Egg Dock Worker

Post Holdings, Inc.; Klingerstown (PA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company in the food processing industry, where you can make a significant impact as an Egg Dock Receiving Person. This role is crucial for ensuring safe and timely delivery of products, adhering to food safety standards, and maintaining a clean and organized workplace. You'll work in a dynamic environment, collaborating with a dedicated team to uphold quality and safety. If you have a passion for food safety and enjoy working in a hands-on role, this position offers a great opportunity to enhance your skills and contribute to a leading organization in the industry.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Ability to read safety rules and manuals.
• PIT certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure safety and compliance with food safety regulations.
• Load/unload shipments and maintain dock security.
• Log items received and maintain sanitation processes.

Skills

Communication Skills

Basic Arithmetic Skills

Problem Solving

Reading Comprehension

Ability to Follow Safety Procedures

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Powered Industrial Truck (PIT)

Computer Skills

Job description

Business Unit Overview

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.

Location Description

Michael Foods, Inc. located in Klingerstown, Pennyslvania known for their ice cream socials at Klingerstown Lutheran Parish, fishing rodeo, and fireman's parade.
Responsibilities

POSITION 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.
The purpose of the egg dock receiving person is to insure the proper delivery, shipment, and customer service required to maintain
and continue business expectations from a premier egg products company. Drivers, management, and coworkers benefit from the
work done by this person who ensures shipments are loaded/unloaded, logged and disbursed in a timely manner.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assumes personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone.
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks.
• Ensures regulatory compliance at all times.
• Confirm and log items and supplies received, material numbers, weights, and quantities on pallets.
• Perform the placement/removal process from the dock to the proper plant location with the use of power jacks.
• Load/unload trailers according to instructions issued by the Breaking Manager, Supervisor, or Lead.
• Maintain the sanitation processes and general good housekeeping for the area, and follow the GMP’s to achieve a clean and safe
  workplace.
• Determine if product meets proper specifications and take corrective action as needed.
• Enter appropriate data into the computer
• Maintain dock security inside and outside the dock area.
• Expected to adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP and HACCP guidelines, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that
  product quality is maintained in order to maintain SQF Level 3 certification.
• Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Maintain a positive work atmosphere by acting and communicating in a manner so that you get along with customers, clients,
  co-workers and management.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups, customers/vendors or employees of the
  organization.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide 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.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Powered Industrial Truck (PIT) Certification
• Driver’s license

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Have the ability to obtain Powered Industrial Truck (PIT)certification
• Basic reading and verbal skills
• Good communication skills
• Basic arithmetic skills
• Basic computer skills
• Ability to work in a changing environment.
• Have the ability to learn the sanitation processes, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Safety regulations for the area
• Wear the proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for the area
• Have ability to learn breaking department procedures, to insure a safe and productive flow of product.
• Have the equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the essential duties.
• Ability to operate specific equipment or tools
• Skill in working with computers and experience with spreadsheet and word-processing software.