Sauce Operator

Smithfield Foods • Kinston, NC

106d • $19 • Onsite

About The Position

Smithfield Foods is seeking a Sauce Operator to join our team in Kinston, NC. This full-time position involves operating sauce machinery to supply baking lines with product, maintaining adequate levels of sauce, and ensuring quality control throughout the production process. The role requires physical stamina and the ability to work in various environmental conditions. Our team members receive industry-leading wages and are eligible for great benefit packages, with hourly compensation starting at $19.70/hour and a $1.00/hour shift differential for 2nd and 3rd shift positions.

Requirements

• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to perform tasks requiring continuous/repetitive movement, including grasping, pinching hands, flexing and extending arms.
• Ability to stand on concrete and/or platforms for up to 12-hour shifts.
• Ability to work around animal blood and/or carcass parts.
• Ability to work with a knife (if trained).
• Ability to work in cold areas (approximately 20-40 degrees) and/or warm areas (over 100 degrees).
• Ability to work in a wet and humid environment.
• Ability to work while wearing a hard hat, hearing/eye protection, and steel-toed safety shoes.
• Ability to work in a noisy environment using personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Ability to work with sanitation/cleaning chemicals.
• Ability to work around strong smells/odors.
• Ability to climb/move on ladders, steps, stairways, walkways, and platforms.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and twist repetitively over the course of an entire shift.
• Ability to walk long distances.
• Ability to lift up to 30 lbs. overhead and single lift heavy objects up to 60 lbs.

Responsibilities

• Operates sauce machine to supply baking lines with product.
• Maintains adequate levels of sauce to feed machine.
• Operates sauce machinery to supply ingredients.
• Adjusts equipment as necessary.
• Performs set-ups and change-overs.
• Completes production and quality paperwork.
• Safely and efficiently set up machines for production.
• Maintains detailed records regarding various production standards for better efficiency.
• Monitors and reports product line quality control issues.
• Communicates within department to maintain a high efficiency workflow.
• Utilizes operational processes to minimize damage and other areas of waste.
• Ensures machines are operating with all quality control functions in place.
• Utilizes effective food safety measures and adheres to GMP's.
• Ensures safety standards when maintaining equipment's cleanliness, adjustment and set up.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Supervisor.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Insurance.
• Retirement Benefits.
• Opportunities for career growth and professional development.
• Tuition assistance for continuing education.
• Smithfield Scholarship Program for employees' children.
• Education Reimbursement Program for furthering formal education.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods
• Education Level: No Education Listed