General Laborer

As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.

POSITION SUMMARY: Packaging pretzels into the proper bags or boxes, make sure the bag or box is coded correctly and ensure the packaged material is acceptable to our customers. Hand Tying and Hand Slicing product (pretzels) to meet customers’ expectations, quality expectations and effectively keep the line in motion to limit downtime.  

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:   

• Weighing raw and packaging products maintaining product integrity to product specifications  

• Measuring raw and finished product maintaining product integrity to product specifications   

• Must be capable of using digital scale to weigh product   

• Must be capable of understanding units of measure to measure the length of the product.   

• Equipment adjustments when product is out of specifications  

• Hand scoring and Tying Pretzels   

• Hand loading pretzels to pans   

• Hand loading boards of product onto carts   

• Moving racks of pretzels to and from the proofers and retarders  

• Putting raw pretzel trays on the tray unloaders  

• Scoring top of pretzels  

• Inspecting pretzels throughout the entire process and removing cripples/defects  

• Must be capable of standing on your feet for periods of 8 hours. Per shift, with exceptions of breaks or lunches, and maintain an acceptable pace of operations.  

• Must be capable of withstanding temperature ranges of 55 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.  

• Must be capable of counting to 130 and demonstrate basic math skills.  

• Must be capable of climbing a ladder to an elevated platform of 10 feet to physically un-jam cartons.  

• Must be capable of climbing over conveyors via the bridges provided to physically un-jam product at the counters or at bends of the conveyors.  

• Must be capable of maintaining your area in a sanitary condition.  

• Must be capable of carrying raw material (boxes, tape, and bags) into the packing room in order to be utilized by assigned employees.  Note: a full box of bags weighing approx. 50lbs and 2 to 3 boxes of bags are used per shift.  An empty flat box weighs 1lb and 800 to 1500 are used by an employee per shift.    

• Must be capable of lifting, by hand, a 25lb box of pretzels from one conveyor to another.  Note: over the course of the shift approx. 1500 such boxes will have to be moved by any one employee.  

• Must be capable of inserting a plastic bag into a carton, opening the bag and draping it over the sides.  Must then be capable of lifting empty box/bag combination to a height of 4 feet and placing it on a skate wheel conveyor.  

• Must be capable of reaching over one conveyor (approx. 2 feet) and lifting full box of pretzels toward yourself in order to physically apply a twist tie to the bag and place it on another conveyor.  

• Must be capable of interfacing with managers and other employees and communicate and understand effectively.  

• Must be capable of using mechanical taping equipment after being instructed.  

• Must be capable of using hand taping equipment as provided.  

• Must be capable, in the event of mechanical breakdown, of carrying full boxes of product to the hallway (approx. 20 feet away and palletizing by hand to a height of 6 feet.  

• Must be capable of lifting a 12lb box to a height of 7 feet while working in the hand-pack area of the packing room.  This operation uses 200 to 1500 cases depending upon the type of product running.  

• Must be capable of inserting by hand, pretzels into a hand-pack carton and doing so efficiently and smoothly throughout the course of the shift.   

• Must be capable of working wearing rubber gloves provided by the company. (this is a GMP requirement)  

• Must be capable of working while wearing company provided GMP acceptable hairnets.  

• Must be capable of reading instructions for labeling to ensure the box is labeled properly.   

• During Gaps and Downtime all employees need to keep the area clean.   

• Housekeeping must be conducted with the employees that relieve the line first hour of the shift start and the last 30 minutes prior to end of the shift.  

• Must be capable of cutting and loading machine with a chunk of dough up to 50 lbs.   

• Must use the correct dough knife and a clean-cut resistant glove.  

• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.   

All employees in this area are responsible for doing each of these jobs and are rotated at a maximum weekly.  

Employee is responsible for following (and/or implementing/supporting/maintaing) Good Manufacuring Practices, Food Defense, Food Safety and SQF programs.    

COMPETENCIES:   

To perform this job successfully, the General Laborer must be self-motivated, able to problem solve, detail-oriented, and able to stay on task. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.   

• Must be trained in Critical Control Points to perform post bake, and packaging testing.  

• Employee responsible for Good Manufacturing Practices, Food Defense and SQF Programs.  

• Must be a self-starter and be able to accomplish a versatile and evolving workload.   

• Excellent in all forms of communication.   

• Self-motivated, with the ability to multi-task, prioritize, and adapt well to change.    

• Job Knowledge   

• Customer Orientated   

• Teamwork   

• Interpersonal Skills / Communication   

• In the absence of the General Laborer position would be replaced with another General Laborer   

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:   

High school diploma or GED preferred but no required  

US Hourly Pay Range$18.68—$20.81 USD

Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.