Pick Room Attendant SS-Days

Simmons Foods•Gentry, AR

6h•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for operating, monitoring, and adjusting picking room equipment to ensure efficient feather removal, product quality, and minimal bird damage while maintaining safety and compliance in the RKP (receiving, killing, picking) department. The role supports production in meeting quality standards by setting up and continuously validating picking equipment, including finger plates, picker height, separation, and pitch, to ensure proper operation. It involves consistently monitoring picking banks, rail water flow, and temperature levels to maintain process efficiency, as well as setting and verifying scalder and flash scalder temperatures within optimal ranges. The position requires inspecting birds to ensure compliance with feather removal, cuticle standards, and acceptable damage levels, while also identifying and troubleshooting equipment performance issues and product defects. Adjustments must be made as needed to pickers, scalder temperatures, and overall process conditions to maintain quality output. The role includes communicating equipment concerns and coordinating repairs with the Supervisor, Superintendent, and maintenance team, maintaining safe work areas, and completing all required documentation procedures. Additionally, the position requires the use of basic computer skills to log checks into the system and to complete required written and electronic reports. Participates as a member of the Team. Supports team goals, communicates effectively, and collaborates with supervisors and team members to ensure efficient operations while meeting customer requirements. Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas. Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the Utility and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position. Adheres to all safety programs, for example: Lockout/Tagout, PPE requirements, hazard communication, and emergency procedures. Reports unsafe conditions immediately.

Requirements

Experience in the food processing industry
Frequent lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds
Standing, bending, & twisting of the neck
Squatting
Climbing stairs and ladders
Kneeling
Crawling
Reaching above, at, above, and below shoulder level
Repetitive motion of shoulders, arms, and hands
Constant walking
Grasping
Use of vision & hearing
Manual adjustments for extended periods
Ability to work in noisy, wet, hot (up to 100 degrees), and humid conditions
Awareness of slip, trip, and fall hazards
Use of hearing protection, head protection, safety glasses, impact resistant gloves, smock, sleeves, hair net and beard net

Responsibilities

Operating, monitoring, and adjusting picking room equipment
Ensuring efficient feather removal, product quality, and minimal bird damage
Maintaining safety and compliance in the RKP department
Setting up and continuously validating picking equipment (finger plates, picker height, separation, pitch)
Consistently monitoring picking banks, rail water flow, and temperature levels
Setting and verifying scalder and flash scalder temperatures
Inspecting birds for feather removal, cuticle standards, and acceptable damage levels
Identifying and troubleshooting equipment performance issues and product defects
Making adjustments to pickers, scalder temperatures, and overall process conditions
Communicating equipment concerns and coordinating repairs with the Supervisor, Superintendent, and maintenance team
Maintaining safe work areas
Completing all required documentation procedures
Using basic computer skills to log checks and complete reports
Participating as a member of the Team
Supporting team goals, communicating effectively, and collaborating with supervisors and team members
Maintaining familiarity with Simmons’ operating systems and understanding the role in supporting them
Adhering to all safety programs (Lockout/Tagout, PPE, hazard communication, emergency procedures)
Reporting unsafe conditions immediately