Peel Room Operator-Days

Michael Foods Inc.•Mars Hill, ME

4h•Onsite

About The Position

Michael Foods, Inc. is a prominent leader in the food processing and distribution industry, specializing in egg products, refrigerated grocery, and potato products. The company offers diverse job opportunities for career growth and skill development within an innovative team. The Mars Hill, Maine facility, part of Pineland Farms, is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations in Aroostook County, employing over 200 team members dedicated to producing high-quality potato products for customers.

Requirements

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
Ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) to promote a safe and efficient manufacturing environment.
Ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations.
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
Ability to write simple correspondence.
Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Responsibilities

Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained.
Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
Running and maintaining equipment and making appropriate adjustments as needed.
Inspect bags/trays for proper seal integrity, weight, oxygen levels and verify proper coding on packages.
Provide proper documentation of all quality attributes.
Verifying that proper operational guidelines are followed both in cleaning and production activities.
Setting-up and operating the metal detector, scale and the coder.
Proper input of ingredient usage into RedZone.
Effectively communicating relevant information to fellow employees on the shift and to on-coming employees at shift change.
General cleaning of equipment and maintaining good housekeeping throughout the department per the daily sanitation checklist.
Assist with SOPs development and rollout.
Provide training to employees.
Work closely with all supervisors to understand staffing needs.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Ensure quality and quantity of product being boxed up before being palletized