Palletizer Operator-Days

Business Unit Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

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 Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

This position is responsible for the set-up, operation, and disassembling of equipment used for production by mechanical means to produce both work in process and finished goods products. This job may include the loading, unloading of materials, packaging and finished goods products from racks or pallets. This position is a dual role working production needs then transferring into sanitation as directed by the plant production supervisor.

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.

• Adhering to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) during production, sanitation, and handling materials and ingredients.
• Maintain and make adjustments to equipment to control designated weights on an individual package or case weight basis.
• Meet production performance requirements in a fast-paced work environment.
• Transfers finished products and raw materials to identified location in the plant/warehouse or on production line.
• Adhere to all safety requirements including the wearing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as prescribed for each work activity or job.
• Perform CCP checks as needed depending on location in the plant and during manufacturing.
• Follow all SQF principles pertinent to your position as specified by the SQF Practitioner.
• All food safety and human safety concerns need to be reported to appropriate personnel such as shift lead, shift supervisor, QA technician, Safety Manager, FSQ Manager, etc.
• All other duties as assigned

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Two or more years industrial equipment or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to apply good judgement and understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to communicate production issues, counts and weights to supervision or lead personnel.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Forklift/Pallet Jack Certification a plus
• Knowledge of GMP and safe food manufacturing practices a plus

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this…