Smokehouse Operator SLC07

About the Role

As a Smokehouse Operator, you will manage smokehouse cook cycles, including loading and unloading trees and tending to up to 6 smokehouses. You will ensure each load meets correct specifications and provide day-to-day assistance to supervisors and management to meet production and quality requirements. You will also uphold Daily’s GMPs and safety policies.

Responsibilities

• Load and unload trees into smokehouses when cycles are completed.
• Weigh trees on a scale and enter weights into the computer after unloading.
• Follow the correct procedure for each of the 6 smokehouses in use.
• Check charts and touch screens hourly to ensure proper operation.
• Change wet socks and verify probe locations before loading a house.
• Assemble smokers at the start of the work week and disassemble them at the end.
• Clean and assemble brine chillers, and thoroughly clean them daily.
• Load and unload trees into brine chillers upon cycle completion.
• Monitor smokehouse sensors to maintain proper temperature, humidity, and smoke levels.
• Keep smokers loaded with appropriate wood chips and monitor their operation.
• Ensure brine chillers contain the proper amount of salt, verified by salometer reading.
• Unload brine chillers and transfer trees to hanging coolers; clean and dry rails before moving trees.
• Respond quickly to smokehouse alarms and resolve issues.
• Maintain a clean work area, including emptying ashes from smokers every 45-60 minutes.
• Thoroughly clean each smokehouse at the end of each batch using a pressure washer, following Food Safety procedures.
• Consistently follow company rules, procedures, and product specifications.
• Adhere to applicable HACCP procedures, monitor HACCP and CCP1B, and maintain accurate HACCP paperwork.
• Perform other related responsibilities as needed to support Daily’s business objectives.

Requirements

• Superior attendance record.
• Ability to read, understand, and communicate in English; bilingual (English/Spanish or English/French) preferred.
• No company disciplinary write-ups within the past 6 months.

Physical Demands

• Standing and walking on concrete for up to 10 hours a day.
• Regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs; occasionally lift and/or push up to 75 lbs.
• Willingness and ability to handle raw product.
• Specific vision abilities required: close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• Temperature variations averaging 40 degrees.
• Exposure to noise above 85 dB (hearing protection required).

Schedule

The hours and days of work are established by departmental needs and at the discretion of management. Must be available to work as scheduled.