1st Shift General Laborer- South Holland
Miniat

Job Info

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Position Description:
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.

Trim Room

Maintain work flow by furnishing raw product to trimmers
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 30 to 50 pounds constantly
• Able to tolerate extreme temperatures
• Walking or standing 8+ hours per day
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
• Not Applicable
Training Period : Minimum 90 days meeting all above requirements; up to two years

Processing Room

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 30 - 50 pounds daily, 10%-20% of day
• Push racks of products weighing up to 800 lbs, 20%-30% of day
• Routine shoveling, lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling, 10%-20% of day
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
• Not Applicable
Training Period: Minimum 90 days meeting all above requirements; up to two years

Pack-Off
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
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred
• Working knowledge of computers
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed
• Able to lift up to 20 pounds regularly; 35 pounds occasionally; 50 pounds rarely
• Able to work in 40 to 45 degree temperature for entire work schedule
• Able to be on feet, walking or standing for 8+hours per day
• Able to bend and/or squat while lifting 17 -20 pound tubes, 2-3 hours per day
Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:
• Not Applicable
Training Period: Minimum 90 days meeting all above requirements; up to two years

*Positions are subject to the Transfer Policy*

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