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    B&G Foods

    Food Production

    West Room Foreperson

    Ankeny, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$30.1 / hourPosted 1mo ago
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    This position opening is available for 2nd shift starting weekly on Monday's. Shift hours are Monday - Thursday, with overtime as required, from 5:00 am - 3:30 pm.

    $30.10/hour

    Assumes responsibility for coordinating work center operations and changeovers.  Provides technical and directive leadership to packaging personnel assigned to their work center.  Assists in developing and maintaining a strong training base throughout the packaging department.  As a member and leader of the packaging line team, this position assures and maintains optimum safety, sanitation, quality, and packaging standards through proper and consistent use of all available resources.

    Primary Job Responsibilities:

    • Assign, monitor, coordinate, and direct personnel assigned to their work center with guidance from operations management, resulting in maximum safety, sanitation, product quality, and productivity.

    • Responsible for assigned work center performance.

    • Monitor the set-up, operation, and adjustment of work center machines and equipment.

    • Monitor and maintain product quality on assigned lines and make suggestions to the supervisor on ways to resolve production problems or to maximize and improve production methods.

    • Investigate, troubleshoot, and correct any issues resulting in production downtime.

    • Provide direction and leadership at the filler to ensure efficient and effective changeovers.

    • Communicate information between shifts, within the packaging department, and other assigned areas.

    • Document findings and communicate to the supervisor all equipment and production issues that require maintenance or improvement.

    • Perform machine maintenance.

    • Assist maintenance mechanic with machine repair or adjustments.

    • Performs duties of Line Operator to ensure production goals are met.

    • Responsible for accurate and timely completion of all work center documentation and record-keeping functions.

    • Provide training to increase the level of work skills of packaging employees assigned to their work center(s) using all available resources.

    • Instruct line personnel on how to minimize/decrease waste and downtime between and during production runs.

    • Ensure team members are cleaning and or receiving training during unscheduled downtime.

    • Assist in the development and implementation of the process text.

    • Provide input that contributes to the development of new or existing packaging processes and procedures.

    • Conduct required Operational Checks (daily and weekly) of production equipment in assigned work centers and document findings.

    • Direct team members in assigned work center(s) on bottle size changes.

    • Demonstrate safe work practices (leads by example) and direct team members, as needed, to prevent on-the-job injuries by following all Company and OSHA safety regulations.

    • Set up the production line before the start of the shift.

    • Identify and perform lock-out tag-out functions on the line.

    • Assist the Working Foreman and Supervisor in organizing new or unusual line activities.

    • Perform other duties as assigned.

    Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

    • Must have the ability to motivate, develop, and direct people as they work.

    • Mechanical aptitude, which includes an understanding of machine operations and interactions and the use of various tools and equipment, used to complete job responsibilities.

    • Ability to assign, coordinate, and monitor the work tasks of others.

    • Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the manufacture of products.

    • Must have good listening skills and possess the ability to verbally communicate so as to effectively convey information and ideas.

    • Must have the ability to read and comprehend work-related reading material.

    • Knowledgeable of machine setup and ability to control the operation of machines and equipment and observe gauges, dials, or other indicators to ensure the machine is working properly.

    • Skill in troubleshooting and problem-solving using logic and analysis to identify the problem, assess strengths and weaknesses of different solutions, and identify lessons learned or redirect efforts.

    • Possess team leadership skills to motivate and deal effectively with persons representing widely diverse backgrounds, interests, and points of view.

    • Ability to use math operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) to complete work tasks.

    • Must possess organizational and time management skills when completing and assigning work tasks.

    • Demonstrates high-quality standards of workmanship and efficient line operation regularly by observing and following Standard Operating Procedures.

    • Provide leadership and training to line operators and coordination efforts within assigned work centers.

    • Observe and monitor the work of assigned line operators and provide direction were needed.

    • Maintain effective communications with and is the point of contact for line personnel with Working Foreman and supervisory staff.

    • Models responsible behavior by maintaining good attendance, punctuality, initiative, and completing work tasks efficiently and safely.

    • Employees are expected to work at other work centers where job qualifications allow.

    • Actively participates in identifying and resolving production problems and improving work processes.

    • Possess a high school diploma or GED

    • Must meet established Work Keys testing parameters before being awarded the bid

    • If a candidate is not already qualified as a Line Operator, they must pass an in-house Line Operator written exam within 30 days of starting the bid.

    • Candidate must be able to qualify as a Room Foreperson within 90 days of starting the bid.

    • Candidate must be able to complete specific training on selected equipment that is pertinent to the assigned production area(s) when additional training needs are identified.

    Protective Clothing and Devices:

    Many of the job duties of this position require you to wear personal protective equipment (PPE), if so, when and how to use this equipment will be explained to you at the time of hire.

    To determine ability to perform job functions where the use of a respirator is required, employees will be given a physical examination prior to performing this type of work.

    SQF:

    Responsible for reporting any food safety and quality problems to personnel with authority to initiate action.

    • Responsible for following cGMP’s

    • Responsible for maintaining cleanliness and good housekeeping

    • Ensure all food safety and quality records are completed accurately and timely

    • Follow all appropriate equipment cleaning procedures

    Work Environment & Physical Requirements:

    This position is in a manufacturing plant environment, works around moving mechanical parts, is exposed to airborne particles, and works around motorized vehicles.

    Must be able to lift up to 40lbs

    Physical Requirements:

    Hearing, speaking: Continuously. Must communicate with others and discriminate sounds with machines

    Vision: Continuously

    Balancing: Occasionally to Frequently depending on the work environment.

    Standing: Frequently to Continuously

    Walking:  Frequently to Continuously

    Forward bend in standing: Occasionally to Frequently

    Rotation in standing: Occasionally to Frequently

    Seated rotation: Occasionally

    Elevated work: Rarely up to 1-2 mins

    Floor to waist lift:  Frequently up to 20 lbs, Occasionally up to 40 lbs, Rarely up to 50 lbs

    Waist to crown lift:  Rarely up to 25 lbs

    Horizontal lift: Occasionally to Frequently up to 40 lbs, Rarely 50 lbs

    Front carry:  Occasionally 40 lbs up to 15 feet

    One hand carry:  Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

    Push: Occasionally up to 80 lbs

    Pull:  Occasionally up to 80 lbs

    Left hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs

    Right hand grip: Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs

    Pinch Grip: Occasionally to Frequently

    Right and Left hand coordination:  continuous with average eye/hand coordination

    Stair Climbing: Occasionally to frequently: Up to 100 stairs/day

    Climbing: Occasionally

    Squatting:  Occasionally

    Kneeling:  Rarely

    Stooping:  Occasionally

    Reaching:  Frequently

    Crawling: Rarely

    Crouching: Occasionally

    Repetitive Motions: Shoulders, elbows, wrists, hands, fingers: Frequently to Continuously: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, bag cutting, twisting caps, pinching envelopes.

    Moderate Work: Force from 20-30 lbs occasionally to frequently and up to 40-50 lbs rarely to occasionally.

    Maximum Physical Demands:

    Task:

    Maximum Demand:

    Floor to waist Lift

    Occasionally up to 40 lbs, rarely up to 50 lbs

    Waist to Crown Lift

    Rarely up to 25 lbs

    Front carry

    Occasionally 50 lbs up to 15 feet

    One hand carry

    Occasionally 30 lbs up to 15 feet

    Right hand grip

    Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs

    Left hand grip

    Occasionally to Frequently up to 50 lbs

    Pushing and Pulling

    Occasionally  up to 80 lbs

    Stair Climbing

    Occasionally to frequently: Up to 100 stairs/day

    Standing tolerance

    Frequently to Continuously

    Walking

    Frequently to Continuously

    Right & left hand coordination

    Continuously with average eye/hand coordination

    Kneeling

    Rarely

    Squatting

    Occasionally

    Pinch Grip

    Occasionally to Frequently

    Forward bend in standing

    Occasionally to Frequently

    Rotation in Standing

    Occasionally to Frequently

    Seated Rotation

    Occasionally

    Repetitive Motions

    Frequently to Continuously with wrists, hands, and fingers: Including twisting wrist, ulnar deviation, box cutting, twisting caps, and pinching envelopes.

    Reaching

    Frequently

    Crawling

    Rarely

    Crouching

    Occasionally

    Horizontal Lift

    Occasionally to Frequently up to 40 lbs, Rarely 50 lbs

    Elevated Work

    Rarely up to 1-2 mins

    Functional Job Analysis                                             

    Rarely               1-5% of the day

    Occasionally     6-33% of the day

    Frequently         34-66% of the day

    Continuously     67-100% of the day

    Equal Employment Opportunity:
    B&G Foods is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you’d like more information about your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please see www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf.

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    B&G Foods

    B&G Foods is a food company that manufactures, sells, and distributes a diverse portfolio of branded shelf-stable and frozen food products.

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    Industry
    Food Production
    Founded
    1896
    Open roles
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