Should Cutter- Day Shift

Simmons Foods•Southwest City, MO

13h

About The Position

The Shoulder Cutter rotates among the Cone Loader, Wing Rounder, and Shoulder Cutter positions based on production needs. In the Shoulder Cutter position, the employee disjoints the wing from the front half and prepares it for the Wing Rounder. The role requires accurate cutting around the shoulder and along the scapula, separating breast meat from the frame, monitoring cut quality and scrape scores, attending to bones, and maintaining knives and blades. The employee also prepares presentations for wing cutters and contributes to team coordination and the implementation of company operating systems and policies.

Responsibilities

Rotate among the Cone Loader, Wing Rounder, and Shoulder Cutter positions according to production needs.
Disjoint the wing from the front half and present it properly for the Wing Rounder.
Make an accurate cut on every front half around the shoulder and along the scapula.
Pull the breast downward to separate meat from the frame.
Monitor and continuously improve cuts while maintaining low scrape scores.
Pay close attention to bones and remove them as necessary.
Sharpen the knife blade as necessary, approximately every three or four birds, and change blades at each break.
Prepare presentations for wing cutters.
Participate in team development, communication, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinate work and attend appropriate team meetings.
Help identify and resolve issues that affect team cohesiveness, communicating concerns to the team leader and working supportively with the team.
Maintain familiarity with Simmons operating systems, including quality, security, office environment, and company policies; consider how individual actions affect these systems and communicate concerns or improvement ideas.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.