Line Worker / Trabajador de Linea

Daybreak Foods, Inc.•Clearfield, IA

About The Position

This position is a Processing Line Worker in an egg-processing company. Under the direction of the Processing Supervisor, the Line Worker performs various tasks to help ensure the highest possible product quality. Duties include handling and grading eggs throughout the processing line, maintaining clean work areas, monitoring washer operations, and performing post-production cleanup in accordance with USDA standards. The role requires adherence to food safety, quality, hygiene, and regulatory requirements.

Requirements

Ability to perform each essential duty satisfactorily; reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities.
Knowledge of safety programs and processes such as Confined Space, LOTO, and Hazcom.
Equipment operation skills.
Ability to meet the stated physical demands, including standing and walking constantly; gripping, grasping, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, and stooping; frequently lifting up to 10 pounds; and occasionally sitting, climbing, and lifting up to 50 pounds.
Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices, including wearing hairnets and clean clothes.
Use proper personal protective equipment during specified working conditions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food manufacturing or processing.

Responsibilities

Perform all job functions in accordance with HACCP, SQF, cGMP, and regulatory protocols.
Follow food safety principles and handle and store products and materials to prevent damage or contamination.
Examine products to verify conformance with quality standards and comply with personnel and process hygiene requirements.
Grade and align eggs entering the washer section.
Ensure smooth movement of eggs from the main egg belt conveyor to the accumulating station.
Keep the area clean, track inedible eggs, and dump inedible eggs into the auger.
Clean washer screens.
Perform chemical checks and foam control in washers, and return re-wash eggs to the egg flow.
Grade eggs from the washers according to SOP.
Ensure smooth movement of eggs from the transfer room to the breaking machine.
Assist as needed during breaks and cleanup.
Grade broken eggs from the breaking machine, removing bad or blood-spot eggs and shells from cups.
Perform cleanup duties in the Breaking, Transfer, and Shell rooms after the production shift, meeting USDA standards.