Palletizer Operator-Days (M-Thurs)

Post Holdings, Inc.; Mars Hill (ME); On-site; USD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Michael Foods, Inc. in Mars Hill, Maine, is hiring a production operator to set up, operate, and disassemble equipment used to produce finished goods. This role emphasizes safety and GMP adherence to ensure quality and compliance.

The position involves packing, materials transfers, and potential shift into sanitation as directed by the plant production supervisor. A high school diploma or GED and 2+ years of related experience are required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Two or more years of industrial equipment or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to apply good judgement and follow written or verbal instructions.
• Ability to communicate production issues, counts and weights to supervision or lead personnel.
• Ability to work in a structured environment and follow safety rules.

Responsibilities

• Adhere to GMP during production, sanitation, and handling materials and ingredients.
• Maintain and adjust equipment to control designated weights per package or case.
• Meet production targets in a fast-paced environment.
• Move finished products and raw materials to designated locations in the plant/warehouse or on the production line.
• Follow all safety requirements including PPE.
• Perform CCP checks as needed depending on location.
• Follow SQF principles as specified by the SQF Practitioner.
• Report food safety and human safety concerns to appropriate personnel.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Attention to detail

Safety awareness

Communication

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Forklift/Pallet Jack Certification

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 Mars Hill, Maine. Pineland Farms is one of the largest food manufacturing organizations located in Aroostook County. Our Mars Hill facility has over 200 incredible team members who work together to provide our customers with the best possible potato product.

Responsibilities

This position is responsible for the set-up, operation, and disassembling of equipment used for production by mechanical means to produce both work in process and finished goods products. This job may include the loading, unloading of materials, packaging and finished goods products from racks or pallets. This position is a dual role working production needs then transferring into sanitation as directed by the plant production supervisor. 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.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Adhering to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) during production, sanitation, and handling materials and ingredients.
• Maintain and make adjustments to equipment to control designated weights on an individual package or case weight basis.
• Meet production performance requirements in a fast-paced work environment.
• Transfers finished products and raw materials to identified location in the plant/warehouse or on production line.
• Adhere to all safety requirements including the wearing of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) as prescribed for each work activity or job.
• Perform CCP checks as needed depending on location in the plant and during manufacturing.
• Follow all SQF principles pertinent to your position as specified by the SQF Practitioner.
• All food safety and human safety concerns need to be reported to appropriate personnel such as shift lead, shift supervisor, QA technician, Safety Manager, FSQ Manager, etc.
• All other duties as assigned

Education and Experience Required

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Two or more years industrial equipment or food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to apply good judgement and understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to communicate production issues, counts and weights to supervision or lead personnel.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills

• Forklift/Pallet Jack Certification a plus
• Knowledge of GMP and safe food manufacturing practices a plus

Physical Demands

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. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and taste or smell.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
• Pineland Farms, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature of the work and may not include all the duties associated with this position.

The pay range for this position is $17.85 to $21.42 per hour.