Blender Opr 2nd shift - New London, WI
About The Position
The Blender Operator is responsible for setting up, tearing down, and operating the grinder and related processing equipment. The role includes preparing meat blends by adding ingredients, keeping stuffers supplied, maintaining batch records, moving meat between tanks, and handling edible and inedible guts. The operator also assembles, operates, and cleans final-grind equipment and the kuhl vat washer, and performs housekeeping and job-rotation duties. Work must comply with safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements. The position is on second shift in New London, Wisconsin. The role requires completing paperwork and SAP functions, entering or scanning product and ingredient information, following computer-based formulations, and accurately documenting food-safety and product information. The work takes place in a fast-paced processing environment, including wet conditions and cold temperatures of 35 degrees. The position has substantial physical demands, including frequent lifting, pushing, pulling, standing, walking, climbing, and bending.
Requirements
- Have at least 3 months of work history with the same employer.
- Be able and willing to complete all paperwork and SAP functions.
- Be able and willing to scan or enter product film, boxes, casings, clips, and ingredients into the computer system for daily product runs, including changeovers.
- Be able and willing to perform basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
- Be able and willing to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
- Be able and willing to follow computer-based formulations and accurately record and report food-safety or product information.
- Be able and willing to obtain tow motor certification.
- Be willing and able to meet the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, including frequently pushing, pulling, or lifting 20 pounds or more; lifting, lowering, or carrying 20 pounds or more with the back and legs; and moving 5,000 pounds of meat per day.
- Be able to work in a fast-paced environment requiring rapid hand-eye coordination to move product on conveyors and other processing equipment.
- Frequently flex and grip with the wrists and hands, and stand, walk, climb, and bend for up to 10 hours.
- Work in wet conditions and cold temperatures of 35 degrees.
Nice To Haves
- Machine Operator experience.
- Experience in a manufacturing setting.
- RF Scanner experience.
Responsibilities
- Set up, tear down, and operate the grinder.
- Operate power lifts, hand mules, dumpers, augers, grinders, conveyors, mixers, and bone-removal equipment.
- Add water, cures, seasoning, corn syrup, and other ingredients to meat blends to batch materials correctly.
- Keep stuffers supplied with meat.
- Keep accurate records of batches used, in the proper sequence and with identification, according to company policy.
- Weigh and dispose of inedible and edible guts.
- Move up to 5,000 pounds of meat per day from tank to tank.
- Assemble and tear down all final-grind equipment.
- Assemble, operate, and tear down the kuhl vat washer, and verify and inspect that each vat is clean before covering it with plastic.
- Perform general housekeeping duties in the department.
- Comply with safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements.
- Perform all positions in the job rotation as needed.
- Perform other work as assigned by management.
Benefits
- Paid time off.
- 401(k) plans.
- Affordable health, life, dental, vision, and prescription drug benefits.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
