Position Description:

General Laborers produce product by preparing and/or packaging raw product for cooking with a safety-minded attitude that maintains and enhances a safety culture for the benefit of the Company and its employees.

We currently have open positions within the following departments:

Trim Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

Maintains quality by trimming product to specification.
Maintains work flow by loading meat on to tables for trimmers.
Maintains clean and organized work area by removing waste materials.
Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.

Physical and General Requirements:

Able to speak English preferred.
Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
Able to lift up 35 to 50 pounds constantly.
Able to tolerate extreme temperatures.
Walking or standing 8+ hours per day
100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

Not Applicable

Processing Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of machining processes such as tenderizing, tumbling, cutting, slicing, bagging, weighing, sealing).
Prepares product for next process by manually loading product on racks; moving racks to cook area.
Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
Maintains quality standards by verifying weights and inspecting product throughout process.
Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.
Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
Working knowledge of computers.
Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
Able to lift 35 - 50 pounds consistently.
Push racks of products weighing up to 800 lbs as needed.
Routine shoveling, lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities:

• Not Applicable

Pack-Off Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of opening cook bags, monitoring machinery for cutting/slicing to spec, bagging, weighing, sealing, boxing, labeling).
Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
Maintains quality standards by verifying weights, observing metal detection read-outs; inspecting product throughout process.
Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.

This is a union position and comes with benefits provided by the union, upon completion of the 90 day probationary period. Benefits include: medical, vision and dental as well as 1 week of paid time off after 1 year of employment.

Laborer - 2nd Shift