Machine Operator - Third Shift

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the "best small town in Minnesota" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!.

Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.

POSITION SUMMARY:

This operator maintains packaging and sanitation equipment while ensuring compliance with safety, food quality, GMP, and sanitation standards, performing equipment setup, inspection, cleaning, chemical handling, troubleshooting, and effective cross‑functional communication to support efficient production operations. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value.

Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality, or personnel safety.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of TRM system.
• Properly setting up, operating and adjustment of the case taper, case packer and case erector.
• Ensure the proper boxes are being used, and the proper code is printed on them.
• Validation of proper palletizing pattern.
• Effectively communicating relevant information to fellow employees on the shift and to oncoming employees at shift change.
• Communicating all process inefficiencies, equipment malfunctions, safety concerns and GMP issues to the department Lead and/or Supervisor.
• General cleaning of equipment and maintaining good housekeeping throughout the department per the daily sanitation checklist.
• Follow all Personal and Food Safety precautions:
  Personal Protective Equipment, Lockout/Tagout, GMPs, follow Plant Color Code for buckets, brushes, etc.
• Prepare and mix chemicals according to SSOP directions and test for accuracy using titration method.
• Able to measure chemical concentrations using a titration method.
• Able to administer chemicals in a safe and efficient manner.
• Operate CIP and COP cleaning equipment.
• Dismantle and clean packaging and processing lines and equipment according to SSOP and master sanitation schedule.
• Reassemble and test run equipment after cleaning in preparation for the next shift’s production.
• Perform sanitation inspection on processing lines/equipment.
• Communicate with Production, QA, and Sanitation Supervisors regarding sanitation issues.
• Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.

Experience:

(No specific experience listed)

Communication

Skills:

• In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is…