Pelbo Tray Washer - 1st shift

Michael Foods Inc.•Lansing, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This position cleans, dries, sanitizes, and tags flats so they can be returned to farms for reuse, helping reduce replacement costs and support bacteria control. The role is responsible for following safety work rules and reinforcing safety as a core value, while ensuring regulatory compliance and consistent adherence to food safety and quality policies and procedures. The position involves loading dirty flats onto the washer track, monitoring automatic loading and the washing process to prevent jams, overseeing the spin dryer, and moving clean, dry flats from a conveyor to a nearby skid. The employee also completes required paperwork, helps maintain housekeeping, tags flats, cleans machines when needed, and performs other assigned duties. The job is based at Michael Foods’ Lansing, Illinois plant, which pasteurizes raw eggs for the foodservice industry.

Requirements

No prior experience or education required.
Ability to bend, stoop, and reach while lifting and carrying stacks of empty flats.
Ability to repeatedly lift up to 30 pounds.
Ability to follow verbal instructions.
Ability to work indoors in a wet and humid environment and stand on hard surfaces.
Ability to travel stairs.
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Good hand-eye coordination.
Basic mechanical abilities.
Ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to follow GMPs and safety regulations and wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE).
Ability to operate specific equipment or tools.
Ability to read a limited number of two- and three-syllable words, recognize similarities and differences between words and number series, and print and speak simple sentences.
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and multiply and divide with 10s and 100s, including using American units of money, weight, volume, and distance.
Ability to apply common sense.

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and healthy workplace by following safety policies and procedures and incorporating safety into work tasks.
Follow quality work practices and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), maintain sanitary conditions, and help ensure product quality.
Report conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality, or personnel safety.
Clean and dry flats before sending them out.
Load stacks of dirty flats onto the track at the end of the flat washing machine.
Monitor automatic loading of individual flats into the flat washer and ensure the machine does not jam.
Oversee the flat-washing procedure and prevent jams from the washing area through the exit and stacking point.
Monitor stacks of clean flats as they enter and exit the spin dryer.
Remove stacks of clean, dry flats from a conveyor and place them on a nearby skid.
Complete required paperwork.
Assist with general housekeeping in the work area.
Correctly tag flats.
Clean machines when needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.