Production Operator: Tumbler (2nd Shift)

About the role

We are a customer-focused custom manufacturer of quality food products. Our team of over 1,800 employees operates seven state-of-the-art food processing facilities across Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, and Texas. At CTI Foods, employees are treated like family, and we provide every opportunity and resource to help you succeed and make an impact from day one.

Responsibilities

• Safely operate equipment, including grinders and tumblers.
• Set up equipment such as grinders and bone elimination systems.
• Open raw materials and perform visual inspections for foreign material.
• Grind raw material to specified weight and monitor fat percentage, adjusting as needed.
• Identify visual defects and make corrections; distinguish between colors.
• Assemble and disassemble grinders.
• Maintain production flow and monitor product quality.
• Work in areas of varying temperatures and relieve other associates as necessary.
• Maintain good housekeeping and ensure regular attendance.
• Promote, adhere to, and be responsible for Food Safety and Quality.
• Follow daily setup and shutdown procedures, maintain accurate records, and contribute to team efforts.
• Perform all duties in compliance with applicable laws, company policies, and safety rules (including GMPs and JSA guidelines).
• Follow written and verbal instructions, including formula sheets and labels.
• Use pallet jacks and understand the flow of production for overall efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Requirements

• Ability to work in a cold, damp environment.
• Ability to lift up to 60 lbs.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written).
• Dependable attendance is essential; ability to work any shift, overtime, weekends, and/or holidays.
• Basic math skills and ability to read and understand directions, labels, and documents (e.g., box markings, schedules, safety rules, GMPs).
• Ability to walk up and down flights of stairs.
• Knowledge of process and equipment, including grinder assembly and functions.
• Ability to work in a high-paced environment.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged standing, sitting, walking, reading, writing, talking, and using a computer.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication via telephone and in person.
• Clear and concise speaking ability for providing information and instructions.
• Visual acuity to read computer screens, forms, and printed materials.
• Flexibility and body movement for bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, lifting, and moving objects/equipment.
• Regularly required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, and stoop.
• Occasionally required to sit, taste/smell, and climb; must be able to reach all levels in the bay.
• Frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds; regularly lift up to 50 pounds.
• Able to meet physical demands with assistive or adaptive devices or reasonable accommodations.

Work Environment

• Work is indoors with prolonged standing and subject to schedule changes/variable work hours.
• Exposed to moving mechanical parts, extreme cold, wet/humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, and occasionally high/precarious places, toxic/caustic chemicals, extreme heat, and vibration.
• Noise level is usually loud; hearing protection is required in production areas at all times.