Harvest Lead

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Work in the pork production line performing repetitive tasks that may require the use of tools.
• Be able and willing to work in all positions within the line that they are assigned.
• Lead a team.
• Work in hot temperature conditions while wearing proper PPE and following all safety and food safety requirements.
• Work in areas where pork is harvested which may include bloody areas and handling raw meat.
• Work in a fast-paced area where tasks may require repetition with the use of tools such as knives, saws, and whizard knives.
• Operate equipment as needed.
• Work in different work stations as production or supervisor needs require.
• Maintain internal and external relationships.
• Demonstrate excellent attendance and punctuality.
• Maintain KPI's and score cards to drive continuous improvement.
• Ensure USDA regulatory compliance, HACCP, SSOP, SOP, GMP, and SQF program quality, and safety.
• Advocate and maintain a strong commitment to safety in the operating process including but not limited to: PPE, preventing and reporting unsafe acts and conditions, Lockout-Tag out procedures, and Process Safety Management related matters.

Education And/or Experience

No prior experience or training required.

Required Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Read and interpret safety rules, operating instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Write simple correspondence.
• Present information in one-on-one and small group situations to internal and external customers.
• Add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Demands

• Stand in place; walk; use hands to finger, handle, feel, push, and pull; reach with hands and arms; climb up and down stairs; work on platform; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear.
• Sit occasionally.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; fumes or airborne particles; moving mechanical parts; extreme cold and extreme heat; outside weather conditions; and noise levels in the work environment.