Production Worker

**$600 Sign-on/Retention Bonus**

**Earn up to $650 per week**

Founded in 1992, The Coastal Companies has emerged as the leading supplier of produce and dairy in the Mid-Atlantic and a leading regional processor of fruits and vegetables. With the addition of Hearn Kirkwood, The Coastal Companies has further expanded its capabilities in prepared foods, ready to eat products, and grab-and-go. The company and its subsidiaries – Coastal Sunbelt Produce, East Coast Fresh, Hearn Kirkwood, and Lancaster Foods - operate facilities in Baltimore/Washington and greater Richmond. Through a fleet of over 300 trucks, The Coastal Companies delivers daily to foodservice customers and major retailers along the East Coast. With a commitment to food safety, quality, service, sustainability, and staff development, The Coastal Companies has established itself as an industry leader.

Responsibilities:

• Grade product quality based off of standards set for each client
• Carefully cut, pack or repack items to the highest standard
• Adhere to all rules of safety and regulatory compliance as applicable to the value stream (USDA QTV, FDA, OSHA etc)

Shift: 6:00 am until the work is complete

 Physical Demands:

• The physical demands listed below are characteristic of those that must be met in order to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.
• Able to work in a cold, wet environment up to 90% of their time on the job
• Employee needs to walk, stand and use hands to finger dexterity, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls Reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk and hear.
• Must be able to work around cleaning Chemicals for example chlorine and sanitizer. Must be able to work in an environment with Ammonia.
• Must be able to lift/move up to 25 pounds regularly and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. 

OUR PLACE

To deliver our signature fresh and delicious food, we needed a site as incredible as our products. Our 330,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility is strategically located between Baltimore and Washington, DC to serve our multi-regional customer footprint. The East Coast Fresh magic happens on our high-tech production floor, complete with cutting-edge processing and manufacturing equipment. Our space is complete with produce-ripening rooms to ensure peak flavor, and import and repacking areas for fresh herbs and other commodities. Our distribution center, with over 60 dock doors and temperature-controlled zones, helps us uphold our commitment to the highest food safety standards.