Production Associate Lead - Breast Debone (Day-Shift)

Perdue Farms; Milford (DE); On-site; USD 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in premium proteins, Perdue Farms seeks a Production Associate Lead for its Milford, DE location. This role involves overseeing production lines, ensuring safety compliance, and maintaining product quality while leading a team within a dynamic poultry processing facility.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 months of consecutive work history with one employer in the past 3 years.
• Lead or supervisory experience in a production environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversees work along production lines processing poultry products.
• Ensures safety protocols and product quality are met.

Skills

Leadership

Safety adherence

Teamwork

Problem-solving

Education

High School diploma or equivalent (beneficial)

Job description

Production Associate Lead - Breast Debone (Day-Shift)

Perdue Foods is part of Perdue Farms, a family-owned company heading into its second century of growth and innovation. With a goal of becoming the most trusted name in premium proteins, we create products for consumers and for retail and foodservice customers around the globe, while changing the way animals are raised for food.

Summary

This position oversees the production lines or areas processing poultry products and sanitation of the processing areas. Requires working with live poultry, and raw products. Typical assignments may include line lead for Live Hang, Debone, Thigh Debone, Drum Debone, Ipack, Cut up (sorting), Whole Bird, Traying, Evisceration, Stack Off, and Overwrap. Usually works five to six days a week; overtime may be required based on production needs.

Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Oversees work at various stations along the production lines processing poultry food products.

Adheres to all safety requirements including PPE, preventing and reporting unsafe acts and conditions, Lockout-Tagout procedures, and Process Safety Management related matters.

Ensures that the qualities of the products are being met according to the product specification of QA and USDA.

Ensures that all equipment throughout the departments are running smoothly.

Maintains a clean and safe working environment.

High School or equivalent not required but beneficial.

Experience Requirements

Worked a minimum of 6 months of consecutive work history with one employer within the past 3 years.

Experience Preferred

Must have lead or supervisory experience in production environment preferred.

Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

When in a plant environment:

Exposure primarily consists of wet and moist floors which include metal and plastic grating surfaces.

May be exposed to temperatures of 28 degrees to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with both ambient and 100% humidity.

May handle product 25 degrees to 50 degrees Fahrenheit.

May be exposed to noise ranges of 50 db to 110 db.

May be exposed to dust, feathers and all chemicals used in poultry, food, processing facility.

Must wear and use protective and safety equipment required for the job as directed by the Company.

Occasional exposure to carbon dioxide vapors 10ppm and chlorine less than 20 ppm.

Able to stand for several hours.

Work may include lifting (up to 50 lbs), reaching, bending, pushing boxes on conveyor assembly.

Perdue Farms, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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