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ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY:

• Utility Operator
• The hourly wage / salary range for this position is $22.80

Come join our Old Fort, OH facility where we manufacture products such as A&H Baking Soda, A&H Cat Litter, and A&H Unit Dose Detergent!

ROLE SUMMARY:

Responsible for performing various housekeeping and ancillary functions for the plant.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs housekeeping or janitorial duties to include sweeping, shoveling, and cleaning of departments and RBC floors of baking soda or other residue including loading docks and pertinent outside areas.
• Performs cleaning & scraping of trays in the dryer units during the bi-weekly column wash.  Involves confined space entry and working at heights with fall protection.
• Sets up the plant cafeteria for plant manager’s meetings, training sessions, and other plant activities.
• Assembles Cat Litter Display pallets as dictated by Customer Orders.
• Re-stack and/or re-palletize up to 50lb. units as necessary to meet customer requirements.
• Transporting (Lifting & Carrying) bagged raw materials for use in Bi-Carb operations
• Grounds keeping duties to include but not limited to mowing, trimming, snow removal and interior / exterior painting.
• Sort pallets by lifting and removing unusable pallets.
• Trains for other department’s positions to become qualified to fill-in for short and long-term absences.
• Performs numerous non-routine duties as assigned.
• Work any shift during the week as well as weekends
• Operate forklift in a safe and timely manner.

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of a High School Diploma / GED is required
• Six months forklift experience preferred
• Manufacturing/Industrial experience required

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Use safe operating procedures and judgment
• Follow all facility rules to maintain quality and integrity of both raw materials and finished products
• Lift 50 pounds consistently
• Familiar with the plant food safety program and basic HACCP principles

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

  JOB TITLE:    Utility
TYPICAL WORK CONDITIONS:    EXPOSURE TO:    Yes    No        Yes    No
    Moving machinery    X         Chemical fumes                X     
    Hot surface / tools        X         Heat/Cold                         X     
    Concrete surface           X         Slippery surface               X     
    Repetitive motion         X         Chemicals    X     
    Noise      X         Other:   Dust particulates    X
      
 
    Fork truck batteries    X                 
EQUIPMENT USED:    Step stool/ladder         X         Forklift/jack                     X     
    Power hand tools         X         Computer    X     
    Power Machinery         X         Box cutter                         X     
    Respirator             X    Hearing protection          X     
    Steel Toe shoes             X         Gloves      X     
MAJOR PHYSICAL TASKS:    
Lifting 50lb Bags of Baking Soda    Once a week
Stair traversal    Up to 7 flights at once in the tower
Cleaning    Mopping, sweeping, cleaning surfaces
Shoveling snow and salting roadways    Only when necessary
Cleaning the dryer    Scraping, chiseling, lifting chunks of hardened baking soda
Dump crane operation    Operating the crane present at garbage disposal site
Transporting barrels with hand truck    Pushing wheeled hand truck
ACTIVITY    FREQUENCY    ACTIVITY    FREQUENCY
            
Lift/Carry:    N    O    F    C    Movement:    N    O    F    C
  10 lbs. or less              X         Bending                   X
  11 – 20 lbs.              X         Twisting / Turning                   X
  21 – 35 lbs.              X         Climbing              X     
  36 – 50 lbs.         X              Crawling                   X
  51 – 75 lbs.         X              Crouching         X          
  76 lbs. or greater    X                   Kneeling                   X
Push/Pull:    N    O    F    C    Reach Above Shoulder              X     
  12 lbs. or less         X             Reach Outward                   X
  13 – 25 lbs.         X             Walking 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 hours                   7
  26 – 40 lbs.         X              Sitting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 hours         1          
  41 – 100 lbs.         X              Standing 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 hours         2          
  100 lbs. or greater         X              Use of foot pedals (Fork truck)                   X
Other: Every employee is expected to be able to assist and lift up to 50lbs         X              Type / Keyboarding         X          

Church & Dwight is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.

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