Production Team Member

Summary: This general production position performs a variety of important roles throughout the production facilities that include, but is not limited to unpackaging, processing, trimming, or packaging a variety of beef, pork or poultry products. This organized, deadline oriented, self-starter will have the ability to work with knives and handle protein products that may include verifying quality and accuracy of products, packaging, weighing and boxing, all while making safety and food safety a priority.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Ability to carry out repetitive motions of the arms, wrists, and hands to perform repetitive tasks that may include the general use of a knife or other tools to trim or remove fat, or portion muscle and tissues of sub-primal cuts of beef, pork or chicken to specifications or preset weights.
• Cuts or trims proteins to specifications (weight, thickness, length, height, cut style, shape) using a knife or equipment in a manner such that primary product yields are maximized.
• Ability to perform and verify the quality and accuracy of products, packaging, while weighing, labeling, bagging, packing and boxing finished products.
• Generally requires standing the duration of the shift, the use of stairs, and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (i.e. safety equipment) such as bump caps, hair/beard nets, earplugs, cotton and/or stainless steel mesh gloves, arm guards, protective aprons, etc. Must be able to repetitively lift, push and pull up to 50 pounds while exposed to wet and/or humid conditions with slippery surfaces at varied heights; moving mechanical parts; fast paced cold/cool environment.
• Perform equipment operations that may include placing product into slicers, injectors or grinders. Filling hoppers to correct amounts and monitoring materials. Checks machines on regular intervals.
• Supports and complies with all policies and procedures that ensure food safety, including cleanliness and housekeeping in all work areas. This includes responsibility for Safe Quality Food (SQF) for BRC compliance, HACCP, CCP tasks, sanitation and all support program implementation.
• Remains engaged and active in the avoidance and observation of unsafe acts or conditions; takes immediate corrective action where necessary. Must be committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment.
• Work as a Team Member performing one or more of the following tasks. Assembling boxes manually, use both hands to place product into packaging trays, remove product from conveyor (product weight ranges from 3.0 oz. to 3 pounds) and place inside a box, operate taping machine to seal assembled box, or remove the filled boxes at the end of the conveyor and place on a pallet.

Education/Experience:

• Preferably a high school diploma or equivalent, and one (1) year experience in a manufacturing setting, preferably in a food-processing environment.
• Good reading, writing, basic math, communication and organizational skills.
• Must be able to stand a minimum of eight hours and continuously lift, push or pull up to 50 lbs. Note: Sanova lifts up to 80 lbs. with assistance.
• Must be able to understand basic instructions in English from supervision.