General Labor - Wenatchee Plant

SUMMARY:

Pre-inspect and trim apples, inspect final product, perform custodial duties, ensure incoming fruit is free of foreign materials, spot and remove defects by using trim knife while minimizing yield loss, inspect final product to remove defects and foreign materials, erect boxes and insert liners and bags to meet process needs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned. All of the following are to be performed while adhering to Tree Top operational policies, safety rules, procedures and good manufacturing practices. Regular and predictable attendance is required for this position. Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of the job. It is the responsibility of every employee at Tree Top Inc. to report food safety and food quality problems or risks to personnel with the authority to initiate action against these said possible risks. The Organization chart indicated key personnel with the authority to take action.

This is a representative sample--not to imply a complete listing of all responsibilities and tasks.

• Visually Inspect Products for Defects and Foreign Material
• Remove Foreign Materials from Raw Product
• Communicate with Co-workers and Management Regarding Defects and Foreign Materials
• Spot and Remove Defects
• Maintain Adequate Production Supply so Line Flow is not Interrupted
• Perform Custodial Assignments as Required
• Industrial and Food Safety including Lock Out/Tag Out, Haz-Com, and chemical safety.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, reach, feel objects, tools, or controls. Reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, talk, hear, taste or smell.
• Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision for paperwork, driving and reading specifications, distance vision to drive the forklift, color vision to check product color and identify packaging color differences, peripheral vision for driving the forklift and to watch for pedestrians, depth perception for driving the forklift and stacking pallets, and the ability to adjust focus for driving the forklift and identifying the product.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is/or could be exposed to extreme heat, moving mechanical parts, wet and/or humid conditions, electrical shock, high precarious positions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, fumes and airborne particles, all weather conditions, vibrations, and loud noise.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

DISCLAIMER:

Full Benefit details for this position can be found on our website: https://www.treetop.com/careers/benefits/

The above job profile does not include all essential and nonessential duties of this job. A full job description is available at the time of interview.

Persons with disabilities may be able to perform the essential duties of this job with reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation will be evaluated on an individual basis and depends, in part, on the specific requirements for the job, the limitations related to disability and the ability of the department/division to accommodate the limitation. Tree Top does not employ individuals under the age of 18.

Tree Top is an EEO/AA employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. If you require an accommodation to participate in our application process, please contact Human Resources at: hr@treetop.com or 509-697-7251.