Dawn Foods, Inc. Hiring for Line Production Worker – 1st and 3rd Shift at Seattle, WA Full Time

Why work for Dawn Foods?

PEOPLE. CUSTOMERS. PRODUCTS.

Why should you apply? We invest in you!

• Industry-leading health insurance starts on Day 1!
• Competitive Pay $21.10/hr + shift differential for 2nd shift ($1.00/hr) and 3rd shift ($1.25/hr)
• $1,000.00 Sign on Bonus
• Company Paid Pension
• 10 Paid Company Holidays
• Company paid sick and vacation time
• Paid Parental Leave
• Clean work environment
• Yearly boot allowance, uniforms and protective eye wear
• Family-owned business over 100 years in service
• An opportunity for career advancement, working as part of an empowering workforce

About the Job

This opportunity is a full-time and benefits-eligible position.

This Food Manufacturing Line Production Operator position will be based at our Seattle, WA manufacturing facility and be a part of the Teamsters Local Union #117. We are currently hiring for all shifts: Day, Swing, and Graveyard.

Day shift (6am- 2:30pm), Swing Shift (2-10:30pm) and Graveyard Shift (10pm-6:30am)

What Does It Take to be a Line Production Operator at Dawn Foods?

Below are the minimum qualifications to be a fit for this job.

• Able to repeatedly move or lift up to 50+ lbs throughout a regular shift
• Able to lift; fill; push; pull; walk; stand; crouch; reach overhead; and climb stairs
• Read written formulas, instructions, scale read-outs, machine buttons, and safety precautions.

• Read instructions and observe reactions of materials
• Perform basic mathematical calculations
• Read, write, and comprehend the English language
• Be an effective member of a team

What You’ll Do as a Line Production Operator

• Keeps a “safety first” mentality
• Complies with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s)
• Ensures that specific instructions and processes are followed for each customer or product
• Completes finished goods in an efficient and effective manner to ensure continuous production on lines (typical products are packaged in pouches, pails, bag-in-a-box, totes and super totes)
• Records product information
• Performs regular metal detection
• Utilizes proper stacking and labelling techniques
• Properly sanitizes equipment
• Ensures proper product identification and labelling
• Operates hand-held bar code scanner to record the amount of raw materials used
• Complete necessary paperwork and records
• Monitors the process for desired quality and quantity
• Understands the importance of Food Safety around FSMA and HACCP guidelines
• Demonstrates the “Dawn Values” of Team Dawn and supports the Circle of Excellence.

Physical Demands

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a Team Member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to grasp, move, or utilize objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to use sensory perception for quality measurement of products.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus

Work Environment

• Temperature fluctuates with the season – colder during the winter/warmer during the summer
• Working around heavy machinery – Hearing protection required in production area

About Our Benefits

Dawn is proud to employ the top talent in the baking industry, and we reward our people with comprehensive health and well-being coverage, competitive compensation packages, and award-winning benefit offerings. Dawn encourages professional growth through tuition assistance and educational programs, and we are always searching for ways to improve our industry-leading services and benefits.

If this sounds like the opportunity that you have been looking for, please click “Apply.”

About Dawn Foods

Dawn Foods provides high-quality bakery solutions to customers around the globe. With unmatched manufacturing and distribution capabilities, we bring together the knowledge, commitment, and innovation our customers deserve.

Here at Dawn, our crisis management team is meeting regularly to assess our response to COVID-19. As part of this, we are looking at potential changes in our interview and onboarding process, as your health and safety is of the utmost importance to us. We encourage you to check back frequently and know that recruiters will be in touch with candidates as needed. We appreciate your interest in becoming part of the Dawn Family and will continue to make updates as new information becomes available.

Thank you,
Dawn Recruitment Team

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $21.10 per hour

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Supplemental Pay:

• Signing bonus

Work Location: One location