Laborer - 2nd Shift

Position Description:

General Laborers produce product by preparing and/or packaging raw product for cooking with a safety-minded attitude that maintains and enhances a safety culture for the benefit of the Company and its employees.

We currently have open positions within the following departments:

Trim Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains quality by trimming product to specification.
• Maintains work flow by loading meat on to tables for trimmers.
• Maintains clean and organized work area by removing waste materials.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak English preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to lift up 35 to 50 pounds constantly.
• Able to tolerate extreme temperatures.
• Walking or standing 8 hours per day
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ /-

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Not Applicable

Processing Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of machining processes such as tenderizing, tumbling, cutting, slicing, bagging, weighing, sealing).
• Prepares product for next process by manually loading product on racks; moving racks to cook area.
• Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
• Maintains quality standards by verifying weights and inspecting product throughout process.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
• Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
• Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
• Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to lift 35 - 50 pounds consistently.
• Push racks of products weighing up to 800 lbs as needed.
• Routine shoveling, lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ /-.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Not Applicable

Pack-Off Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of opening cook bags, monitoring machinery for cutting/slicing to spec, bagging, weighing, sealing, boxing, labeling).
• Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
• Maintains quality standards by verifying weights, observing metal detection read-outs; inspecting product throughout process.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
• Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
• Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
• Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.