Potato Grader

Plant Grader:
The Plant Grader will be responsible for working at a conveyor line ensuring that potatoes are graded to various standards and sorted.These duties include sorting of green and rotten potatoes as well as otherwaste.
Core Responsibilities:
Ability to work varying hours.
Ability to stand for periods of time.
Quickly work with one or both arms and hands, reaching and grabbing out in sorting process.
Throwing rejected materials into proper receptacles.
Ability to lift or move up to 10 pounds frequently, and 25-50 pounds occasionally.
Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:
Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
Must have the ability to travel locally between our work locations, as necessary.
Requires the ability to visually separate potato product from other types of foreign material.
Must be able to sort useable potato product from secondary product by defect classification.
Must be detail oriented & goal driven.
You must be 18 years old to apply.
Preferred Experience:
While no prior experience is required, it is preferred.
Proven reliability is very important to this position.
Work Schedule:
The Plant Graderswork schedule is highly dependent on the time of year and customer demand. Employees can work5 to6 days per week, depending on our productload-outschedule.
Typically, employees will average from 27 to 40 hours per week in this position.
Physical Requirements:
Requires the ability to work on-site and in multiple locations and settings.
Requires the ability to clearly understand basic verbal communication from others.
Requires the ability to stand long hours, picking out defected potatoes from moving conveyors.

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