Production Worker

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manually place individual tortillas from stacks onto platen/conveyor at standard speed


• Place tortillas in the same direction and right side up on platen/conveyor


• Perform consistent placement of tortillas on platen/conveyor


• Inspect tortillas for foreign objects and quality defects


• Remove, rework or discard product found to be out specifications.


• Be able to “throw” tortillas at company standards of pace rate and placement quality.


• Inspect product for quality defects and remove out of spec product.


• Regular and dependable attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position


• Perform in a fast paced environment, maintain production and quality requirements.


• Maintain knowledge, understanding and adherence to safety policies, USDA, GMPs, QA,   HACCP, Sanitation rules and regulations, and RUIZ FOODS company policies.


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  Regular and dependable attendance and punctuality is an essential function of this position.

  
  


• Maintain knowledge, understanding and adherence to safety policies, USDA, QA, HACCP, and Sanitation rules and regulations, and company policies.


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   Throw out waste and rinse trash containers for reuse.  

  
  


• Move trash containers to waste area.


• Removes food debris from conveyor catch pan and places it in designated inedible containers.


• May enter discarded waste information into the company computer system.


• Clean out debris from drain basket.


• May wash conveyor equipment as needed.


• May rinse, sweep and squeegee floors.


• Setup and position fatigue mats and stools for other workers at individual workstations as needed.


• Refill sanitizing containers as needed. 


• Responsible for supplying food products to each line to maintain food production.


• Manually supply ingredients to filler machines as needed to keep up with food production rate.


• Manually refill hopper with buckets of food for pump operation. 


• Manually supply ingredients to filler machines as needed to keep up with food production rate.


• Perform all other duties as assigned. 
  

   

  
  

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