Production Operator

Requirements

• Perform routine tasks involved in producing, assembling, inspecting, testing, or shipping a product
• Load raw material into machinery that may grind, emulsify, mechanically debone, mix/blend and/or plate freeze product
• Inspect product to ensure that it conforms to established quality control guidelines
• Discard incidental waste into bins or other containers for proper disposal
• Operate process hose to pump product into plate freezer; hand pack; and insert dividers (when required) to separate product during processing
• Pull blocks of frozen product from plate freezers by hand and physically slide product along rail and hand stack onto pallets
• Perform sanitation of machines and floors using high pressure hose and other tools to ensure that our equipment and facility is kept clean and hygienic
• Wrap, weigh, mark, and label processed items according to standard protocol
• Adhere to all safety guidelines and wearing of all required safety gear (PPE)
• Adhere to attendance guidelines of the company at the assigned location
• Adhere, support, and enforce all company policies and procedures
• Comply with all food safety/quality related programs and procedures accordingly to support GFSI and regulatory standards
• Ability to learn to operate forklift or pallet jack to move or retrieve supplies for production line or for storage (if trained and certified to operate forklifts and pallet jacks)
• Inspect all pallets to ensure proper packaging, labeling, size, etc. in accordance with customer specifications and company policies. Take core samples as necessary.
• Select, organize, and load pallets on trailers for all outgoing loads.
• Ensure loads are properly secured for shipment and within acceptable weight ranges.
• Ensure trailers are properly sealed with the seal provided by Company.
• Document all quality control procedures performed.
• Store finished product in freezer according to storage guidelines.
• Conduct inventory and cycle counts.
• Receive incoming frozen material that has been approved by management.
• Weight, prepare, and attach barcode label to each incoming pallet prior to placing material in freezer storage or per other procedure as determined by Plant Manager.
• Deliver labels and related incoming documents to office.
• Ability to learn and operate the automated palletizer machine or manual palletizing process.
• Prepare proper production forms or reports noting weight of product using NEMO-computerized inventory system.
• Changes wrap film, removes waste from conveyors, checks pallet quality and loads pallet stacking station.
• Controls weights and traceability of product, bags pallet with correct liners, supplies slip sheets and fills liquid containers with charcoal or red dye.
• Checks and controls label information and operates traceability system.
• Remove cardboard from frozen product using box cutter or other tool
• Sort pallets and discard broken pallets and other pallets not conforming to company guidelines.
• Remove trash
• Participate in job and safety training offered and required by the Company
• Maintain good housekeeping of work areas
• Other duties as assigned