General house worker job description
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Example general house worker requirements on a job description
General house worker requirements can be divided into technical requirements and required soft skills. The lists below show the most common requirements included in general house worker job postings.
Sample general house worker requirements
- Minimum high school diploma or equivalent
- Ability to lift heavy objects and perform physically demanding tasks
- Experience in cleaning and maintaining a variety of surfaces and materials
- Ability to follow instructions and work independently
- Flexible schedule and availability to work weekends and holidays if necessary
Sample required general house worker soft skills
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness
- Excellent time-management skills and ability to prioritize tasks effectively
- Effective communication skills and ability to work well with others
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to think creatively to solve challenges
General house worker job description example 1
Sonoco general house worker job description
General Worker
Pay Rate: $22.73/hr
Shifts: Rotating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts
City of Industry paper mill has an opening for a General Worker. This is a rotating shift position and is responsible to the Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, or Machine Tender.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* the safe and efficient unloading and storing of incoming recovered scrap material, the maintenance of the related equipment and general housekeeping of the beater room and yard area.
* the safe and efficient unloading and storing of incoming recovered fiber
* the maintenance of the related equipment and general housekeeping of the yard area
* Unload baled recovered fiber using a fork truck with a clamp attachment.
* Ability to learn and be able to recognize the different kinds of corrugated furnish (wastepaper) that is used in the formula mixes for the varied grades of paper that we produce.
* Moves and stores the loose recovered fiber using a Caterpillar T-12 tractor with a clamp attachment.
* Keeps the storage area and aisles clean and orderly.
* Loads fiber onto hydrapulper conveyor.
* Hauls bales from storage and places them in temporary storage areas for consumption on the second and third shifts.
* Safe and efficient operation of a Hyster 8000 Clamp Truck to load the pulper conveyor with baled furnish and to unload baled furnish from flat-bed trailers and put them in storage according to type and grade. This also involves driving in the wastepaper area among other vehicles.
* Safe and efficient operation of a Toyota 4500 Fork Truck for use in hauling bins, equipment, scrap rolls, etc. from one area of the mill to another. This also involves driving in the waste paper area among other vehicles.
* Are able to obtain a fork truck license
* Must follow Sonoco's best safety practices and report any damage or unsafe conditions immediately.
* Other assigned duties
Contact us if:
* You have the ability to manually push, pull, and lift some equipment and materials as needed. In all instances that a mechanical means is possible, it is done in this manner, but some manual exertion is still required.
* Have an excellent work history in the areas of safety and attendance
* Are able to work a shift rotation (28 day cycle/ 1 weekend off per month), holidays, weekends and overtime
* Attention to detail as our customers expect consistently superior performance and exceptional value with each order that they place.
We care about YOU through employee development, providing excellent benefits, investing in your future and valuing diversity and inclusion.
Apply today to join our team!
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.
Pay Rate: $22.73/hr
Shifts: Rotating 1st, 2nd, and 3rd shifts
City of Industry paper mill has an opening for a General Worker. This is a rotating shift position and is responsible to the Production Supervisor, Shift Supervisor, or Machine Tender.
Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to:
* the safe and efficient unloading and storing of incoming recovered scrap material, the maintenance of the related equipment and general housekeeping of the beater room and yard area.
* the safe and efficient unloading and storing of incoming recovered fiber
* the maintenance of the related equipment and general housekeeping of the yard area
* Unload baled recovered fiber using a fork truck with a clamp attachment.
* Ability to learn and be able to recognize the different kinds of corrugated furnish (wastepaper) that is used in the formula mixes for the varied grades of paper that we produce.
* Moves and stores the loose recovered fiber using a Caterpillar T-12 tractor with a clamp attachment.
* Keeps the storage area and aisles clean and orderly.
* Loads fiber onto hydrapulper conveyor.
* Hauls bales from storage and places them in temporary storage areas for consumption on the second and third shifts.
* Safe and efficient operation of a Hyster 8000 Clamp Truck to load the pulper conveyor with baled furnish and to unload baled furnish from flat-bed trailers and put them in storage according to type and grade. This also involves driving in the wastepaper area among other vehicles.
* Safe and efficient operation of a Toyota 4500 Fork Truck for use in hauling bins, equipment, scrap rolls, etc. from one area of the mill to another. This also involves driving in the waste paper area among other vehicles.
* Are able to obtain a fork truck license
* Must follow Sonoco's best safety practices and report any damage or unsafe conditions immediately.
* Other assigned duties
Contact us if:
* You have the ability to manually push, pull, and lift some equipment and materials as needed. In all instances that a mechanical means is possible, it is done in this manner, but some manual exertion is still required.
* Have an excellent work history in the areas of safety and attendance
* Are able to work a shift rotation (28 day cycle/ 1 weekend off per month), holidays, weekends and overtime
* Attention to detail as our customers expect consistently superior performance and exceptional value with each order that they place.
We care about YOU through employee development, providing excellent benefits, investing in your future and valuing diversity and inclusion.
Apply today to join our team!
We are an equal opportunity employer, and we strictly prohibit and do not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any legally protected characteristic.
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General house worker job description example 2
PeopleReady general house worker job description
PeopleReady of Dorchester, MA is now hiring General Retail Workers! As a General Retail Worker, you will perform duties related to customer service and sales.
Apply today and you could start as soon as tomorrow. No resume or interview required – yep, you read that right.
As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from:
* The freedom to work where you want, when you want and as often as you want.
* Next-day pay* for many of our open positions.
* The ability to choose long-term positions for steady work or short-term positions if you just want some extra cash.
* The ability to sign up for jobs right from our mobile app, JobStack!
Pay Rate:
The pay rate for this job is $14.65 / hour
What you'll be doing as a General Retail Worker:
* Greet and engage with customers
* Accurately operate cash registers and provide customers with professional service
* Increase in-store sales, cross-sell products, and direct customers to merchandise
* Stock shelves, maintain the stock room, and help to set-up displays within the store
* Keep store clean and organized
Available shifts:
Shift Timing - 1st Shift (Day)
Job requirements:
* Previous retail experience preferred but not required
* Background verification required
* Flexibility to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
* Basic math skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the fly
* Strong communication skills and a positive attitude
Ready to take control of the way you work?
Complete our application to join the PeopleReady team today. In case you missed it, no resumes or interviews are required!
#TIER1
PeopleReady is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religious affiliation, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by law. We will get to know you and connect you with jobs that match your skills, experience and preferences. We work hard every single day to find jobs so each employee has opportunity and variety in their work.
Apply today and you could start as soon as tomorrow. No resume or interview required – yep, you read that right.
As a PeopleReady associate you'll benefit from:
* The freedom to work where you want, when you want and as often as you want.
* Next-day pay* for many of our open positions.
* The ability to choose long-term positions for steady work or short-term positions if you just want some extra cash.
* The ability to sign up for jobs right from our mobile app, JobStack!
Pay Rate:
The pay rate for this job is $14.65 / hour
What you'll be doing as a General Retail Worker:
* Greet and engage with customers
* Accurately operate cash registers and provide customers with professional service
* Increase in-store sales, cross-sell products, and direct customers to merchandise
* Stock shelves, maintain the stock room, and help to set-up displays within the store
* Keep store clean and organized
Available shifts:
Shift Timing - 1st Shift (Day)
Job requirements:
* Previous retail experience preferred but not required
* Background verification required
* Flexibility to work in a dynamic and fast-paced environment
* Basic math skills - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division on the fly
* Strong communication skills and a positive attitude
Ready to take control of the way you work?
Complete our application to join the PeopleReady team today. In case you missed it, no resumes or interviews are required!
#TIER1
PeopleReady is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity. We do not discriminate based on race, religious affiliation, color, national origin, gender, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by law. We will get to know you and connect you with jobs that match your skills, experience and preferences. We work hard every single day to find jobs so each employee has opportunity and variety in their work.
Dealing with hard-to-fill positions? Let us help.
General house worker job description example 3
A&S Kinard general house worker job description
General Prod Worker RB 1
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: [[cust_locationName]]
Grade: [[cust_payGrade]]
McCain Foods, Rice Lake Appetizer Facility is Hiring!
Starting pay $21.53 which includes the highest shift differential in town of $3.00.
All positions are full-time and include benefits!
Position Title: Onion Separator
Hours: Second shift M- F 3PM -11PM; Third shift S-Th nights 11PM - 7 AM
About McCain:
McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.
McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.
McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.
Why McCain Foods?
McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:
401k
HSA
Adoption Assistance
Infertility Assistance
Education Reimbursement Assistance
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
We pride ourselves on being an "Employer of Choice" with These Amazing Benefits! We want the best for each of our team members and value each employee as a part of our Family.
McCain Food's facility in Rice Lake Wisconsin is a large-scale food processing plant, employing approximately 260 employees. This site specializes in the production of onion rings. Fun Fact: We are the lowest cost onion ring manufacturer in the world, and employ the best people who safely deliver high-quality products.
Position Summary:
The Onion Separator position is primarily responsible for sorting and separating the onion rings as they come out of the auger following the standard operating procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
* Separate and sort raw onion rings to specification
* Follow the separator Job Safety Analysis and all other safety policies and procedures
* Follow the Good Manufacturing Practices and all quality policies and procedures
* Pick carbon from finished product
* Separators on 2nd shift are part of the sanitation crew
Qualifications:
* 6+ months manufacturing experience is a PLUS
* Ability to comprehend and communicate in Basic English and interact with all levels of the organization.
* Must be able to stand for up to 8 hours per shift and lift up to 30 pounds (60 pounds for 2nd shift sanitation)
Physical Demand:
* Constant: use and movement of hands, forward head/neck flexion, and standing on regularly scheduled shift.
* Frequently: Grasping of hands, pushing with thumbs and fingers, and reaching for 8 hours daily.
* Occasionally: Walking, bending at the waist, squatting, kneeling, and twisting at the neck and waist.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of McCain and each of its establishments to select and employ the best qualified personnel in all facilities and at all locations, to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees, including upgrading, promotion and training and to administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, non-job related disability or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Privacy Policy
Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: [[division_obj]]
Department: [[department_obj]]
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: [[cust_locationName]]
Grade: [[cust_payGrade]]
McCain Foods, Rice Lake Appetizer Facility is Hiring!
Starting pay $21.53 which includes the highest shift differential in town of $3.00.
All positions are full-time and include benefits!
Position Title: Onion Separator
Hours: Second shift M- F 3PM -11PM; Third shift S-Th nights 11PM - 7 AM
About McCain:
McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada.
McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.
McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.
Why McCain Foods?
McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:
401k
HSA
Adoption Assistance
Infertility Assistance
Education Reimbursement Assistance
Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
We pride ourselves on being an "Employer of Choice" with These Amazing Benefits! We want the best for each of our team members and value each employee as a part of our Family.
McCain Food's facility in Rice Lake Wisconsin is a large-scale food processing plant, employing approximately 260 employees. This site specializes in the production of onion rings. Fun Fact: We are the lowest cost onion ring manufacturer in the world, and employ the best people who safely deliver high-quality products.
Position Summary:
The Onion Separator position is primarily responsible for sorting and separating the onion rings as they come out of the auger following the standard operating procedures.
Key Responsibilities:
* Separate and sort raw onion rings to specification
* Follow the separator Job Safety Analysis and all other safety policies and procedures
* Follow the Good Manufacturing Practices and all quality policies and procedures
* Pick carbon from finished product
* Separators on 2nd shift are part of the sanitation crew
Qualifications:
* 6+ months manufacturing experience is a PLUS
* Ability to comprehend and communicate in Basic English and interact with all levels of the organization.
* Must be able to stand for up to 8 hours per shift and lift up to 30 pounds (60 pounds for 2nd shift sanitation)
Physical Demand:
* Constant: use and movement of hands, forward head/neck flexion, and standing on regularly scheduled shift.
* Frequently: Grasping of hands, pushing with thumbs and fingers, and reaching for 8 hours daily.
* Occasionally: Walking, bending at the waist, squatting, kneeling, and twisting at the neck and waist.
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of McCain and each of its establishments to select and employ the best qualified personnel in all facilities and at all locations, to provide equal opportunity for the advancement of employees, including upgrading, promotion and training and to administer these activities in a manner which will not discriminate against any person because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, non-job related disability or other characteristics protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Privacy Policy
Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: [[division_obj]]
Department: [[department_obj]]
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
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Updated March 14, 2024
Updated March 14, 2024