Dark Meat Technician-Night Shift

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

To be fluent in all dark meat production work on a rotation basis. These include the following jobs: grader, line loader (hangers), scale operator, box maker, batcher, labeler.

ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs the above positions on the dark meat department.
• Participates as a member of the Team.
• Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members.
• Attends appropriate team meetings.
• As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc.
• Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization.

SIMMONS OPERATING SYSTEMS PRINCIPLES AND OBJECTIVES

• Familiar with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN).
• Understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position's role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas.

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Occasional bending of the neck, lifting/carrying up to 50 pounds.
• Frequent bending of the waist, twisting at the neck.
• Constant standing, twisting at the waist, simple grasping, power grasping, pushing/pulling, reaching above, at and below shoulder level, repetitive motion of the shoulders, arms and hands.
• Use of vision.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• Inside line work around loud equipment/machinery, walking around drains, footbaths, hoses, cold.
• Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Will use waterproof footwear, gloves, apron, hearing protection, hair net(s) and other protective equipment as needed or required.

TRAVEL

NA

TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE

• Preferred experience working around machinery.

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

• To working knowledge of a food processing facility.

MINIMUM EDUCATION

• Must be able to operate scale operator and labeler with provided training material (verbal and written).

APPLYING FOR THE POSITION

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