Lead Person

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 Britt, Iowa where more eggs are produced within a 100 mile radius than anywhere in the world. Small town living and friendly faces make Britt, Iowa a place to call home. Our location is an egg processing facility that varies from breaking, pasteurization, and dried egg. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The purpose of this Lead is to promote a safe and productive work environment, create teamwork amongst the shift and across shift lines, lead by example and take initiative to make things better for everyone we are associated with.

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. The Lead will ensure 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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct pre-shift meetings. Ensure everyone stretches as a group, communicate changes and daily workload. Analyze head count for workload and make changes as necessary.
• Monitor doors: prep and close doors by following the inbound and outbound procedures.
• Work closely with the office staff to ensure the workflow to the floor is consistent.
• Monitor pallet truck deliveries ensuring the trailers are unloaded and reloaded with repair pallets in a timely fashion.
• Verify Hot List loads: see Hot List Procedure.
• Monitor the floor for safety concerns or infractions and act appropriately.
• Operate a forklift in a safe and productive manner. Assist the operators and perform daily tasks when not performing lead duties.
• Ensure warehouse is organized, clean, damages are taken care of, and pallets are off the floor and placed into bins.
• Conduct training and progressive training of forklift operators.
• Promote teamwork within the team and between teams by communicating in a positive and pleasant manner.
• 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.
• 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.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or G.E.D or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong Leadership and interpersonal skills are required.
• Successful completion of a Powered Industrial Truck training program is required. Ability to use standard office technology such as a computer, copier/fax machine, and phone system.
• Effectively read, write and speak English.
• Strong math and configuration is necessary
• Successful completion of Michael Foods Power Industrial Truck program.

PREFERRED EDUCATION,

EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Minimum six months experience in a palletized warehouse environment is preferred.
• Ability to analyze situations and make the best decision which benefits the company without jeopardizing the health and well-being of the employee.

* All distribution operators will be provided with MFI approved P.I.T. training /certification at the start of employment.