Production Associate

POSITION: Production Associate

CLASSIFICATION : Non-Exempt

REPORTS TO: Warehouse Compliance Manager

Position Summary

Reporting to the Roastery Compliance Manager, the Production Associate will support Equator’s operations by fulfilling orders accurately and timely. A successful candidate has a strong work ethic, is detail-oriented, proactive, has excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and enjoys physical work.

Compensation

• Competitive Hourly Wage
• 100% Employer Covered Premium Medical Insurance
  
  

(for full-time employees working over 30 hours per week after 60 days of employment)

• Group Dental & Vision Insurance Plans Available
• Employer Covered Life Insurance Premium
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Healthcare, Commuter and Dependent Day Care
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Physical and Mental Health, Financial and Legal Coaching available at no cost to the employee
• 8 Equator observed holidays per year for eligible employees (including Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth)
• 1 paid volunteer day per year
• Paid Time Off for voting on Election Day
• Paid Time Off
• 401K - Employees who complete 6 months of service and are over the age of 21 are eligible to enroll in the 401k plan. Equator matches employee contributions up to 4%.
• Free coffee
  
  

Key Responsibilities

• Work as part of a fast-paced team to fulfill wholesale and retail orders accurately and efficiently
• Learn to use and successfully operate the weigh and fill machines, band sealers, scales, grinders, label applicators, and label printers.
• Learn the operation of the Entrada E2 Portion Pack machine.
• Restocking inventory.
• Communicate with team members on a regular basis to ensure accurate fulfillment and production
• Cleaning & organization of work areas and basic equipment maintenance.
• Show initiative, present a positive & professional attitude, be adaptable, and a willingness to learn and take direction
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

• Follow direction
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
  
  

Preferred Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

• Familiarity with fulfillment, shipping, receiving, and general warehouse work
• Coffee knowledge is a plus
  
  

Physical Requirements

The physical tasks described here represent those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. The Roastery is not a climate-controlled environment. It will be hot in the Summer and cold in the Winter.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and read. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. This position is active and requires standing (or being on your feet for up to 8 hours at a time), walking, bending, stooping, climbing (ladders), and crouching throughout the shift. Lifting product and packaging above the head. The employee must frequently lift or move items weighing 25 - 70 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Finger & wrist dexterity.

Compensation Will Be Commensurate With Experience.

This position description intends to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. It is not intended to include all duties and responsibilities. Job responsibilities can change according to the operational needs of the business. The order in which duties and responsibilities are listed is not significant.

Equator Coffees is an equal-opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, and discharge will be based on competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or any other applicable legally protected characteristics.