Tunnel Room Operator - Night Shift

Simmons Foods • Dubuque, IA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Tunnel Room Operator is responsible for producing cooked meat chunks of blended meats with the proper size and firm texture. This involves removing air, creating an emulsion, cooking a thin sheet, and cutting to the desired size. The role also includes accomplishing room start-up procedures, filling the product line to the extruder, adjusting the steam tunnel to target product temperature, adjusting the cutter to produce target product length, and recording all measurements on the batch sheet.

Requirements

• Experienced within a manufacturing/process environment with knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Background in manufacturing.
• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Must have basic math skills.
• Must be able to read, write and speak English.

Responsibilities

• Produce cooked meat chunks of blended meats that are the proper size with a firm texture by the removing of air, creating an emulsion, cooking a thin sheet, and cutting to the desired size a batch of blended meats.
• Accomplish room start-up procedures.
• Fill product line to extruder. Fill Extruder until even product flow.
• Adjust steam tunnel to target product temperature.
• Adjust cutter to produce target product length.
• Record all measurement on batch sheet.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED