Line Worker/Depalletizer

Daybreak Foods, Inc.; Eagle Grove (IA); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Daybreak Foods, Inc. in Eagle Grove, Iowa, is seeking a hands-on egg processing associate focused on food safety, quality, and smooth production flow. The role emphasizes maintaining HACCP, SQF, and cGMP compliance while handling eggs through washers, transfer, and breaking steps.

Responsibilities include grading eggs, ensuring clean operations, and assisting during breaks and cleanup. Experience in food manufacturing and safety procedures is desirable for success in this position.

Qualifications

• Experience in Food Manufacturing or Processing desirable.
• Familiarity with safety programs and processes (e.g., Confined Space, LOTO, Hazcom).

Responsibilities

• Perform all functions with adherence to HACCP, SQF, and cGMP protocols.
• Grade and align eggs entering the washer section.
• Ensure proper handling and storage to prevent contamination.
• Examine product for conformance to quality standards.
• Maintain hygiene compliance across personnel and processes.
• Assist during breaks and clean up as needed.
• Grade eggs from washers and transfer rooms and manage breakage items.
• Perform clean-up duties meeting USDA standards after production shifts.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Safety programs

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Food Safety and Food Quality
  
  
  
  • Perform all functions of the position with strict adherence to all HACCP, SQF, cGMP’s, and regulatory protocols.
  
  
  • Follows food safety principals.
  
  
  • Ensure that products and materials are handled and stored in such a way as to prevent damage or product contamination.
  
  
  • Examine product to verify conformance to quality standards.
  
  
  • Maintain compliance with the personnel and process hygiene requirements.
  
  
  
  


• Operations
  
  
  
  • Grades and aligns eggs entering the washer section.
  
  
  • Provides for smooth transition of eggs from main egg belt conveyor to the accumulating station.
  
  
  • Keeps area clean, tracks inedible, dumps inedible into auger.
  
  
  • Cleans washer screens.
  
  
  • Performs chemical checks, foam control in washers and works re-wash eggs back into egg flow.
  
  
  • Grades eggs from the washers per SOP.
  
  
  • Provides for smooth transition of eggs from transfer room to breaking machine.
  
  
  • Keeps area clean.
  
  
  • Assists as needed during breaks and clean up.
  
  
  • Grades broken eggs from the breaking machine removing bad or blood spot eggs and shells from cups.
  
  
  • Performs clean up duties meeting USDA standards in Breaking, Transfer, and Shell rooms after production shift has ended.
  
  
  
  

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in Food Manufacturing or Processing desirable.


• Safety programs and processes, such as Confined Space, LOTO, Hazcom, etc.

Physical Demands

Stand and walk constantly; grip, grasp, push, pull, reach, bend, stoop, lift up to 10 pounds frequently; sit, climb, lift up to 50 pounds occasionally.

Frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts and water, and chemicals. Temperature is regulated for operations standards. Cooler temperatures occur in specific areas. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Proper personal protective equipment will be required during certain working conditions. Employees are required to comply with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) due to working in a food manufacturing environment (hairnets, clean clothes, etc.).

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