PW 3-KIT-CLMB-BF

Hormel Foods Family of Companies•Hayward, CA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for operating various production equipment, ensuring product quality, and maintaining a clean and safe working environment. The operator will be involved in setting up and breaking down machinery, monitoring production flow, handling raw materials, and adhering to strict quality and safety standards. This position requires flexibility to work overtime and weekends as needed.

Requirements

High school diploma desired
Food industry or manufacturing experience desired
Knowledge of basic math
Computer literate
Basic English reading, writing, and comprehension skills
Strong knowledge and skill of manufacturing and or production, including but not limited to food manufacturing
Ability to set up, breakdown, and assemble equipment
Demonstrated and proven problem-solving and troubleshooting skills.
Ability to work with spices, allergens, cleaning chemicals, and mold
Strong knowledge of General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and BRC standards
Drives continuous improvement in both production process and occupational safety
Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment, maintaining a commitment to results.
Ability to work a minimum of 8 hours a day regardless of the department assignment and overtime when needed, including weekends and holidays.
Line Coordinator backup: Ability to communicate in English (basic level)
Pallet Jack / Forklift Certified

Responsibilities

Sets up and prepares equipment and/or mold mixer, including adjusting, calibrating, and engaging controls.
Completes all required documentation, such as meat temperatures, batch weights or quantities, trees per hour, and down time.
Cleans and soaks casings.
Reviews production flow sheet for production sequencing and raw material planned usage.
Physically transfers pallets of raw materials using a forklift to the Velati staging area.
Operates conveyor belts, Velati, forklift, pallet jack, dice cutter, and mixers.
Visually inspects raw material before processing and notifies supervisor of any defects.
Unloads and opens boxes filled with frozen raw meat to be fed onto the conveyor.
Checks temperature on meat blocks before dumping.
Monitors conveyor for any jams or pile ups.
Operates equipment to create batches and transports Vmaggs filled with salami mixture to stuffing.
Follows strict adherence to salame for piece weight, pieces per string, weight per string, strings per wagon, wagons per minute, and wagons’ weight.
Monitors the quality of paste for smear, temperature, and visual fat content.
Operates the Stuffing machine, ensuring mixture is efficiently stuffed into casing.
Hand ties Secchi and all artisan products, tightly tying product and using a sharp tool (knife) to cut the strand.
Hangs salami onto tree racks and transports to holding area.
Responsible for the break down of stuffers, Velati, mixers, auto clippers, and mold applicators at the end of the shift.
Maintains a clean working environment and stacks empty boxes. Cleans area using hoses, brushes, or chemical solutions.
Performs required stretches and exercises.
Reports anything unusual, including accidents, breakage, or malfunction of machinery and equipment to the line coordinator/supervisor.
Wears all appropriate PPE and works safely, using equipment only when trained.
Attends all required meetings.
May be assigned or required to perform other duties, responsibilities, and functions assigned by the production line coordinator and/or supervisor and/or production management.