K-Pak Machine Operator

If you have experience operating a K-Pak Machine in the food manufacturing or sanitation industry, “meat” your next career!

Be part of a supportive family-owned business environment that values your skills, offers room for growth, and invests in your future. You will enjoy competitive pay (up to $75,000/yr to start plus bonus!), great benefits, a daytime Monday-Friday schedule, and the opportunity to be the first person to work on their brand-new, state-of-the-art cartridge pack machine.

Henry J Meats , the world’s leading manufacturer of Corned Beef Hash and Chicago style Italian beef, is seeking a skilled K-Pak Machine Operator to join their team in Chicago, IL .

If you have experience operating a packaging machine in a food manufacturing or sanitation environment and a mechanical aptitude , Henry J Meats wants to hear from you! K-Pak/Chub Making machine operation experience is highly preferred! Bilingual English/Spanish is a plus but not required.

Why You Should Join The Henry J Meats Team

• Competitive compensation: Starting between $60,000 - $75,000/yr, or more based on experience. Plus, an end of year bonus!
• Great benefits package including full medical coverage, paid time off, paid sick time, holidays, and more!
• Desirable Monday-Friday daytime schedule.
• Great team with long tenure: Enjoy working with a close-knit team, with many team members having been with Henry J Meats for 7 years! Henry J Meats is proud to have a team of employees who stay for many years and retire from the company.
• Advancement : Henry J Meats believes in promoting from within and is always looking for key players to move into higher level roles.
• Take ownership of the K-Pak machine and lead the team . Henry J Meats will trust your expertise as you direct the machine operators and ensure the K-Pak machine is operating properly.
• Delicious products you have probably enjoyed such as corned beef hash, whole cooked rounds, raw corned beef brisket, and more.
• Experience variety in your day and never get bored! You will be cross trained throughout other areas of production, so you can grow your skillset.
  
  

Essential duties/responsibilities:

• Be able to direct the 5-6-person team for daily production.
• Assemble machinery and set up room for daily production.
• Observe the operation and speed of the packing machine and make adjustments when necessary.
• Clears jams and preforms advanced trouble shooting.
• Provide suggestions for management for process improvements and increased production.
• Ensure product is packaged properly and timely with no product or moisture leaking out.
• Have keen attention to detail.
• Maintain a clean and safe work area, deposing of excess materials.
• Prepare all pre-operational paperwork and ensure HACCP forms are completed before start-up.
• Perform clip checks and seal checks.
• Monitor chubs to ensure proper weight of products.
• Make sure that the correct numbers of boxes are produced to complete each out-going load.
• Disassemble the machine for cleaning and sanitize the production room daily.
  
  

About the Company : For over 65 years, Henry J Meat Specialties has been producing the highest quality of meat products. Famous for our Corned Beef Hash, we offer a wide variety of meat products. We use the freshest spices and ingredients that give all products their consistent superior flavor. With a wide variety of meat specialties, such as but not limited to sliced corned beef, sliced Italian beef, sliced pastrami, cooked corned beef rounds, and raw corned beef brisket, we have products that will “meat” your needs! All our products are produced in a USDA certified establishment. We service a variety of customers based on their personalized needs - from retail to food service, co-packing, private labeling and custom cutting. Our team works together to get our customers what they need, when they need it.

Henry J Meats is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.