Dark Meat Technician-Night Shift

Simmons Foods • Southwest City, MO

11d • Onsite

About The Position

The Dark Meat Technician is responsible for being fluent in all dark meat production work on a rotation basis, including the jobs of grader, line loader (hangers), scale operator, box maker, batcher, and labeler. This role involves performing these positions within the dark meat department and participating as an active member of the team. The technician will contribute to the ongoing development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies, coordinating work to ensure best practices with all team members and attending relevant team meetings. A key aspect of the role is fostering team cohesiveness on major issues such as direction, annual plans, budgets, and policy changes, and taking responsibility to identify and resolve areas lacking cohesiveness with the team leader and other team members. The technician must be familiar with Simmons' operating systems (quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN) and understand their role in supporting these systems, considering the impact of individual actions and communicating concerns or improvement ideas. This position description is intended to guide activities and is not exhaustive, allowing for creativity and adaptation to business objectives.

Requirements

• Must be able to operate scale operator and labeler with provided training material (verbal and written).
• Occasional bending of the neck.
• Lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent bending of the waist.
• Frequent twisting at the neck.
• Constant standing.
• Constant twisting at the waist.
• Constant simple grasping.
• Constant power grasping.
• Constant pushing/pulling.
• Constant reaching above, at and below shoulder level.
• Constant repetitive motion of the shoulders, arms and hands.
• Constant use of vision.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred experience working around machinery.
• To working knowledge of a food processing facility.

Responsibilities

• Performs grader, line loader (hangers), scale operator, box maker, batcher, and labeler positions on a rotation basis in the dark meat department.
• Participates as a member of the Team, fostering strong cohesiveness and coordinating work to ensure best practices.
• Attends appropriate team meetings.
• Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team to resolve issues.
• Is familiar with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN) and understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity and support these systems.
• Communicates concerns and improvement ideas regarding operating systems.
• Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed