Smokehouse Operator

Monogram Foods • Chandler, MN

2d • $18 - $22 • Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to further process raw product to a cooked product. SHIFTS AVAILABLE: 1ST SHIFT

Requirements

• Punctual and good attendance.
• Good communication, math, read and writing skills.
• Able to complete Quality, Safety training.
• Able to work at a fast pace, repetitive and work environment.
• Ability to work in a team environment and a diverse workforce.
• Must be flexible and able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Quality, safety-minded, reliable, precise, and self-motivated.
• MUST BE 18 YEARS OR OLDER.
• Must be able to speak, read, and write basic English.

Responsibilities

• Further process raw product to a cooked product.
• Stand up to 10 hours per day.
• Lift anywhere from 30-70 pounds.
• Push racks of product weighing up to 1200 pounds.
• Work in a moist room with temperatures between 40 and 100 degrees.
• Use fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders, legs and your back.
• Perform lifting, bending, pivoting, twisting and turning in all job functions.
• Work with a computer (smokehouse numbers 1,2,4, 5, 6, 7, 8,11,12,13,14,15,16,17).
• Use chemicals and machinery.
• Follow all safety rules.
• Make adjustments to the machine you are assigned to.
• Accurately record your CCP’s on the smokehouse control report.
• Maintain proper flow of products and keep area clean and organized.
• Follow standardized work.
• Perform changeovers on the equipment you are operating.
• Responsible for employee rotation on your equipment and that exercises are performed as required.
• Responsible for product yields, including minimizing inedible, rework and giveaway.
• Solve problems with losses on your equipment to improve yield.
• Maintain a safe and clean work area.
• Responsible for all phases of the smokehouse operation.
• Ensure that meat does not become contaminated.
• Check racks of product to make sure product is spaced, tied and hung properly before placing product in the smokehouse.
• Monitor smokehouses and all equipment in your department to make sure it is functioning correctly.
• Make maintenance aware of any mechanical problems as soon as possible.
• Monitor all Time Cycles and Check sheets to ensure accuracy.
• Fill out all required paperwork accurately and in a timely manner.
• Support management decisions, talk positively, and encourage a productive environment.
• Be knowledgeable of HACCP in your department.
• Produce the best quality product possible by following company standards, including getting the right color, taste, texture, moisture and destroying all bacteria prior to removing the product from the smokehouse.
• Maintain maximum performance from the machinery in the smokehouse department.
• Follow all pre-planned smoke schedules.
• Stay on top of the many changes that occur in the smokehouse department.
• Plan ways in which the smokehouse operation may be more efficient.
• Help direct and instruct other smokehouse operators making sure that work schedules are being carried out in a safe and timely manner.
• Hold up a smokehouse if you feel that it is unsafe to operate and contact your supervisor and/ or maintenance.
• Hold up the process and call QA to investigate if you detect a problem with the quality of the product.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed