Synopsis

Job description

The Flex Assistant works as the essential flexible part of our team that makes it possible to have every department succeed with our rapidly changing needs in our busy season. Works with either the production, fulfillment, or product prep team, as requested, with daily activities switching between teams on a day to day basis. Occasionally department assignments will change within a day.

Description

1. Fulfillment: Carries out all fulfillment processes as requested by their supervisor, including picking, labeling, packing, and palletizing, and running the monotub and BoomRoom line. Has knowledge of the process flow of each fulfillment station and ability to pick and/or pack quickly and accurately at each of those stations. Meets standards of efficiency and quality for all stations and processes. Keeps an eye out for any quality issues, including product contamination, product order errors, and makes sure that all products are handled with great care and all packages are finished to a high standard.

2. Production: Works in a production team typically consisting of two other production workers and performs daily activities following SOPs and schedules. Keeps up high quality work, while maintaining good pace and efficiency. Keeps space and equipment clean and organized.

3. Product Prep: Carries out all Product Prep processes as requested by their supervisor, including spawn processing, organization, and labeling, plug break up, resale product bagging (i.e. millet, pellets, wax, etc), branded boxing (i.e. Boomr Bags, Spray and Grow Kits), case packing (8-packs, etc), restocking the Carton Flow and VLM, deductions and boxing up cartons for Amazon shipments. Has knowledge of the process flow of each station and ability to work quickly and accurately at each of those stations. Meets standards of efficiency and quality for all stations and processes. Keeps an eye out for any quality issues, including product contamination, product order errors, and makes sure that all products are handled with great care and all packages are finished to a high standard. Supports all team members with any tasks.

4. Be part of a culture of safety: The Flex Assistant follows good safety practices and understands North Spore safety procedures for routine work, equipment, chemicals, etc. and understands how to access safety information for any task. Additionally, the Flex Assistant is responsible for completing all ‘Safety Skills’ modules within the required timeline as mandated by OSHA and North Spore.

Minimum qualifications:

1. Must be able to repetitively and safely lift up to 50 lbs.

2. Must be able to work on feet for whole shift (either 8 or 10 hrs)

3. Must be able to show up on time and work fully scheduled 40-hr work. Any deviation from the schedule if plannable (i.e. vacation) will be communicated ahead of time to manager, preferably 60 days. Any unplannable absence (i.e. sick time) must be communicated before the start of the employee’s regularly scheduled work day.

4. Must be able to meet productivity standards for every process they engage in as set by the department supervisor, while still meeting our quality standards.

5. Must be able to take direction from supervisor and complete all tasks as requested.