Food Processing Production Worker

Position Summary

The Food Processing / Production Worker supports daily production and packaging operations in a fast-paced food-processing environment. Employees may work on a production line performing product handling, sorting, inspecting, packing, repacking, labeling, palletizing, and general production duties.
This position requires reliable attendance, the ability to maintain production pace and quality standards, and strict adherence to food-safety, sanitation, and workplace-safety procedures.

Essential Duties

• Work safely and efficiently on an assigned production or packaging line.
• Handle, sort, inspect, package, repack, and/or label food products.
• Place finished products into boxes, cases, totes, or other packaging.
• Inspect products and packaging for quality, damage, contamination, or other defects.
• Assemble boxes and other packaging materials as needed.
• Stack finished cases and prepare products for palletizing or shipment.
• Maintain established production speeds and quality standards.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), food-safety requirements, sanitation procedures, and facility safety rules.
• Properly wear required personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Maintain a clean and sanitary work area.
• Follow instructions from leads and supervisors and move between production tasks as business needs require.
• Immediately report safety, food-quality, equipment, or product concerns.

Essential Job Requirements
Candidates must be able to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodation:

• Must be at least 18 years old if required by the assignment, equipment used, or applicable safety regulations.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Must be able to stand and/or walk for the majority of the scheduled shift.
• Must be able to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm movements throughout the shift.
• Must be able to bend, reach, twist, stoop, and perform repetitive production tasks.
• Must be able to safely lift and move up to 50 pounds when required by the assigned position.
• Must be able to work in a temperature-controlled food-production environment, which may include refrigerated, cold, or freezer areas.
• Must be able to safely wear required PPE and food-production protective equipment.
• Must be able to follow written, verbal, visual, or demonstrated work and safety instructions.
• Must be able to identify and respond appropriately to safety signs, alarms, product labels, and workplace hazards.
• Must be able to maintain required production, quality, food-safety, and sanitation standards.
• Must be able to work the entire scheduled shift, including required overtime when scheduled.
• Must have reliable and predictable attendance.
• Must comply with all Americold/ProPack food-safety, GMP, sanitation, security, and workplace-safety requirements.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous food processing, production, packaging, warehouse, or manufacturing experience is helpful but not required.
• Experience working in a fast-paced production environment is preferred.
• Previous experience with food-safety or GMP requirements is a plus.

Ideal Candidate

Successful employees in this assignment are dependable, safety-conscious, comfortable with repetitive work, able to maintain a steady production pace, and willing to work as part of a team in a physically active environment.

Our Commitment to Fair Hiring:

HireQuest does not discriminate on the basis of Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or other legally protected group status in making hiring or employment decisions.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds, industries, and abilities to join our team. HireQuest is a global workforce solutions provider offering everything from on-demand staffing to executive recruiting through our core brands: HireQuest Direct, MRINetwork, HireQuest, and TradeCorp. Recognized by SIA as one of the “Largest Staffing Firms” and “Fastest Growing Staffing Firms,” we take pride in building inclusive teams. To ensure every applicant has a positive experience, our hiring and interview process is designed to meet diverse needs. If you require a reasonable accommodation during your application or interview, please contact communications@hirequest.com.