Job Description

Functions:

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Sets up and prepares equipment and/or mold mixer

  • Adjusting, calibrating and engaging controls

• Completes all required documentation:

  • Meat temperatures

  • Batch weights or quantities

  • Trees per hour

  • Down time

• Cleans and soaks casings

• Reviews production flow sheet for production sequencing and raw material planned usage

• Physically transfers pallets of raw materials, using fork lift to Velati staging area

• Operation of: conveyor belts, Velati, forklift, pallet jack, dice cutter, and mixers

• Visually inspects raw material before processing, notifies supervisor of any defects

• Unloads and opens boxes filled with frozen raw meat to be fed onto conveyor

• Checks temperature on meat blocks before dumping

• Monitors conveyor for any jams or pile ups

• Operates equipment to create batches, transports Vmaggs filled with salami mixture to stuffing

• Operators must follow strict adherence to salame for piece weight, pieces per string, weight per string, strings per wagon, wagons per minute, and wagons’ weight

• Operators monitor the quality of paste for: smear, temperature, visual fat content

• Operates Stuffing machine, ensuring mixture is efficiently stuffed into casing

• Hand Ties Secchi and all artisan products

  • Tightly tie product and uses sharp tool (knife) to cut strand

• Hangs salami onto tree racks and transports to holding area

• Responsible for the break down of stuffers, Velati, mixers and auto clippers, mold applicators at end of shift

• Housekeeping:maintains a clean working environment and stacks empty boxes. Cleans area using hoses, brushes or chemical solutions

• Performs required stretches and exercises.

• Report anything unusual, including accidents, breakage or malfunction of machineries and equipment to your line coordinator / supervisor.

• Wear all appropriate PPE. Work safely, and use equipment only when trained.

• Attend all required meetings

• May be assigned or required to perform other duties, responsibilities and functions assigned by the production line coordinator and/or supervisor and/or production management.

Educational and Job Experience Requirements

High school diploma desired

Food industry or manufacturing experience desired

Knowledge of basic math

Computer literate

Basic English reading, writing and comprehension skills

Job-related Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

1. Strong knowledge and skill of manufacturing and or production, including but not limited to food manufacturing

2. Ability to set up, breakdown and assemble equipment

3. Demonstrated and proven problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

4. Ability to work with spices, allergens, cleaning chemicals and mold

5. Strong knowledge of General Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s),Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) and BRC standards

6. Drives continuous improvement in both production process and occupational safety

7. Ability to work effectively both independently and within a team environment, maintaining a commitment to results.

8. Ability to work a minimum of 8 hours a day regardless of the department assignment and overtime when needed, including weekends and holidays.

9. Line Coordinator backup: Ability to communicate in English (basic level)

Required Licenses/Certifications

Pallet Jack / Forklift Certified

Additional/Preferred

Physical Demands / Environmental Conditions

The essential functions of the job and working conditions requires the individual to walk, stand, stoop, bend, reach, grasp, grip, pull and push 1200+ lbs. wagons, and lift up to 70 lbs.

The job requires the individual to work in a light to moderate noise environment, and/or up to a high level of noise environment that requires mandated personal protective equipment.Working environment may include but is not limited to: the donning, wearing, and usage of hairnets, smocks, coats, gloves, boots, glasses, hearing protection and hard hats.

The position may be exposed to extreme climate (e.g. hot, dry, cold, and wet) conditions; may potentially be exposed to allergens/mold/cleaning chemicals.

Work Schedule Requires flexibility to include overtime and weekends.