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Seasonal Spare Production Associate

Join America’s favorite family bakery since 1934—home of Little Debbie®, Drake’s® Cakes, and Sunbelt Bakery® Granola Bars. Work with legacy brands that bring smiles to faces nationwide, including yours. You’ll experience a culture committed to work-life balance, guaranteed time off, and supportive health and wellness offerings. Enjoy profit sharing, long-term job security, and a range of exciting career paths. When you join McKee Foods, you’ll discover a better way to live and work.

Pay

$22.62 / hour, depending on experience and qualifications

Schedule

1st Shift (Monday - Friday, 06:20 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Location

272 Patton Farm Road, Stuarts Draft VA 24477

Job Summary

McKee Foods is seeking a Seasonal Spare Production Associate to join our Production Department team.

This is an entry-level position at our bakery that requires no previous experience. We offer on-the-job training in our modern manufacturing facility.

Seasonal Spares perform multiple job functions in our manufacturing plant. These tasks may be automated at varying degrees and can differ.

  • Performing minor line equipment set-ups, moving product trays, and conducting product inspections

  • Monitoring: inspecting product quality and removing defects,

  • Feeding: placing product onto a moving track for wrapping and catching: placing wrapped product into cartons

  • Loading and Unloading: moving materials onto pallets, trays, racks, and shelves

  • Case-packing/palletizing: placing cartons into shipping cases and/or stacking shipping cases onto pallets

  • Operating: operating power hoists and electric pallet jacks to lift heavy objects

Required Qualifications
  • Ability to read, write, and do basic math

  • Good decision-making skills

  • Works well independently and as a member of the team

  • Able to perform repetitive motions while sitting or standing for the duration of the entire shift

  • Positive attitude

  • Ability to work with minimal supervision

  • Good overall work and safety record

Preferred Qualifications
  • Food manufacturing experience

  • Good mechanical skills

Benefits
  • Competitive weekly pay

  • 401(k) with matching contributions

  • Credit Union

  • Exercise and recreation facility

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer
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