Meat Production Associate

Schedule

• Days:
  Monday-Friday 7am-4pm Shift times are subject to minor adjustments based on business demands

As a Member of the Packaging Team, the key job function is packaging Fresh Cut Protein item products (Steaks, Chops, etc.) using Cryo-Vac and Bulk Chamber-Vac Packaging Machines as directed by Shift Supervisor. Primary accountabilities include completing packaging productivity goals and maintaining Packaging Quality standards, as well as adhering to Standard Operating Procedures and Best Practices. Product Packaging is a key step in the Swift Manufacturing Process Flow and occurs after Fabrication and before Logistics and Distribution.

Interaction will occur daily with all Departments in the process. This role is a springboard to other advancement opportunities including Meat Production, Logistics/Warehouse, and Sanitation teams.

• Feed Portion Cut Products into Packaging Machine “Pockets”
• Box, Weigh, and Label Finished Goods exiting Packaging Machines
• Move Boxes from Packaging Machines to designated Pallets staged for Logistics Team
• Restock Packaging Supplies as needed
• Transport Finished Goods to Warehouse as needed by hand or through use of Pallet Jack
• Execute new departmental initiatives as directed by Supervisor
• Perform end of shift tasks such as Returning Computer Terminals, Carts, and Packaging Supplies to Storage Areas
• Demonstrate Flexibility in performing various tasks as assigned by Shift Leader/Supervisor as productivity needs warrant
• Follow Directives of Packaging Supervisor to ensure execution of processes that result in on time route departures
• Ensure behaviors and actions that follow adherence to department cleanliness standards and maintenance schedules
• Maintain general work areas, including kitchen, breakroom and locker room
• Assist with other special assignments as assigned
• Perform all of the above duties in a timely, courteous manner with Respect for all Company Personnel and Property and report any concerns immediately
• Demonstrate behaviors in line with Departments Core Values

• Reaching:
  Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Standing:
  Particularly for sustained periods of time.
• Walking:
  Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
• Pushing:
  Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Pulling:
  Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Lifting:
  Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
• Fingering:
  Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Grasping:
  Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Talking:
  Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Hearing:
  Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
• Medium work:
  Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• Heavy work:
  Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
• The worker is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity such as: operates machines, such as lathes, drill presses, power saws, and mills where the seeing job is at or within arm's reach; performs mechanical or skilled trades tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as carpenter, technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
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