Laborer - 2nd Shift

Miniat; South Holland (IL); On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Vision

Dental

Paid time off after 1 year

Job summary

Miniat in South Holland, IL is seeking Regular Full-Time General Laborers for our processing facility. The role involves producing product by preparing and packaging raw product for cooking in a safety-minded environment to uphold our safety culture.

Key tasks include trimming to specification, loading meat for trimmers, maintaining a clean work area, and adhering to GMP/HACCP and USDA guidelines. Overtime and weekend work may be required in this role.

Qualifications

• Ability to speak English (preferred).
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintains quality by trimming product to specification.
• Loads meat onto tables for trimmers to ensure workflow.
• Maintains clean and organized work area by removing waste materials.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by following procedures and regulations.
• Performs other duties as assigned as needed.

Skills

English language

Safety culture

GMP/HACCP knowledge

Job description

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Regular Full-Time South Holland, IL, US

Salary Range: $18.00 To $20.80 Hourly

Position Description:

General Laborers produce product by preparing and/or packaging raw product for cooking with a safety-minded attitude that maintains and enhances a safety culture for the benefit of the Company and its employees.

We currently have open positions within the following departments:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Maintains quality by trimming product to specification.
• Maintains work flow by loading meat on to tables for trimmers.
• Maintains clean and organized work area by removing waste materials.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak English preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to lift up 35 to 50 pounds constantly.
• Able to tolerate extreme temperatures.
• Walking or standing 8+ hours per day
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-
• Not Applicable

Processing Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of machining processes such as tenderizing, tumbling, cutting, slicing, bagging, weighing, sealing).
• Prepares product for next process by manually loading product on racks; moving racks to cook area.
• Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
• Maintains quality standards by verifying weights and inspecting product throughout process.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
• Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
• Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
• Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to lift 35 - 50 pounds consistently.
• Push racks of products weighing up to 800 lbs as needed.
• Routine shoveling, lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-.

Pack-Off Department:

Primary Responsibilities:

• Produces product by following product process specifications and packaging requirements (involves variety of opening cook bags, monitoring machinery for cutting/slicing to spec, bagging, weighing, sealing, boxing, labeling).
• Maintains operational work flow by following procedures; advising supervisor of irregularities.
• Maintains quality standards by verifying weights, observing metal detection read-outs; inspecting product throughout process.
• Maintains safe and clean work environment by complying with procedures, rules and regulations.
• Contributes to team effort by performing other duties as assigned and needed.
• Follow established plant wide Good Manufacturing Procedures.
• Inspect equipment & utensils for sanitary conditions. Inspect product (if direct product handler) for signs of foreign material contamination.
• Inform production supervisor or QA if any food safety issue is observed that could lead to contamination of product.

Physical and General Requirements:

• Able to speak, read and write English; preferred.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP and USDA regulations preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers.
• Able to work overtime and weekends as needed.
• Able to lift 35 - 50 pounds consistently.
• Push racks of products weighing up to 800 lbs as needed.
• Routine shoveling, lifting, bending, pushing, and pulling.
• 100% of day spent on work floor in temperatures of 40˚ +/-

This is a union position and comes with benefits provided by the union, upon completion of the 90 day probationary period.

• medical
• vision
• dental
• 1 week of paid time off after 1 year of employment