Houston 26 (Heights) Deli - Production Specialist - Part time

Job Summary

As a Manufacturing Production Specialist, you'll serve as part of the operational team that strives to achieve superior business results through self-manufactured products.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintains total process ownership (TPO) to ensure optimum condition of manufacturing processes and equipment
• Performs product handling to convert raw material into finished goods with Level III skills
• Applies specialized skill in job functions (e.g., meat cutting, ice cream processing, pasteurization, milk pasteurizing / bi-product processing, cheese processing)
• Assists with preparing / loading production materials
• Checks for accuracy of product
• Ensures production stays on schedule
• May change production for rush orders, etc.
• Depending on the plant, machine operation may include expert operation, production setup, changeover, cleaning, and troubleshooting of meat-cutting saws, pasteurizing operations, printing presses, mixing (Partners must be able to run all other machines and have Director approval)
• Provides technical assistance and professional leadership to lower-level Partners

Qualifications

• Certification in Team Skills Required
• Advanced working knowledge of equipment assembly and disassembly Required
• Advanced working knowledge of chemical cleaning agents, automated cleaning skills Required
• Knowledge of retail meat specifications, ice cream processing / pasteurization, milk pasteurizing / bi-product processing, and cheese processing Required
• Working understanding of QES standards Required
• Advanced communication skills Required
• Advanced organization skills; attention to detail Required
• Training / coaching skills Required
• Math (+,-,*,/), reading, and writing skills Required
• PC skills Required
• Bi-lingual language skills a plus Required
• Ability to work in a team-based environment Required
• Ability to communicate effectively Required
• Ability to operate machines and equipment level Required
• HS Diploma or GED Required

Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Travel by car or plane with overnight stays
• Work extended hours / rotating schedules
• Maneuver through the facility; perform functions of the job, with or without accommodation (standing, stooping, bending, etc.)
• Work in wet, cold, or hot environments, depending on Plant location
• Bakery: 60 to 90 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
• Culinary Center Houston: -20 to 32 degrees in storage freezer; 28 to 48 degrees F in some areas, ambient per season in some, climate-controlled in others; regularly lift 10-25 lbs or 35 lbs, occasionally lift 50-60 lbs
• Floral: temperature-controlled environment ranging from 35 to 75 degrees F; regularly lift 35 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
• Ice Cream: -2 to 80 degrees F in palletizing area; 50 to 60 degrees F on main floor; some areas in a wet environment; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 55 lbs
• Meat: routinely 32 to 50 degrees F in a cold wet environment; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50-60 lbs
• Milk HOU: temperature-controlled in some areas, 36 degrees F in some areas, ambient per season in others; regularly lift 10-25 lbs or 50 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
• Milk SA: 35 degrees in some areas, ambient per season in others; regularly lift 50 lbs
• Print: climate-controlled temperatures; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
• Snacks: temperature-controlled environment ranging from 75 to 85 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift 50 lbs
• Tortilla: 60 to 88 degrees F; regularly lift 10-25 lbs; occasionally lift up to 60 lbs