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What is the difference between Summer Potato Inspector vs Summer Crop Scout?

AspectSummer Potato InspectorSummer Crop Scout
Required CredentialsNone mandatory, some knowledge of agricultureNone mandatory, some knowledge of crops
Work EnvironmentField inspections at potato farmsField inspections across various crops
Industry UsageSpecific to potato industryBroader agricultural industry
Common Search/ComparisonYes

The Summer Potato Inspector primarily focuses on inspecting potatoes during the summer season, ensuring quality and health. In contrast, a Summer Crop Scout monitors multiple crops, including potatoes, to identify pests and diseases across different agricultural fields. While both roles involve fieldwork and basic agricultural knowledge, the Potato Inspector specializes in potatoes, whereas the Crop Scout has a broader scope.

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Student Summer Worker - 2nd Shift

Student Summer Worker - 2nd Shift

Michael Foods Inc.

Gaylord, MN • On-site

$18 - $20.75/hr

Full-time

Posted 2 days ago


Michael Foods rating

7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

Based on 29 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

167th of 377 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
Michael Foods, Inc. located in Gaylord, Minnesota is Minnesota's Healthy Heartland! Gaylord is located in south central Minnesota about an hour west of the Twin Cities and 35 minutes from Mankato, Hutchinson, and New Ulm. As the County Seat, Gaylord is the "Hub of Sibley County." Our location produces liquid egg, hardcook egg, and precooked egg such as scrambled, patties and omelets.
Responsibilities
This position is a 2nd shift (2:00pm - 11:00pm) role responsible for the preparation and packaging of product in the precooked area..
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Inspects product coming out of ovens for proper size, shape, color and weight to ensure specifications are met.
  • Realign products prior to entering the freezer to ensure the product coming out frozen is of a flat, smooth, uniform shape.
  • Inspect product prior to robot to sort out any product damages throughout the freezing process, or otherwise not conforming to company and customer set standards.
  • Sanitation duties as necessary.
  • Add filling to products requiring it.
  • Fold omelets or squares.
  • Count patties and add the proper number to each case.
  • Assembly of boxes and insertion of bags.
  • 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.
  • Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
  • None Required

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:
  • Ability to read a limited number of two-and three-syllable words and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.
  • Ability to print and speak simple sentences.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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The pay range for this position is $18.00 to $20.75 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