What are the responsibilities and job description for the Regrade Laborer position at OFI?
Description
Position Summary
Reporting to the Farmerstock Logistics Coordinator, the Regrade laborer will perform peanut inspections which includes grading peanuts according to USDA standards for size, damage, foreign materials, and quality.
Position Responsibilities
- Requires long periods of standing or sitting, working in extreme hot and cold temperatures, working in dusty conditions.
- Monitors production operations for compliance with specifications and promptly report defects.
- Checks moisture content of the loads, check for mold and decay.
- Operates various machines in a twelve-step process to collect precise data to grade peanuts.
- Grades, sorts or classifies unprocessed food or other agricultural products by size, weight, color, or condition.
- Records numbers, uses different machines.
- Pulls sample from trailer, reports how much foreign material and loose-shelled kernels are in the sample.
- Records grade or identification numbers on tags or on shipping, receiving, or sales sheets.
- Discards inferior or defective products or foreign matter and places acceptable products in containers for further processing.
- Grades peanuts to ensure quality.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Position Requirements
- High School diploma or GED preferred.
- Knowledge of computers.
- Capacity to work both independently and in a team-oriented environment.
- Ability to effectively complete the tasks entrusted.
- Capacity to easily adapt to changing priorities and timelines.
- Ability to learn quickly and attention to detail.
Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as negotiated to meet the ongoing needs of the organization.