Packaging Labor- First Shift

Post Holdings, Inc.; Iowa; On-site; USD 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Lenox, Iowa is seeking a packaging associate to pack finished frozen egg products in cases per customer specifications and to monitor quality throughout the process.

The role includes filling and folding omelets and preparing them for freezing, while upholding safety as a core value. This position requires teamwork, adherence to GMPs and food safety standards, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least one year of stable work history.
• Ability to read English words and numbers.
• Basic math skills for counting and weights.
• Ability to work in a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Awareness of safety policies and PPE requirements.

Responsibilities

• Sort and pack frozen egg products per specs and machinery pace.
• Read scales and verify case weights.
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs safely.
• Work in teams to keep conveyor from jamming.
• Rotate positions during shift.
• Judge product against specs and act as needed.
• Maintain area housekeeping and cleanliness.
• Ensure a safe, healthy workplace and follow safety policies.
• Follow GMPs, maintain sanitation, report safety/quality issues.
• Ensure regulatory compliance at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Stable work history

English reading

Basic math

Teamwork

Safety awareness

PPE compliance

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 Lenox, Iowa and often called the "Pearl of the Prairie" is where you can find small town living, focused on family and friends, with big city amenities not far from reach in Des Moines, Omaha, and Kansas City. Located in southwest Iowa, Taylor county, with a population of around 1400, the Lenox area reaches far beyond the city limits with beautiful and productive fields of corn, beans, and other croplands. Lenox holds an amazing four day Rodeo every July and is home to a beautiful 36-9 hole golf course, several fishing and boating lakes, great area hunting, a beautiful city park with swimming pool, and many picnic parks. The MFI location in Lenox produces primarily pre-cooked egg patties. With its friendly atmosphere, safe environment, and progressive spirit, Lenox is a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.

Responsibilities

SUMMARY

The purpose of this position is to pack finished high-quality frozen egg products in cases according to customer specifications. This role fills and folds omelets and prepares them for freezing; monitors and removes defective egg products that do not meet customer specifications. Packers play a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality products that customers and the public can trust.

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.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Sort and pack frozen egg products according to customer specifications while keeping pace with machinery and the conveyor system.
• Read scales and check case weights according to customer specifications.
• Lift and carry up to 50 lbs. safely.
• Work in teams ensuring that the conveyor system does not back up and become jammed with product.
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• Rotate to different positions during shift.
• Determine if product meets proper specifications or not and take corrective action as needed.
• Assist in the general good housekeeping of the area.
• Assume personal responsibility to ensure a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and healthy in all jobs and tasks.
• Adhere to quality work practices, follow all GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality.
• Ensure regulatory compliance at all times.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

At least one year of stable work history preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read a limited number of two-and three-syllable words in English and to recognize similarities and differences between words and between series of numbers.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10’s and 100’s. Ability to perform these operations using units of American money and weight measurement, volume and distance.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment and withstand constant motion.
• The ability to repeatedly lift and carry 30 lbs. and occasionally up to 50 lbs. safely.
• The ability to work indoors, on hard surfaces, in changing temperatures.
• Ability to travel stairs.
• Basic verbal skills.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP’s) and Safety regulations and wear Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) as required.