Meat Room Technician - 1st Shift

Job Title: Meat Room Technician

Location: Mishawaka, IN

Department: Production

Job Type: Hourly

About United Petfood:

United Petfood is a private label producer of high-quality dry & wet pet food, biscuits and snacks. We are a Belgian family business with 25 high-tech pet kitchens in Europe and the US. 

Joining us, means joining an international, passionate and driven team with one common goal: a healthy planet filled with healthy pets! But it doesn’t stop there: we truly care about building encouraging, supportive, long-lasting partnerships, both inside as well as outside of our fast-growing family company. By only working with the very best ingredients and most innovative technology available, we ensure a spot in which you can grow, bloom and make thousands of pets happy worldwide!

Check out our website: United Petfood Producers USA, Inc.

Position Summary: The Meat Room Technician is responsible for adding the correct raw meat slurry ingredients based on recipe requirements and in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and GMPs. Operate hopper and forklift to dispense ingredients for product production.  

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Set-up, operate and disassemble meat room equipment in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures and GMPs.
• Dump appropriate meat slurry into hopper to ensure continuous runtime of production.
• Responsible for setting up and starting up meat room equipment according to the production schedule.
• Disassemble and clean meat room equipment according to Sanitation SOPs. 
• Maintain meat room cleanliness throughout work shift.
• Promptly report issues with product and/or equipment to supervisor.
• Troubleshoot equipment as needed.
• Review and follow production schedule throughout shift.
• Verify product quality and ensure product is running according to job specifications.
• Monitor equipment and perform basic maintenance as required.
• Operate forklift to store and stage meat slurry according to production needs.
• Other duties as assigned

Workplace Safety:

• Completes safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor. 
• Participates in mandatory safety trainings and adheres to all safety policies
• Required to report all safety issues, near misses, and injuries

Quality & Food Safety:

• Completes quality & food safety system documentation and verifies compliance to program standards. Reports deviations to Supervisor.
• Participates in mandatory food safety and quality training program requirements
• Preserves the integrity of the BRC system through adherence to the policies and procedures outlined. Takes actions necessary to resolve food safety and quality system deficiencies
• Required to report food safety and quality system failures and take actions necessary to preserve the BRC system.

Position Requirements:

• Ability to read, write, and communicate using the English language.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds multiple times throughout the shift.
• Must be able to safely operate a forklift.
• Ability to work in an environment which includes frequent exposure to elements such as strong odor and cold.
• Demonstrate mechanical aptitude.
• Must be familiar with use of hand tools.
• Good verbal and mathematical capability at a high school level.
• Ability to read and understand process operating procedures.
• Familiarity with computer applications. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience operating a forklift and setting up production machines.
• Prior experience in a production environment, preferably food or beverage manufacturing.

 Equal Opportunity Employer: United Petfood Producers USA Inc. is an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.