Harvest Team Member 1

Post Holdings • Hillsdale, MI

154d

About The Position

For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio. In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division. Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal - UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label). Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing.

Requirements

• Prior Food Manufacturing experience preferred but not required.
• High School Diploma or GED preferred.
• Basic math skills, with the ability to read and write.
• Prior Meat cutting/butchering experience preferred but not required.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to communicate problems or issues to production leadership to address concerns of product waste, quality or employee safety.
• Understands the basics of Lean Manufacturing; 'GEAR' in order to contribute to the organization's continuous improvement efforts.

Responsibilities

• Utilize all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the assigned job and to relay to Leads and Production Management if equipment condition is not 100% or if missing. Perpetuates a 'Safety First' culture.
• Prioritizes food quality and maintains food safety, through the vigilant application of company GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices).
• Performs a variety of butcher functions that may include the skinning, de-hiding, gutting, trimming, inspecting (CCP) and bone / offal removal of hog parts in a 'hot bone' processing environment.
• Ability to sharpen and maintain knife functionality in order to minimize body strain in the processing functions in the disassembly of carcasses. Utilize manual and/or mechanical knives.
• Ability to maintain company standards of efficiency as defined by the plant metrics in both 'Head Count' and 'Yield' in a fast-paced work environment.
• Ability to learn processes on humane slaughter and food compliance regulations in conjunction with USDA standards.
• Accountable for accurate record keeping of production via count sheets, scan guns or other methods to ensure accurate capturing of production data.
• Function with minimal assistance and supervision.
• Follows all SQF principles pertinent to the position as specified by the SQF Practitioner.
• All other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Food and Beverage Retailers
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees