Production Operator

About the role

Sunset Farm Foods provides great career opportunities and the chance to utilize your skills in an ever-changing environment. Our Production Operators are a critical part of our team to help us accomplish our vision of providing southern goodness for all. People selected for a Production Operator position may be placed in various roles within the production process of our food manufacturing plant. There may be needs in either production areas – Grinding, Processing, Packing, Cook Room, Smokehouse or Shipping on either day or night shift. Assignments are determined based on suitability, experience, hiring needs and production levels in each area.

Responsibilities

• Rotate through various positions within the plant to facilitate grinding, processing, cooking, packing, pack out and shipping of products.
• Learn to operate various production equipment as needed for daily assignments, operating equipment to meet and exceed customer expectations safely.
• Learn all equipment and rotate as needed; meet standards for each position within two weeks of hire and sustain them.
• Be placed in roles that match production needs and employee skills/abilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to all quality and safety standards.
• Perform essential job functions with or without accommodation.
• Grinding Material Handler: prepare products needed for processing.
• Stuffer: set correct length of sausage products and inspect for defects.
• Hanger: inspect product for defects and move product from stuffing line to trees/rolling racks.
• Cook Room Material Handler: cook products and oversee product quality.
• Smokehouse Operator: dye and smoke different products.
• Packer: place product into plastic formed pockets while inspecting for defects.
• Stacker: label and stack products onto wooden pallet.
• Takedown: inspect product for defects and verify for packaging purpose.
• Shipping Material Handler: load/unload trucks and fulfill customer orders.

Requirements

• High School Education or GED preferred.
• Excellent teamwork skills required.
• Willingness to move between all jobs via rotation when needed.
• Basic computer knowledge and willingness to learn new computer applications.
• Good record-keeping skills required.
• Previous work experience in food industry preferred.

Skills

• Ability to read, write, analyze, and interpret procedure sheets, product labels, training and safety material provided by company.
• Identifies with the values, philosophy, and mission of Sunset Farm Foods.

Pay

• Salary range: $12.50 – $14.00 hourly.
• 1st Shift Grinding: $13.00 (6:15am‑3:30pm)
• 1st Shift Processing (Hanger or Stuffer): $12.50 (7:15am‑