2nd Shift Pasteurizer Unloader

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.

Our plant, located in Lansing, IL, pasteurizes raw eggs to remove harmful bacteria for a more safe product to the foodservice industry.

JOB SUMMARY:

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. Ensures regulatory Compliance.

This position is responsible for loading and unloading pasteurizing tanks with product.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To keep area around machines being loaded clean and neat.
• To haul out racks and stack, tie, and pick up all material neatly in proper amounts and heights.
• To take care of all eggs stuck to flats.
• To remove empty flats from the flat stacker.
• To dump inedible buckets from machines being loaded after the end of shift clean up.
• Before going to break, clean up entire work area.
• To follow all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) requirements and safety procedures
• To follow all GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) “washing hands, etc.” throughout the day.
• To follow all HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) guidelines
• Responsible for spray down and cleanup equipment and floor to meet USDA (United States Department of Agriculture) specifications
• 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.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections:

• Ability to stand on hard surface most of shift.
• Ability to understand and follow oral instructions.
• Ability to repeatedly lift and carry 50 lbs.
• Ability to work in damp, humid atmosphere.
• Ability to stoop and bend.
• Ability to work weekends and holidays on a rotating schedule