Utility Line - Nights

Pilgrim's • Arcadia, WI

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Pilgrim's is a global provider of high-quality food products with a history spanning over seven decades. The Arcadia, WI location, while part of a global company, offers a hometown feel and employs approximately 500 team members, working with 150 local growers. Pilgrim's is committed to providing team members with the tools, freedom, and support needed to discover and advance their careers, aiming to be an employer of choice that offers opportunities for a better future. This specific role, Utility Line Nights Team Member, is responsible for producing quality-grade products for customers.

Requirements

• Ability to comprehend simple instructions
• Ability to apply common sense.
• Ability to deal with problem involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Ability to work in cool temperatures (around 40 degrees)
• Ability to stand and use hands for 8 to 10 hours per shift
• Ability to multitask and work quickly
• Must be a team player and be willing to work close to other employees in some situations
• Must have good communication skills
• Capable of learning and remembering product specifications.
• Good hand eye coordination required

Nice To Haves

• High School diploma or G.E.D preferred
• Intermediate Analytical Skills preferred
• Basic computer skills or strong willingness to learn preferred
• Food production experience preferred
• Desire for continuous improvement preferred

Responsibilities

• Remove WOG from the Deli Line and inspect WOG for proper stringing.
• Adjust strings as needed for final trussing.
• Grab Truss and stretch it over the WOGs back and around the two hocks of the WOG.
• Place WOG breast-up on the big belt once WOG has been properly trussed.
• Maintain a clean and organized work area.
• Grasp WOGs wing tips and tuck them under and behind the back side of the bird.
• Identify and remove one leg from the shackle whenever downgraded product is identified.
• Place a truss string around both wings on the backside of the WOG.
• Place an insert into box if required.
• Weigh boxes for appropriate weight.
• Observe equipment operation, notifying appropriate personnel of any malfunctions and/or safety issues/concerns.
• Observe all bags for immediate defects such as but not limited to holes and foreign material.
• Label boxes with correct label of product running and ensure label is correctly placed on boxes.
• Place boxes under product chutes and ensure the placement of product cases are within box guides.
• Open the chute by pressing the red button; WOGs should drop one by one into the box.
• Remove case from conveyor onto a skate conveyor for further prepping.
• Inspect product box for damages on the case, liner, and/or label.
• Prepare box for CVP machine by lifting liner, folding box flaps, and aligning box underneath the CVP machine.
• Activate CVP machine, inspect liner, and ensure the liner is properly sealed.
• Align the case onto the output conveyor and send towards the taper machine.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Observe all company personnel, quality, safety, and food safety policies.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you work effectively cooperatively with coworkers and leadership teams.
• Recognize and act on incidents and safety risks.
• Consistently practice and enforce safe work habits and drive those habits throughout the organization.
• Participate in process improvement and problem solving utilizing continuous improvement and rational thinking methodologies such as Six Sigma.
• Follow all company animal welfare guidelines.
• Perform other duties as directed.

Benefits

• 80 hours of Vacation, after 60 days of employment
• Benefits at 60 days of employment
• 401K contributions on day 1 of employment
• 70% off quality Pilgrim’s poultry products
• Training provided with a trainer/mentor.
• Advancement opportunities
• Better Futures Program –2 Year Community College tuition paid for you or your dependents!
• Opportunity to grow your career through our Supervisor Development Program or Management Trainee Program

What This Job Offers

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