Ends and Pieces Screener - 2nd shift - Heavy Lifting
Posted Sep 21, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
How do you stay focused when you're looking at product for hours at a time?
What they are checking: Whether they can keep a sharp eye for detail during long, repetitive screening work.
Tell me about a time you did physically hard work for a long stretch. How did you hold up?
What they are checking: Whether they have the stamina for heavy lifting on a full shift.
Tell me about a time you caught a mistake before it caused a problem.
What they are checking: Whether they have a habit of noticing details that others miss.
What would you do
You find a piece of plastic or metal in the product. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they would report it right away so the source can be found, not just throw it out.
Second shift runs late into the evening. Is there anything that would get in the way of being here?
What they are checking: Whether they can be reliable on this schedule.
The line is sending product faster than you can screen it properly. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they would speak up rather than rushing and letting foreign material get through.
About the work
This job means dumping product on a table and screening it for paper and foreign material. Why do you think that job matters so much?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that foreign material in food can hurt consumers and cause recalls.
This is a heavy lifting job. How do you lift heavy product safely, again and again?
What they are checking: Whether they know safe lifting habits that prevent back and shoulder injuries.
Why do food plants have strict hygiene rules for workers?
What they are checking: Whether they understand that clean practices protect the people who eat the food.
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