Cook Assistant - American Skins 2nd Shift
$29,000 - $36,000/Yr
Smithfield Foods - Orange City, IA
posted about 2 months ago
Full-time - Entry Level
Orange City, IA
10,001+ employees
Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
About the position
The Cook Assistant position at Smithfield Foods involves supporting the daily cutting processes in the cut rooms. This role is essential for maintaining a safe and efficient work environment while ensuring food safety regulations are followed. The position offers opportunities for growth within a leading American food company known for its packaged meats and fresh pork products.
Responsibilities
- Be reliable and punctual in reporting for scheduled work
- Maintain a positive work environment
- Help set up cutters and machine guards
- Check that the cutter turns off and on correctly
- Continuously feed the cutter with raw material, observing for foreign material
- Perform basic maintenance/troubleshooting on equipment
- Help change blades on cutters, as needed; requiring use of specialized PPE
- Fill out cut room paperwork
- Assist with daily sanitation clean-up
- Maintain floor free of slip and trip hazards, removing waste materials
- Maintain halls and floors free of slip and trip hazards
- Maintain workspace cleanliness
- Assist supervisor or lead in any assigned task
- Follow basic food safety regulations
- Follow basic safety regulations, including proper use of personal protective equipment
- May require use of electric pallet jack, as needed
Requirements
- Reliability and punctuality in reporting for scheduled work
- Ability to maintain a positive work environment
- Basic understanding of food safety regulations
- Ability to perform basic maintenance and troubleshooting on equipment
- Willingness to use personal protective equipment (PPE) as required
Benefits
- Hourly Competitive Starting Pay - $21.70/hour
- $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd shift positions
- Comprehensive Health Insurance
- Retirement Benefits
- Education benefit available to full- and part-time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment
