Production Worker

The Production Worker ensures the product (DE) is packaged according to customer order safely and efficiently.   

• Comply with all safety & environmental regulations, MSHA regulations, and company policies.

• Working Safely is Priority.

• Packs product into bags, bulk bags, boxes and bulk hopper rail cars.

• Completes or assists with bulk car cleaning, sealing, purging and switching.

• Uses manual and automatic palletizer.

• Identifies bag type, pallet type, and code stickers.

• Remove, replace, and record broken and light weight bags.

• Dump broken bags and refeed non-conforming product.

• Check and record bag weights.

• Fills out proper code identification.

• Makes boxes using glue guns or heat shrink guns.

• Stacks or restacks bags or boxes on pallets as required.

• Operates warehouse and yard forklifts, skid steer loader, ultra-vac, floor sweeper as required.

• Unplugging elevators, fans, de-lumpers, product lines, and dense phase as needed.

• Cleanup of crusher, ore dump/grizzly, furnace, under palletizer elevators and other site cleanup as needed. Along with clearing belts and charging discharge lines as needed.

• Dump spill hoppers, including ultravac hopper. 

• General plant cleanup, including but not limited to, washing down of structures and grounds, sweeping with push broom, vacuuming warehouse floors, and cleaning hoppers

• Compactor operations.

• Propane filling.

• Lock-Out/Tag-out/Test-out procedures.

• Confined Space procedures.

• Cleaning sump pumps.

• High school diploma or general education diploma (GED) required.
• High level of safety and quality.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (written and verbal).Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work a flexible work schedule.
• Ability to follow instructions.
• Good attendance history
• Ability to multi-task at a fast-pace (at times), work in outside conditions during all seasons, climb multi-levels by stairs & ladders, work from elevated platforms, use hand tools (shovel, hammer, wrenches, etc.)
• Good problem-solving skills.
• Mine Safety and Health (MSHA) Knowledge - Preferred.
• Forklift experience - Preferred.
• Computer Software - Preferred.
• Warehouse experience - Preferred.