GENERAL LABORER — PRODUCTION & WAREHOUSE

POSITION SUMMARY
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Product Bagging and Bucket Filling
•Operate designated bagging and filling equipment to package dry cementitious materials into bags and buckets.
•Fill bags and buckets to the specified product weight or volume.
•Monitor product flow and packaging equipment during operation.
•Check finished package weights using approved scales and procedures.
•Identify and report underweight, overweight, damaged, or improperly sealed packages.
•Keep the filling area supplied with empty bags, buckets, lids, and other packaging materials.
•Assist with changing products and cleaning equipment between production runs as instructed.
2. Palletizing and Product Stacking
•Stack filled bags and buckets onto pallets according to established product-specific stacking patterns.
•Maintain proper alignment, stability, and organization of finished pallets.
•Count bags and buckets accurately while stacking.
•Identify damaged pallets, bags, or buckets before products are wrapped or shipped.
•Assist with staging completed pallets for wrapping, storage, or shipment.
•Follow safe lifting and material-handling procedures.
3. Product Labeling and Identification
•Apply correct product labels to bags, buckets, and finished pallets.
•Verify product names, packaging sizes, batch identification, and production dates before labeling.
•Stamp or mark bags and buckets according to company procedures.
•Ensure all required labels are legible, accurate, and properly positioned.
•Immediately report labeling discrepancies to the Production Supervisor.
•Never intentionally mix or substitute product labels, packaging, or batch information without authorization.
4. Raw Material Preparation and Preloads
•Assist with weighing and preparing raw material preloads for production batches.
•Use designated scales, buckets, super sacks, and other approved material-handling equipment.
•Measure ingredients accurately according to approved formulas and instructions.
•Identify and verify raw materials before weighing or transferring them.
•Keep prepared materials properly identified, covered, and organized.
•Report incorrect weights, spills, material shortages, or suspected contamination immediately.
•Never change a formula or substitute raw materials without authorization.
5. Pallet Wrapping and Finished Goods Preparation
•Operate pallet-wrapping equipment after receiving proper training.
•Apply pallet covers, stretch wrap, and other required protective packaging.
•Ensure pallets are securely wrapped and stable before movement or shipment.
•Attach required pallet identification and shipping labels.
•Move or stage finished pallets using authorized material-handling methods.
•Assist with preparing finished goods for customer pickup or transportation.
6. Housekeeping and Facility Organization
•Maintain clean, organized, and safe production and warehouse work areas throughout the shift.
•Sweep floors and remove spilled materials using approved dust-control methods.
•Empty designated waste containers and properly dispose of packaging debris.
•Fold, organize, and store empty super sacks and packaging materials.
•Keep scales, chemical weigh-out areas, bagging stations, and palletizing areas free of unnecessary clutter.
•Maintain clear walkways, exits, fire extinguishers, and equipment access areas.
•Assist with daily cleanup and end-of-shift preparation.
•Practice continuous housekeeping during normal equipment waiting periods.
7. Basic Equipment Operation
•Start and stop designated production equipment according to approved operating procedures and supervisor instructions.
•Assist with the operation of baggers, pallet wrappers, conveyors, hoppers, and other equipment for which the employee has been trained and authorized.
•Observe equipment during operation and report abnormal noises, leaks, vibrations, malfunctions, or unsafe conditions.
•Perform assigned routine equipment checks and basic cleaning.
•Never remove machine guards, bypass safety devices, or attempt unauthorized repairs.
•Never reach into operating equipment or attempt to clear a jam without following applicable shutdown and lockout/tagout procedures.
•Operate forklifts or other powered industrial trucks only after completing required training, evaluation, and company authorization.

8. Inventory and Production Accuracy
•Accurately count bags, buckets, pallets, and raw materials when assigned.
•Assist with verifying completed production quantities.
•Report damaged products, missing materials, incorrect labels, and inventory discrepancies.
•Follow company procedures for identifying and separating questionable or nonconforming products.
•Complete assigned production documentation accurately.
•Communicate production counts and work status to the Production Supervisor.
SAFETY AND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Safety is a condition of employment at A.W. Cook Cement Products.
All employees are expected to comply with company safety policies, training requirements, and applicable workplace safety regulations.
Employees must:
•Wear required safety glasses
•Wear company-required respiratory protection when designated, in accordance with the Respiratory Protection Program and applicable training, medical evaluation, and fit-testing requirements.
•Properly use, maintain, and store assigned PPE.
•Follow all machine safety, forklift safety, and lockout/tagout procedures.
•Remain alert around moving equipment, forklifts, conveyors, and suspended loads.
•Follow company restrictions on personal phones, earbuds, and headphones in production areas.
•Immediately report injuries, near misses, unsafe conditions, and equipment malfunctions.
•Follow emergency procedures and participate in required safety meetings and training.

Failure to follow safety requirements may result in disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.
PRODUCTIVITY AND PERFORMANCE EXPECTATIONS
A.W. Cook Cement Products operates in a team-based production environment. Every employee contributes to the overall success of the plant.
Employees are expected to:
•Arrive on time and be prepared to begin work at the scheduled start of the shift.
•Maintain a consistent, productive work pace.
•Complete assigned tasks accurately and efficiently.
•Remain actively engaged in productive work throughout the shift.
•Use equipment waiting periods to perform housekeeping, staging, or other approved tasks.
•Follow instructions and communicate promptly when assistance or clarification is needed.
•Move between production tasks and workstations as directed.
•Work cooperatively with coworkers to meet daily production and shipping goals.
•Maintain product quality without sacrificing safety for speed.
•Demonstrate initiative, dependability, and willingness to improve.
Performance may be evaluated using attendance, safety compliance, production accuracy, quality, work pace, housekeeping, teamwork, and adherence to company procedures.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
•Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
•Ability to understand and follow verbal and written work instructions.
•Basic counting, reading skills.
•Ability to accurately identify products and read scales and labels.
•Ability to work safely in an industrial manufacturing environment.
•Dependable attendance and punctuality.
•Willingness to learn new tasks and follow established procedures.
•Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and coworkers.
Previous manufacturing, warehouse, construction, packaging, or material-handling experience is preferred but not required.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
This position involves physically demanding work in an industrial production facility.
Essential physical activities may include:
•Standing and walking for extended periods.
•Repeated bending, reaching, gripping, pushing, and pulling.
•Frequently handling bags and buckets weighing approximately 35–65 pounds, depending on product and assignment, using safe lifting practices and available mechanical assistance.
•Performing repetitive stacking and packaging tasks.
•Working around forklifts, production machinery, conveyors, and industrial equipment.
•Working in areas where cement dust, noise, temperature changes, and other manufacturing conditions may be present.
•Wearing required PPE for the duration of assigned tasks.