Job Description

Wonderful Citrus is North America’s leading integrated grower, shipper and packer of fresh citrus, including clementines/mandarins, navel and Valencia oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruits, and other citrus varieties. Wonderful Citrus farms more than 74,000 acres of fresh citrus and has supplier relationships around the world to ensure a year-round supply. Our citrus can be found in all channels of distribution, with our consumer brands most visible in the produce department of grocery stores across the globe under our flagship consumer brands, Wonderful Halos Mandarins, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, and Wonderful Sweet Scarletts Texas Red Grapefruit.

Job Description

Here's what you'll do:

• Maximizing machine efficiency and minimizing machine downtime.
• Supporting production standard work processes (department area boards updates/discussions, standard work, planning/scheduling/follow up on assignments).
• Administrative responsibilities for area (paperwork, team dialog with other Production operators and Production Leads).
• Utilizing the fruit you have to work with to the max without damaging the integrity of our label (good quality).
• Make each piece of fruit count.
• Uses computer programs to reflect inventory and print variety of labels.
• Strong communication with leads and team in tracking of utilization of growers & blocks.
• Ensure that all ranch blocks are properly accounted for.
• Minimizing any waste of product, time, other resources.
• Knowledgeable and organized in tracking performance of each grower/blocks.
• Control buttons, levers, and other machine specific controls
• Calibrate unit on a regular basis to ensure proper performance
• All other duties as assigned

Percentage of Time Commitment:

• 70% - Execute plan and operate equipment through maintaining standard work (i.e. piece rate, centerline setup and adjustment), adhering to performance metrics, operating in a HPWT format, while maintaining a focus on “Mind the Fruit Quality.”
• 10% - Basic Equipment Care of all process machinery, utilizing PMs to regularly clean, inspect, detect, and correct imperfections.
• 10% - Continuous Improvement in operator position through observation and recording data, analysis, problem solving and implementation of countermeasures to prevent stoppages or barriers to meeting performance metrics. Conduct Root Cause Analysis and be involved in Equipment Improvement Teams.
• 10% - Execute administrative paperwork (maintaining accurate records of production metrics, downtime, etc.)

Pay Rate: $18.50 

Qualifications

Here's what you'll bring to the table:

• High school diploma.
• Operator level 3 on all pre-sorting equipment and understanding of Oracle WMS System.
• Global Quality knowledge and support.
• Team organization (5S)/Cleanliness/SOPs/LOTO
• Must be able to frequently move items weighing up to 25 pounds

Additional Information

Wonderful's dedication to you:

• Competitive benefits package including Medical, Vision, Dental, 401k
• Continued training and generous Education Reimbursement Program
• Paid sick, vacation and holiday time
• Wonderful Giving () -- allowing you to donate company money to a cause of your choice

Why Choose Wonderful?

Wonderful Citrus is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $6 billion  global company dedicated to harvesting health and happiness around the world. Its iconic brands include FIJI Water, POM Wonderful, Wonderful Pistachios, Wonderful Halos, Wonderful Seedless Lemons, Teleflora, and JUSTIN and Lewis Cellars wines. The Wonderful Company’s connection to consumers has health at its heart and giving back in its DNA. 

To learn more about The Wonderful Company, its products, and its core values, please visit  wonderful.com , or follow The Wonderful Company on  LinkedIn ,  Facebook , and  Instagram . To learn more about the company’s corporate social responsibility impact, visit  csr.wonderful.com . 

Wonderful Citrus and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.

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