General Helper - 3rd shift
About this role
Principle duties and responsibilities
3rd shift
- Packaging:
- Sunday-Thursday, some Friday possible; 11:45pm-08:00am (end time variable)
- Perform bagging of product in a timely and accurate manner
- Perform tracking of product to eliminate out of spec product
- Assist with tracking, bagging, and labeling product
- Perform pan dumping in a timely manner without smashing product
- Follow all company guidelines
- Follow all plant and corporate safety and food safety policies and procedures
- Report safety incident to supervisor/management immediately
- Report food safety concerns to supervisor/management immediately
Other duties and responsibilities
- Assist other departments as needed
- Participate in plant audit and inspection preparation
- Other duties as assigned
Physical demands
- Be able to lift up to 25 pounds repeatedly, up to 50 pounds occasionally
- Be able to push or pull up to 200 pounds on wheeled equipment
- Be able to perform tasks requiring standing, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, reaching
- Be able to stand for majority of shift
- Be able to read/write in English
- Be able to work in high ambient temperatures
Qualifications required
- Education
- High school diploma or GED required
- Experience
- Six (6) months food manufacturing experience preferred
About us
Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is a national distributor of breads, rolls and buns, as well as sweet goods, and was founded in 1979. Headquartered in Chicago, Alpha Baking has three production plants in Illinois and others in Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Alpha Baking’s retail brands include S. Rosen’s, MaryAnn, Natural Ovens Bakery, Kreamo, and Golden Hearth, with additional product sold under private label agreements and the Alpha Baking foodservice brand. Our broad array of products can be found in national restaurant chains, quick service restaurants, schools, institutions, major league sports franchises, national grocery chains, and independent grocery stores.
EEO statement
We are an equal opportunity employer with policies prohibiting unlawful discrimination on the basis of any protected classification under applicable local, state and/or federal laws which include race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status or veteran status. Alpha Baking Company, Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.
Company at a glance
Alpha Baking Company, Inc. was established in 1979 with the acquisition of the Mary Ann Baking Company in Chicago. Founded in 1935, Mary Ann is best known for the ever-popular Chicago style poppy seed hot dog bun. In 1981, Alpha Baking purchased S. Rosen’s Baking Company, a Chicago staple and baker of Jewish hearth rye breads and variety rolls since 1909. Through the years, Alpha Baking has continued to grow with the acquisition of Kreamo Bakers in South Bend, Indiana in 1979, National Baking Company in Chicago, Illinois in 1997, and Natural Ovens Bakery in Manitowoc, Wisconsin in 2007.
For decades, food industry leaders have called on Alpha Baking Company, Inc. to craft solutions to complex and unique baking projects. Our modern, high-production facilities link old-world knowledge and baking experience with today’s technology. If you have a special need, we can bring you a level of experience, responsiveness, and technical expertise that is unmatched in the baking industry. Let us customize your foodservice operation with our extensive par-baked and frozen programs.
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