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.