Michael Foods

Assumes personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adheres to all safety policies/procedures and incorporates safety and health in all job duties/tasks.
Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions, and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.
Attends and actively participates in safety meetings/trainings.
Ensures regulatory compliance at all times.
Strip the outer bags off of the bags of ingredients and pour into the appropriate container recording new lot numbers to meet USDA and Quality Assurance specifications.
Responsible for accurately weighting all ingredients to ensure consistent batching of products.
Set up the mixing room and ensure the correct formulation of products and ingredients using the pre-determined procedures approved by the company.
Ensure the accuracy and quality of the individual batches to be mixed and transferred to the proper holding tank. Assemble and disassemble all piping and pumps in the room.
Set up for each line running ensuring there is a continuous flow of product to each line and that it will run out at the correct time.
Determine if the product meets customer specs or not and take corrective action as needed.
Record appropriate LOT numbers, ph, on the batch sheets and usage forms to meet Quality Assurance and USDA specifications along with any other paperwork necessary for the position.
Maintain scales and meters as needed to get as precise and accurate readings as possible.
Have thorough knowledge of the Clean in Place (CIP) system to use it at the appropriate time.
Assist in the general good housekeeping of the area including pipes, pumps and tanks.
Perform other duties as assigned.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections:
Ability to travel stairs.
Basic Computer skills, necessary to operate equipment controls
Ability to plan activities and work independently
Ability to communicate and get along with other employees
Ability to read SOP’s
Mechanical aptitude
Knowledge of pumps and valves with 6 to 12 months of related experience.
Ability to climb onto tankers with the use of safety harnesses.
Ability to operate specific equipment and tools.

Assumes personal responsibility to insure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adheres to all safety policies/procedures and incorporates safety and health in all job’s duties/tasks.
Adheres to safe work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained. Reports any conditions or practices that may adversely affect employee safety or food safety/quality to management immediately.
Attends and actively participates in safety meetings/trainings.
Ensures regulatory compliance at all times.
Runs, cleans, conducts preventive maintenance (PM), troubleshoots extended run fillers.
Follows all SOP’s for Production/Sanitation
Accurately maintains all required documentation in real time
Proactively plans and leads changeover activities for fillers and date coding, making sure the appropriate Supervisor is aware of the resources (mechanics, materials), and communications needed
Alerts the Supervisor when mechanical problems occur
Ensures GMP and Sanitation practices are maintained, leading all related room activities
Ensures a safe work environment
Ensures line S-Max targets and material shrinkage targets are met.
Maintains active communication with Pasteurizer operators to ensure an efficient operation
Actively engages in continuous improvement efforts
Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Ability to work independently
Ability to communicate and get along with other employees
Ability to read SOP’s
Basic Computer skills, necessary to operate equipment controls
Mechanical aptitude

Maintains all case packers and ensures proper operations (loading corrugate, maintaining proper glue volume, etc.)
Maintains Diaphram (case coder) to ensure they are properly cleaned, adequate liquid is available, correct information is coded, and print is clear and legible at all times.
Maintains Adco and ensures proper operations (loading overwraps, maintaining proper glue volume, etc.)
Maintains overwrap coder to ensure they are properly cleaned, adequate liquid is available, correct information is coded and print is clear and legible at all times.
Maintain all cappers and ensure proper operations (loading caps and glue) or robot operator
Operate the robot when needed
Fill in for other Packaging machine operator for breaks and when on vacations.
Monitor date on master shipper for legibility and to make corrective actions when necessary.
Set-up of equipment and material for a production run.
Maintains a clean, sanitary, safe, productive work area.
Fosters open communications and a good attitude toward work and fellow employees.
Maintains regular and consistent attendance.
Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety
Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
Performs other similar duties and responsibilities as requested.
Perform other duties as assigned.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the organization.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, fractions, ratios. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.
Basic computer knowledge and skills.

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