ProductionAssociate

## Description *The schedule for this role is Mon-Fri 6:30am-3pm with overtime/Saturdays as needed* The Production Associate plays a key role in the safe production and packaging of meat products by operating equipment, inspecting product quality, preparing orders for shipment, and maintaining sanitary work conditions. Success in this role requires attention to detail, adherence to food safety and quality standards, and a commitment to meeting daily production objectives.  ## Duties/Responsibilities • Ensure that they work safely, and all safety procedures are followed. Keep their work area in the highest safety standard possible. • Ensures company brand materials and physical working space meet company cleanliness standards. • Ensure that the product is always done at the correct quality in a sustainable manner. • Communicate training needs to fully execute this Job Description. • Comply with scheduled times to start operations and activities. • Works to gain the knowledge needed to perform assigned tasks. • Following the technical guidance from Maintenance and Team Leader. • Gain the knowledge of the programs of the company’s Continuous Improvement (CI) programs to the level of understanding to support its mission. • Be flexible to other tasks assigned, which can be a temporary event or conducing to an improved way of working. • Examine and inspect containers, materials, and products to ensure that packing specifications are met. • Mark and label containers or products using marking tools. • Remove completed or defective products or materials, placing them on moving equipment such as conveyors or in specified area. • Load product into processing/packaging equipment • Assemble containers. • Load packages of vacuum sealed meat into boxes • Remove packages (one or two at a time) and inspect labels, product position and overall visual quality, according to order specifications. • Place inspected sealed meat packages in boxes. • Fold and tape boxes using a case sealer,