Smoke House Opr - 1st shift New London, WI

Tyson Foods•New London, WI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Smoke House Operator is responsible for hauling raw or cooked racked product throughout the plant. The role involves weighing and loading product into and out of smokehouses, steam boxes, and chills; moving product between these areas; and ensuring racks are properly spaced and positioned. The operator marks product identification and rack tags with house numbers and day-code letters and enters product data—including scans, weights, destinations, and rack numbers—into computer and handheld systems. The operator pushes or pulls product racks weighing up to 1,000 pounds between staging areas, smokehouses, and chills. Garner and air chills are loaded immediately after product is shown and weighed. The role includes operating brine, garner, and air chills; documenting product temperatures to Quality Control specifications; and taking salometer readings. The operator also performs general housekeeping and cleaning throughout the smokehouse department, cleans and stores equipment, takes thermometers to the lab for calibration, and complies with chemical, safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements. Additional duties include scanning or entering product film, boxes, casings, clips, and ingredients for daily product runs and changeovers; following computer formulations; accurately recording and reporting food safety or product information; operating powered stand-up, sit-down, and high-lift rack-moving tow motor equipment; performing all positions in job rotation as needed; and completing other work assigned by management. The position is located in New London, Wisconsin, on first shift. Candidates must have at least three months of work history with the same employer. The location is not accepting rehires.

Requirements

At least three months of work history with the same employer.
Ability and willingness to perform basic math, including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Ability and willingness to scan or input information into computer systems and accurately follow computer formulations and record product information.
Ability and willingness to lift, lower, or carry at least 20 pounds frequently.
Ability and willingness to push or pull manually up to 1,000 pounds.
Ability and willingness to use both hands for rapid, simultaneous mental-muscular coordination.
Ability and willingness to flex and grip with the wrists and hands frequently.
Ability and willingness to stand, walk, climb, and bend for up to 10 hours.
Ability and willingness to work in wet conditions and cold temperatures of 35 degrees, and in temperatures of 90 to 100 degrees.
Ability and willingness to work overtime and/or weekends as needed.
Ability and willingness to perform the physical requirements of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Nice To Haves

Machine Operator experience.
Experience in a manufacturing setting.
RF Scanner experience.

Responsibilities

Weigh, load, and move product into and out of smokehouses, steam boxes, and chills.
Mark house numbers and day-code letters on product identification and rack tags.
Ensure product is properly spaced on racks and racks are properly positioned in smokehouses and steam boxes.
Enter scans, weights, destinations, and rack numbers into computer and handheld programs.
Push or pull product racks weighing up to 1,000 pounds between staging areas, smokehouses, and chills.
Load garner and air chills immediately after product is shown and weighed.
Operate brine, garner, and air chills and document product temperatures according to Quality Control specifications, including taking salometer readings.
Clean the smokehouse department, including smokehouses, steam boxes, chills, floors, foam houses, smoke generators, tubes, pipes, walls, ceilings, lights, floor scales, waste meat containers, and doors.
Scan or enter product film, boxes, casings, clips, and ingredients for daily product runs and changeovers.
Follow computer formulations and accurately record and report food safety or product information.
Keep equipment clean and properly stored.
Operate powered stand-up, sit-down, and high-lift rack-moving tow motor equipment.
Take thermometers to the lab for calibration.
Comply with chemical-related requirements and all safety, food safety, GMP, and SQF requirements.
Perform all positions of job rotation as needed and other work assigned by management.
Work overtime and/or weekends as needed.