Packing House Labor

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• Reddes Sociales Para el Desarollo
  Mexico

Job duties

Original text, as filed with the Department of Labor.

Employee will pull formed boxes from the Box Former Machine, setting them on an empty box conveyer.

Employees will maintain the packing lines stocked with box lids, packing paper, bags for pears, clips to seal bags in appropriately sized holding conveyors.

Employees will cut open shook pallets and place cardboard in recycle bins.

Employees will be assigned to clean facility such as sweeping pear leaves, extra access of packing paper on floor, cleaning tables, and picking up pears from the packing line floor.

Employees will weigh containers of fruit, place packing supplies on the packing lines, place “socks” on fruit, assemble containers, repack and strip pack boxes of fruit, sticker containers, bags, and boxes.

Employee perform fruit packing duties at the Diamond Odell & Central location. Almost all work is done at waist level. Employee places empty box on “horse” and with one hand takes fruit from belt and using other hand wraps and places into box until filled.

Requirements

Endurance:
Sitting Never
Standing Continuous 6+ hrs
Walking Occasionally 1-3 hrs

Physical Requirements:
Lift:
1-10 lbs Frequently 3-6 hrs
11-20 lbs intermittent < 1 hr
21-50 lbs frequently 3-6 hrs
51-75 lbs not likely 0 hr
76-100 lbs not likely 0 hr

Carry:
1-10 lbs intermttent < 1 hr
11-20 lbs not likely 0 hr
21-50 lbs not likely 0 hr
51-75 lbs not likely 0 hr
76-100 lbs not likely 0 hr

Push:
1-10 lbs Occasionally 1-3 hrs
11-20 lbs not likely 0 hr
21-50 lbs not likely 0 hr
51-75 lbs not likely 0 hr
76-100 lbs not likely 0 hr

Pull:
1-10 lbs Frequently 3-6 hrs
11-20 lbs Occasionally 1-3 hrs
21-50 lbs Occasionally 1-3 hrs
51-75 lbs not likely 0 hr
76-100 lbs not likely 0 hr

Bend intermttent < 1 hr
Twist Frequently 3-6 hrs
Crouch intermttent < 1 hr
Kneel not likely 0 hr
Crawl not likely 0 hr
Walk-Level Surface Occasionally 1-3 hrs
Walk- Uneven Surface not likely 0 hr
Climb Stairs intermttent < 1 hr
Climb Ladder not likely 0 hr
Reach Above Shoulder not likely 0 hr
Use of Arms Continuous 6+ hrs
Use of Wrist Continuous 6+ hrs
Use of Hands Continuous 6+ hrs (a) Grasping Continuous 6+ hrs (b) Squeezing Continuous 6+ hrs
Operate Foot Control not likely 0 hr

Environment:
Inside Continuous 6+ hrs
Outside not likely 0 h
Heat not likely 0 h
Cold not likely 0 h
Dusty not likely 0 h
Noisy Continuous 6+ hrs
Other Continuous 6+ hrs

Days/Hours/Schedule:
Monday- Friday
Day Shift 7am- 2:30pm
Swing Shift: 4pm-11:30am
Workers may work at either of the facilities located at 3515 Chevron Drive Hood River, OR 97031, or 3364 Odell Hwy Hood River OR 97031.

Benefits and conditions