Flex Smokehouse Operator Jobs (NOW HIRING)

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Position Summary: 

This position is responsible for, but is not limited to, hauling raw or cooked racked product plant wide.   

Responsibilities: 

• Weigh/load product into and out of smokehouses/steam boxes/chills as well as move product into and out of smokehouses/steam boxes/chills.   

• Mark house number/day code letter on product identification/rack tags.   

• Make sure product is properly spaced on the racks and racks properly positioned in smokehouses/steam boxes.   

• Enter data to include scanning, weights, destinations, and rack numbers into the computer and handheld program.  

• Push/Pull up to 1,000-pound product racks from the staging area to and from smokehouse to chill.   

• Garner and air chills are loaded immediately after product is showed and weighed. 

• Operate brine/garner/air chills and document product temperatures according to Quality Control specifications to include taking salometer readings.   

• General housekeeping and cleaning of the entire smokehouse department to include, but is not limited to, the following items:  smokehouses, steam boxes, chills, floors, foam houses, smoke generators, tube, pipes, walls, ceilings, lights, floor scales, waste meat containers, doors. 

• Keep all equipment cleaned and properly stored.   

• Operate powered stand up, sit down, and high lift rack-moving tow motor equipment.   

• Take thermometers to lab and have them calibrated. 

• Comply with all chemical related requirements. 

• Comply with all safety, food safety, GMP and SQF requirements.  

• Perform all positions of job rotation as needed. 

• Perform any other work as assigned by management.  

Additional Responsibilities: 

• Ability and willingness to perform basic math functions (i.e.:  addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). 

• Ability and willingness to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. 

• Ability and willingness to scan or input into the computer system, all product film, boxes, casings, clips, and ingredients for all daily product runs, including change overs. 

• Ability and willingness to follow formulations on the computer and accurately record and report food safety or product information. 

Physical Requirements: The successful candidate(s) must be willing and able to perform the physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation. 

• Ability and willingness to lift/lower/carry up to 20 pounds or greater with back and legs. 

• Ability and willingness to push/pull manually up to 1,000 pounds. 

• Ability and willingness to both hands for rapid mental muscular coordination, simultaneously. 

• Ability and willingness to flex/grip with wrist/hands frequently. 

• Ability and willingness to stand/walk/climb/bend for up to 10 hours. 

• Ability and willingness to work in wet conditions and cold temperatures at 35 degrees. 

• Ability and willingness to work in temperatures of 90 degrees to 100 degrees. 

Preferred Skills: 

• Machine Operator experience preferred 

• Experience in a manufacturing setting preferred 

• RF Scanner experience preferred 

Requirements:

• 3 months of work history with the same employer 

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