General Utility - 1st Shift

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Position: General Utility - 1st Shift

Location: Pleasant Prairie, WI

Job : 403

# of Openings: 19

General Utility Level 1

The position General Utility is the entry level production role. It is not bound by one specific role within the production area, but rather a description of a number of duties with in this job classification. The is a general labor role.

All employees are required to contribute to production operations by complying with policies and procedures for meat processing;
Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) regulations, etc.

All employees are required to contribute to a safe and sanitary work environment by complying with established procedures and rules.

• Must maintain all pack-out production areas in clean and sanitary conditions. Communicate any issues that are leading to unsanitary conditions in a timely manner to Supervisor and/or Foreman
• Track and record all inedible/empty, weigh all yellow inedible totes or barrels, and empty all trash containers.
• Properly dispose and label all inedible collected (Spraying denaturant on the inedible product)
• Break down all empty combos
• Remove all old printing and labels from the combo before reusing. (Company & USDA)
• All trash, cardboard, and plastic liners must be put in proper containers.
• Ensure the area is staged with inedible containers at start-up and/or ensure all end-of-night dry pick-up duties are performed accurately and in a timely manner.
• Assist in accurately training new hires in performing Sanitation/Tan Frock duties
• Prior to leaving at the end of production, check in with the area Foreman and or Supervisor for additional shutdown activities that need to be performed
• Attend to the current needs of the process by responding immediately to the expressed instructions of the Production Supervisor and/or Production Foreman

• Assist with Preparing / Disassembling packaging equipment for the operation, of meat-processing or for sanitation.
• Place each bag in the correct box, visually inspecting each bag to ensure a proper seal. Place any defects in a properly labeled rework container
• Assist with the collection, opening, and reuse of rework ensuring proper identification of product and line to eliminate cross-contamination and allergen concerns
• Assist in relieving co-workers for breaks, which may mean assisting in another position
• Must maintain the production area clean and in a sanitary condition.
• Accurately complete any assigned paperwork
• Assisting in accurately training new employees for Packer duties
• Prior to leaving at the end of production, check in with the area Foreman and or Supervisor for additional shutdown activities that need to be performed
• Attend to current needs of the process by responding immediately to the expressed instruction of the Production Supervisor and/or Production Foreman

• Will coordinate with Foreman/ Supervisor/ Ilapak operator, and Shipping and utilize proper Product specification sheet to identify the product that is scheduled to verify and ensure pallets are being stacked correctly, (case per row, how many rows, and pallet configuration)
• Visually inspect cases to ensure cases are labeled and have a clear legible code date.
• Make required adjustments to machinery to facilitate smooth production including but not limited to changing tape, changing code dates, and communicating any all issues in a timely manner
• Operate a manual hand jack as needed (operate a power jack but training is required in the operation of power jacks)
• Facilitating and assisting in the reworking product into production in a timely manner including but not limited to; opening bags and boxes, and reworking combos
• Will assemble, disassemble, and change over equipment including but not limited to; film, tubes, etc., and ensure the machine is protected from the sanitation process
• Will communicate all equipment malfunctions in a timely manner
• Must maintain production area clean and in sanitary condition
• Prior to leaving at the end of production, check in with the area Foreman and or Supervisor for additional shutdown activities that need to be performed
• Assist with Preparing / Disassembling processing equipment…