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MEAT PROCESSOR
POSITION TITLE: MEAT PROCESSOR
DEPARTMENT: Production
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Department Manager
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
The meat processor will process meat, which includes, but is not limited to, making, curing, smoking, cutting and slicing meat products based on company specifications. This position will perform various tasks corresponding to the process of preparing the meat (injection, hanging, stalling, and churning of the meat). All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Supply meat for injection and place the pieces of meat on the conveyor of the injector
- Mix the products
- Participate in the hanging and stalling of bacon bellies
- Complete quality and safety reports adequately at established frequencies
- Setup, adjust, break down, troubleshoot and operate all of the machinery in the kitchen area to ensure a quality product
- Wash machines when changing or at the end of shift when needed
- Maintain quality and quantity performance standards
- Visually check work after completion for cosmetic appearance and noticeable defects
- Maintain necessary records
- Maintain work areas and equipment in a clean, orderly, and operable condition
- Detect and report improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, defective product and unusual conditions to the proper Manager
- May assist with other processing-related activities as requested by supervisor
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
Position without supervision of personnel
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Quality Control
- Production
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or G.E.D
- Relevant experiences is a plus
- Satisfactory completion of training program
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Very good physical shape (frequently lifting and/or moving up to 60 pounds)
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
- Autonomy, versatility, thoroughness and resourcefulness
- Good speed of execution (fast paced environment)
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers
- Ability to work in a cold environment
- Wear clean smock, hair net, bump cap, sleeves, safety boots and gloves at all times
- Able to multi-task and work independently
- Able to read and follow detailed procedures
- Follow safe work practices
PRODUCTION WORKER
POSITION TITLE: PRODUCTION WORKER
DEPARTMENT: Production
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Room Manager
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
The production team member will perform a variety of tasks related to the manufacturing and packaging of our products in our fast paced refrigerated facility. The basic function of the packager is to do the final processing of the product and package processed meat products. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Perform the final processing of selected products; such as apply glaze, etc.
- Perform a wide variety of packaging tasks including the roll stock machines, slicers and the vacuum machines
- Move products and materials as required in performance of duties
- Maintain quality and quantity performance standards
- Visually check work after completion for cosmetic appearance and noticeable defects
- Maintain work areas and equipment in a clean, orderly, and operable condition
- Detect and report improper operations, faulty equipment, defective materials, defective product and unusual conditions to the proper Manager
- May be assigned to different work stations as production needs require
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
Position without supervision of personnel
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Quality Control
- Warehouse
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or G.E.D.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Good physical shape (able to lift 50 pounds)
- Autonomy, versatility, thoroughness and resourcefulness
- Good speed of execution (fast paced environment)
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
- Flexibility and willing for overtime
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers
- Must be able to work in a cold/hot environment
- Wear clean smock, hair net, bump cap, sleeves, gloves and safety boots at all times.
- Able to multi-task
- Able to read and follow detailed procedures
- Follow safe work practices
PACKAGING
POSITION TITLE: PACKAGER
DEPARTMENT: Production RTE & Bacon
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Dept. Manager
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
The production team member will perform a variety of tasks related to the manufacturing and packaging of our products in our fast-paced refrigerated facility. The basic function of the packager is to do the final processing of the product and package processed meat products. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Perform a wide variety of packaging tasks including the roll stock machines, slicers and the vacuum machines
- Move products and materials as required in performance of duties
- Maintain quality and quantity performance standards
- Visually check work after completion for cosmetic appearance and noticeable defects
- Maintain necessary records
- Maintain work areas and equipment in a clean, orderly, and operable condition
- May be assigned to different workstations as production needs require
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
Position without supervision of personnel
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Quality Control
- Warehouse
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
High school diploma or G.E.D.
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Good physical shape (able to lift 50 pounds)
- Autonomy, versatility, thoroughness, and resourcefulness
- Good speed of execution (fast paced environment)
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills
- Must be able to work in a cold environment
- Wear clean smock, hair net, bump cap, sleeves, gloves, and safety boots at all times.
- Able to read and follow detailed procedures
- Follow safe work practices
Warehouse Opportunities
Materials Handler
POSITION TITLE: Materials Handler
DEPARTMENT: Warehouse
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Warehouse Manager
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Material Handler will be responsible for assisting in all facets of finished goods, inventory control, and receivables while ensuring safe actions, environmental compliance and quality production in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Must have prior forklift experience
- Ability to clearly read and interpret numbers
- Putting up all finished goods that come off the production lines
- Use FIFO for proper inventory rotation
- General warehouse housekeeping
- Weekly cycle counts of all bacon & sausage products
- Assist in the monthly inventory
- Putting pallets on racks
- Take pallets out of Case & Pack
- Take pallets down when shipper needs large quantity
- Handle all receiving (raw goods, dry goods, packaging materials and pallets)
- Sorting of pallets
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
None
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Production
- Quality Control
- Warehouse
- Administration
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or G.E.D
- Prior forklift/warehouse experience
- Prior food processing experience
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
- Autonomy, versatility, thoroughness and resourcefulness
- Good operational judgment (initiative)
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others (promote a team-building environment)
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
- Ability to speak effectively and professionally before groups of customers, employees of organization, and drivers
- Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers
- Able to work in a cold/hot environment
- Wear bump cap, safety boots and gloves at all times
- Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Able to operate computer and write routine reports and correspondence
- Requires close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, color vision, and depth perception acuities
- Follow and promote safe work practices
R&D Specialist
POSITION TITLE: R&D Specialist
DEPARTMENT: Sales
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR:
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position will be responsible for creating new products for customer specific requests or improve current products; while utilizing the most up to date science and technology to improve the quality and consistency of the facilities existing products through education of employees, testing of products, conducting shelf-life studies, and reacting to trends of the facility, in order to meet or exceed output and productivity goals while ensuring safe actions, environmental compliance and quality production in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Identify the scope of the project.
- Type of project, customer or internal requirements, any special requirements or timeframes
- Maintain accurate and organized records of each test from conception to full scale production.
- Be actively involved in the production environment for each stage from kitchen processing through creating sample labels, and shipping to customers.
- Be the main point of contact to the customer once the introduction has been made.
- Conduct organoleptic tastings to move in the appropriate direction to achieve the desired results.
- Communicate with all relevant employees or customers for each stage of the process from kitchen processing to shipping of the first order.
- Obtaining signed acknowledgement sheets from each department involved prior to the first production run.
- Follow up with the customer, after each test batch, and first production batch.
- Ensure all timelines are met, or communicated to the appropriate people if there are delays.
- Work directly with QA department to ensure all recipes, and label claims meet all regulatory and food safety requirements.
- Applies and enforces all company regulations, policies and procedures (HACCP, SQF, HR, OHS, GMP, etc.) and participates in their development and implementation.
- Ensures all specifications and procedures for quality assurance and control are met.
- Is responsible for the follow-up and the respect of the procedures for the preparation and the collection of all the reports resulting from the production (HACCP, management of the human resources, daily production, etc.) and makes it follow to the people concerned
- Offers the plant manager all methods of improving the production or organization of work
- Establishes a strong team spirit in its departments by promoting communication and respect
- Is responsible for the integration and training of new employees in accordance with the company policy
- Participates in internal audits
- Performs other tasks at the request of his immediate superior
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
Position with no staff supervision
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Production
- Quality Control
- Warehouse
- Administration
- Research and development
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- College degree strongly preferred in meat science or food science
- 5 years of R&D experience .
- Equipment understanding
- Med-advanced level understanding in microbiological activity in meat products
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Med-advanced level computer skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others (promote a team-building environment)
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
- Ability to speak effectively and professionally before groups of customers, employees of organization, and drivers.
- Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers
- Able to work in a cold environment
- Wear clean smock, hair net, bump cap, sleeves, safety boots and gloves at all times
- Able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
- Able to operate computer and write routine reports and correspondence
- Follow and promote safe work practices
Inventory Analyst of Finished Goods/Shipper
POSITION TITLE: Inventory Analyst of Finished Goods/Shipper
DEPARTMENT: Shipping
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Warehouse Manager
BRIEF JOB DESCRIPTION:
This position will be responsible for the finished goods inventory control, doing cycle counts along with assisting in the shipping department, while ensuring safe actions, environmental compliance and quality production in a Good Manufacturing Practice food-grade operation. All in compliance with the standards of wholesomeness, hygiene, health & safety at work.
DUTIES AND RESPONSABILITIES:
- Ensure that all finished goods inventory is done accurately.
- Organizing and structuring rack systems and take cycle count.
- Monitoring inventory losses and implementing loss-prevention programs with warehouse manager.
- Ensure inputting of data on spreadsheet is done timely and kept up to date
- Assist shipping as needed, picking orders and getting ready to go out the door.
- Ensures all specifications and procedures for quality assurance and control are met.
- Offers the warehouse manager all methods of improving the inventory or organization of work.
- Establishes a strong team spirit in its departments by promoting communication and respect
- Performs other tasks at the request of his immediate superior.
PERSON TO SUPERVISE:
Position has no staff supervision
IN COLLABORATION WITH:
- Production
- Quality Control
- Warehouse
- Administration
- Research and development
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or G.E.D
- Prior inventory skills a plus
REQUIRED SKILLS:
- Good with number and counting essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Highly detail oriented and meticulous
- Autonomy, versatility, thoroughness and resourcefulness
- Good operational judgment (initiative)
- Strong commitment to teamwork and concern for others (promote a team-building environment)
- Safety management, data entry management, information analysis, reporting, time management, and organizational skills required.
- High level of personal responsibility and ownership
- Ability to speak effectively and professionally before groups of customers, employees of organization, and drivers
- Able to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Basic mathematical skills in weights, temperatures, times and general numbers
- Us of pallet jack
- Able to work in a cold environment.
- Wear bump cap, ear protection and safety boots.
- Able to operate computer
- Ability to lift 40 lbs.
- Follow and promote safe work practices.
