relationships and collaborate with co-workers
- Ability to listen to supervisors and a desire to constantly improve
- Ability to follow direct instructions and recipes working quickly to meet the daily production goal and minimize overtime
- Strong technical aptitude to learn how to setup, teardown and troubleshoot equipment of various types
- Forklift driving skills a plus, or willingness to learn
- Ability to stay focused and positive
- Ability to stand on your feet for long periods of time and lift up to 50 lbs
- Previous experience in a kitchen a plus
- General food safety and safe food handling knowledge a plus
- Spanish language skills a plus
Job responsibilities
- Setup, operate and teardown equipment as needed on the factory floor.
- Learn to be able to set up, load and calibrate labeling and packaging equipment that is used on a daily basis for packing products.
- Organize and optimize working space to keep area safe and to maximize usability where space is tight.
- Practice proper health and safety at all times. Wash hands before shifts and after all non-sterile contacts
- Use proper protection as required for tasks involving equipment
- Use proper safety equipment including back supports, safety goggles, safety gloves and hair nets as necessary.
- Learn the production packaging process for all products and be able to follow documented instructions
- Record important batch packaging information such as number of jars produced and keep appropriate logs
- Participate in keeping the production area clean during shifts and at the end of shifts
- Have fun
