Michael Foods Hiring for General Labor (C-100 Processor) 6P-6A at Norfolk, NE Full Time

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.

A C- 100 Processor is responsible for safely preparing meat product for further processing; and maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment. Responsibilities will include assisting in other departments or other duties as requested by management.

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.

Demonstrate safety as a top priority; follow all safety procedures and avoid all accidents; actively determine ways to improve safety; use appropriate safety equipment when required (ear plugs, rubber boots, face shields, aprons, bump caps, etc.) Use lockout/tag out procedures when required

Maintain and operate all equipment in a safe manner to avoid injury to self or others

Keep work area neat, clean and sanitary

Report all work-related injuries or unsafe conditions to supervisor immediately

Maintain good personal hygiene

Follow instructions from supervisor and cooperate with coworkers and other departments; be willing to fill in where needed

Maintain a positive attitude

Watch and control flow of product

Minimize product loss

Must be able to reassemble machinery if taken apart

Set up all equipment, including disintegrator, pumps, lines, hydroflaker, conveyor, etc.

Clean and sanitize all equipment.

Other duties as assigned

Language Skills:Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write simple correspondence in English. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:Ability to add, subtracts, multiply, and divides in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision,peripheral vision, and depth perception. 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 with or without reasonable accommodations.

Work Environment:While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, hot pipes and valves, pressurized steam and moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to extreme heat. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)