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.

• 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.

• 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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