About the Role
At Death Wish Coffee, the Production Associate role is crucial for the successful creation of our bold coffee blends. Associates handle daily production tasks including cleaning, sanitizing, building shipment boxes, and operating machinery.
Responsibilities
- Operate and maintain the weigh and fill coffee packing machine.
- Count and fill coffee into bags, fold bags, seal bags, apply stickers, and ensure correct lot and date codes are on every finished item.
- Build and prep boxes for coffee shipment.
- Properly palletize product to prepare for shipment.
- Confirm all quality specs are printed properly on packages.
- Fill out and maintain quality control forms.
- Clean and sanitize all machines and contact surfaces daily in accordance with food safety standards.
- Stock supplies.
- Keep workspace cleaned and organized; sweep, mop, remove debris and take out trash.
- Remove waste material from machine.
- Prep work area for next shift.
- Perform other duties, as assigned, to help meet goals and objectives of the production facility.
- Follow all company policies, procedures, and safety rules.
- Follow all food safety requirements, rules, and standards.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Ability to stand for long periods of time.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
Skills
- Self-starter with a commitment to win.
- Drive to outperform.
- Attention to detail.
- Time management skills.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, fast-paced environment.
- Awareness of time-sensitive and safety-critical situations.
Location
- Round Lake, NY
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Previous packaging or production related experience a plus.
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent.
Salary/Compensations
- $18 an hour (opportunity to earn more as trainings are completed)
- Production Quarterly Bonus Opportunity
Benefits
- Weekly Catered Lunches
- Steel-Toe Protective Footwear Stipend
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance (Death Wish covers 65% of premium costs)
- Health Savings Account available
- Flexible Spending Account available
- Dependent Care Account plans available
- 401(K) with 4% company match
- Paid Company Holidays
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Paid Time Off (PTO): 80 hours per year, prorated based on start date. Additional PTO granted with increased company tenure.
- Paid Sick Time: 40 hours
- Company-Paid Long-Term Disability
- Company-paid Basic Life/AD&D
- Voluntary Term Life/AD&D
- 50% employee discount of Death Wish Merchandise
- Monthly Free Coffee Offering
About the Company
- Death Wish Coffee is a company that produces bold, caffeinated coffee blends.
- Death Wish Coffee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Death Wish Coffee is an E-Verify Employer.
Equal Opportunity
- Death Wish Coffee is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
