PONTIAC FOOD PLANT ENTRY LEVEL MFG

Kroger - Elgin, SC

Full-time - Entry Level

Elgin, SC

1,001-5,000 employees

Food and Beverage Retailers

About the position

The Entry Level Manufacturing position at Kroger's Pontiac Food Plant involves performing various roles within the facility to ensure safe, effective, and accurate operations. The role emphasizes adherence to safety, quality, and reliability standards while embodying the company's core values. This position is ideal for individuals who are self-motivated and eager to learn, contributing to the overall performance of the plant and supporting the company's mission to provide quality food products.

Responsibilities

• Perform a variety of positions throughout the facility safely and effectively.
• Follow procedures and processes to maintain and improve plant performance in Safety, Quality, Reliability (SQR).
• Provide leadership that embodies Kroger Manufacturing High Performance Work System principles.
• Demonstrate core values of respect, honesty, integrity, diversity, inclusion, and safety.
• Clean all equipment properly and timely to ensure safe quality products.
• Operate clean in place (CIP) and clean out of place (COP) systems as necessary.
• Clean machinery and facility structures such as racking, windows, walls, and exterior of the plant.
• Ensure all chemicals, buckets, and pumps are properly tagged according to safety requirements.
• Complete routine paperwork and data entry.
• Assist machine operators in gathering production supplies and packaging materials.
• Safely operate cardboard baler, bottle bagger/de-bagger, and other equipment.
• Empty and dispose of outdated products in accordance with established guidelines.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines with limited supervision.
• Self-motivated and self-directed.
• High School Diploma or GED.

Nice-to-haves

• 3+ years manufacturing experience.