Production Worker

The Bottle Depot Production Worker strives to meet customer and work flow demands efficiently on daily basis. In addition, the Production Worker provides expertise related to products within the department and externally to customers

**Count and perform basic sorting of products**
- Use touch screens to record quantity and types of products purchased.
- Maintain accuracy and speed in counting customer products.
- Maintain knowledge of products that are acceptable or unacceptable in the refund system.
- Assist customers in and out of the depot.
- Provide carts for customers.
- Work on bottle drives when customers are not present unless assigned.
- Maintain a friendly, positive demeanor at all times.
- Provide accurate information to customer queries

**Sort containers into appropriate categories**
- Perform detailed sorting of containers that have been purchased.
- Ensures accurate quantities of containers are placed in appropriate bins.
- Use roller to transport counted bins to their assigned bag or to be compacted through MMF.
- Ensures each bin is marked on correct tally sheet to provide a running total of containers present in each bag.

**Use Multi-Material Flattener to compact specific containers**
- Pour product into MMF hopper according to depot specifications.
- Maintain knowledge of types of products to be compacted and the processes for each material stream.
- Ensures material streams are kept separate to avoid contamination in bags.

**Warehouse Production**
- Help drivers with pickups and bottle drives
- Place correct tag on each bag that has been fully processed.
- Print and place an electronic label corresponding to each bag or pallet of processed material that assigns the bag or pallet to a specific load in the warehouse.
- Stack bags and pallets in a safe manner, ensuring stacks are not top-heavy.
- Place bags and pallets in warehouse according to depot specifications and load placement procedures.

**Unload and load transport trailers**
- Unload supplies from trailers using forklift to remove pallets.
- Load trucks according to Alberta Beverage Container Recycling Corporation and Brewers Distributors Ltd. requirements.
- Maintain positive working relationships with truck drivers.
- Complete electronic and manual R-bill for each load, ensuring accuracy of totals.
- Operates till accurately and safely.
- Scan receipts and count cash to ensure customer receives correct cash amounts.
- Understand difference between cash transactions and non-cash transactions.
- Provide good customer relations.

**Additional Expectations**:

- Buy refundable beverage containers from customers.
- Work cooperatively with team members to achieve department and agency goals for production.
- Ensure all policies and procedures are adhered to.
- Maintain a positive, cooperative and pleasant demeanor with customers and team members. Empower team members through positive feedback and utilize strengths and expertise of others.
- Maintain high ethical and professional standards at all times.
- Performs daily opening and closing routines.
- Prior to opening, ensure customer carts are placed outside, and that all required set-up has been completed.
- At the end of day, ensure all garbage has been emptied into outside dumpster, and that all inside cleaning duties have been completed.
- Attend scheduled staff development training as required.
- Perform any additional responsibilities as requested by Bottle Depot Manager, Lead Hand.
- **Safety and Well-Being**:

- Read, understand and comply with Cosmos Group of Companies’ Health and Safety policies and safe work procedures/practices.
- Ensures safety procedures are adhered to at all times according to department and agency policies.
- Ensures security at all times.
- Utilize security methods for handling cash and operating till.
- Cautious and observant when driving forklift, company vehicles and using pallet jack.
- Thoroughly secure building before closure and report any concerns to manager immediately.
- Assists in maintaining bottle depot cleanliness.
- Be aware of the load weights and instability of pallets prior to and during movement.
- Separating garbage and cardboard.
- Ensures cardboard is baled daily.
- Reports any departmental safety concerns to Bottle Depot Manager immediately to address and correct.
- Reports personal injury immediately and treat accordingly for personal hygiene and safety precautions. Workers report of injury claims must be processed within government stipulated time frame.
- Wears the appropriate personal protective equipment and clothing for your job duties.
- Reports any unsafe, unhealthy condition to your manager immediately.
- Immediately report any injury, equipment damage or near misses to your immediate supervisor and complete the required documentation.
- Takes every reasonable precaution to protect the safety of co-workers, clients and self.
- Actively and positively participate in the Cosmos Group of Companies’ Health and Safety