FR2 Blender Operator

About the role

The Blender Operator plays a critical role in ensuring safe and efficient production operations. The primary responsibilities include maintaining personal and team safety, adhering to food safety standards, and ensuring product quality.

Responsibilities

• Formulate 6 to 8 thousand-pound batches of ground beef to a predetermined, specified size.
• Use statistical process control (SPC) tools (i.e., averages, ranges, standard deviations, graphs, diagrams, charts, etc.) to accumulate and evaluate processing and raw materials data for fact-based decisions to continually improve the batching and control process and positively impact bottom-line business results.
• Perform analytical tests of product in-process with accuracy and speed, and evaluate the results, making any necessary adjustments to maintain an uninterrupted supply of quality product to the finish grinders.
• Knowledgeable in PPE, OSHA, MSDS, lock-out/tag-out, GMP, SSOP, and HACCP.
• Observe and analyze equipment performance and report any problems to your supervisor.
• Read and understand all company policies, procedures, and guidelines as they pertain to you and your job.
• Keep the area clean and clear of any safety hazard issues.
• Other assigned duties as required.
• Must be able to understand operator functions in assigned operator roles such as Assembly/Disassembly, Scale Room Operator, and/or Block Person.
• Must be able to properly perform rework tasks.
• Document completed work as required by the supervisor.
• Compliance with all other duties assigned.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or GED.
• Must display “hands-on knowledge” of all assigned machines and procedures in the Grinding Room, forming area, Packaging area, Auto Packer area, Scale Room area, and/or Finished Product Robot area.

Skills

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to use effective problem-solving skills.
• Ability to use mathematical functions including addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, in accordance with production paperwork.
• Ability to perform these operations using units of weight measurement, volume, and distance.
• Ability to perform a variety of tasks in the meat department.
• Ability to visually differentiate items of color, up close and in the distance.
• Stand/walk 7 or more hours per day.
• Constantly use eye/hand or eye/hand/foot coordination to perform tasks.
• Constantly twist/turn, talk/hear, and taste/smell.
• Frequently squat, bend, reach, handle/finger, grip/grasp and use fine motor tasks.
• Frequently lift up to 25 lbs. from floor to overhead and carry 30-50 feet.
• Occasionally climb.
• Occasionally lift up to 60 lbs. from floor to shoulder level and carry 30 feet.
• Push 60 lbs. block of frozen meat 1-5 feet.
• Pull empty containers 30 feet.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.
• Constantly work in damp, wet, humid and slippery environments.
• Constantly work near moving machinery with fumes or airborne debris.
• Constantly work with toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Constantly work in extreme heat/cold (35-40 degrees).
• Constantly work in high noise levels requiring hearing protection.
• Occasionally work in high places and working on equipment causing whole-body vibration.
• Occasionally work in spiral freezers (-35 - -20 degrees) for dry pickup and/or product jams.
• Bump cap, hair net, steel toe shoes, hearing protection, and smock.
• Rubber and cotton gloves.
• Machines and conveyors.
• Bar coding equipment.

Benefits

• People First: At GSF, we're not just a company; we're a dynamic community where your talents are celebrated, and your ambitions are nurtured.
• Values Driven: Our core values drive everything we do, creating a culture of innovation, integrity, and excellence. But we're not content with just being great; we strive for greatness in every aspect of our work.
• People Development: At GSF we strive to continually develop our people to prepare us all for the needs of tomorrow.
• Philanthropy & Sustainability: We're committed to making a difference beyond our walls through philanthropy and sustainability efforts across all our locations around the globe.
• Extensive Benefits: GSF believes in a holistic approach to wellness, focusing on the whole person with benefits that support those needs.