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Second Shift- Material Processing Associate (Back Up Lead)

Michael Foods

Lansing, IL • On-site

$18 - $21.60/hr

Other

Posted 8 days ago


Michael Foods rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 29 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

196th of 435 rated food and drinks producers


Job description

Business Unit Overview
Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that's First in Food.
Location Description
Our plant, located in Lansing, IL, pasteurizes raw eggs to remove harmful bacteria for a more safe product to the foodservice industry.
Responsibilities
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Assist in training of all processing and production personnel in the assigned department.
  • Helps in providing a safe work environment for all personnel. Also helps ensure that all production
    complies with the food safety standards as established by Michael Foods, Inc.
  • Works with department lead and supervisors to help maintain sanitation standards of the facility.
  • Coordinates with the processors the time that the system will be ready to run, the lines that will
    be running, the amount and type of product that will be run and matching and line sterilization to
    meet the production requirements set by the company.
  • Coordinate the need and arrival of raw materials for each line ensuring that all supply needs are
    always meet.
  • Maintain an effective working relationship between all members of the department and other
    areas.
  • Verify that all operator down time, temperature charts and any other documentation needed is
    accurate and complete before it is turned into the shift supervisor to maintain accurate records for
    the company and USDA.
  • Communicate with co-workers at shift change to insure accurate information is transferred
    between shifts regarding production, scheduling, etc.
  • Continually monitor the lines for quality product and notifies all appropriate personnel if
    discrepancy is found.
  • Monitor rework inventories and coordinate rework activity to ensure product is reworked before it
    becomes inedible.
  • Must be able to follow all of the PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) requirements and safety
    procedures.
  • Must be able to follow all of the GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) procedures, "washing hands,
    etc." throughout the day.
  • Must be able to follow all of the HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) guidelines.
  • Must be able to follow all of the SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) and SSOP (Sanitation
    Standard Operating Procedures). Must keep all of records updated.
  • Must be able to follow all of the USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) regulations and
    guidelines.
  • Reports and fills out work orders on maintenance issues as they relate to productivity, food safety,
    quality, and human safety to maintenance.
  • Encourage suggestions from employees which will improve productivity, quality, and/or control
    cost of production.
  • Maintains regular and consistent attendance.
  • Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and
    procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
  • Adhere to Quality 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 and quality.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
EDUCATION:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
EXPERIENCE:
One to three months related lead experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education
and experience.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
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.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common
fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar
graphs.
REASONING ABILITY:
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.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:
Examples of licenses, certificates, and registrations required:
N/A
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections:
  • Ability to operate specific equipment or tools
  • Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processing software.
  • Familiarity with special terminology such as legal, medical, or scientific terms
  • Fluency in a language other than English
The pay range for this position is $18.00 to $21.60 per hour.

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About Michael Foods

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While our Michael Foods name has only been around since 1987, our true origins date all the way back to 1908 on a small family farm in New England. Over the past century, our capabilities have grown into innovative food offerings that reduce food safety risk, naturally extended shelf life and simplify food preparation and processing for foodservice kitchens and food manufacturers alike. Today, Michael Foods is a multi-billion-dollar supplier of foodservice, food ingredient and retail offerings that specializes in value-added eggs, and refrigerated potatoes. What’s our secret recipe? Great people, make real great food. Not only in our farms, facilities and offices across the country, but in the communities where we live and work. Explore more about who we are and how we strive to be First in Food for you by clicking below.

Industry

Food and drink manufacturing

Company size

1,001 - 5,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Minnetonka, MN, US

Year founded

1908