WIP Coordinator

Old Wisconsin Sausage; Sheboygan (WI); On-site; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Old Wisconsin Sausage is seeking a hands-on Material Handler to move and stage WIP and finished goods within the facility’s packaging area. You will inspect materials, weigh items, and ensure correct lot and size organization for FIFO inventory, while maintaining a clean, safe work environment.

The role requires basic GMP/SQF knowledge, 1–3 years manufacturing experience, and competence with industrial equipment. You will support packaging lines and perform daily production paperwork as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires education generally equivalent to a High School Diploma.
• Prefer 1-3 years of manufacturing or food manufacturing experience.
• Requires basic understanding of GMP's, HACCP and SQF guidelines.
• Requires mathematical skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
• Requires good oral and written communication skills to interact with and direct employees.
• Ability to use industrial equipment; must be trained as an Authorized employee under LOTO.

Responsibilities

• Inspects materials/product identification for deficiencies when unloading WIP to cooler.
• Unloads and weighs combos, racks and barrels into WIP.
• Organizes product by cut size, species and lot number for FIFO inventory.
• Scans product out to and back from assigned lines in Packaging.
• Returns items from packaging back to WIP and scans back in.
• Maintains cleanliness and organization of the WIP area.
• Loads trailer with clean combos, barrels, racks and rework.
• Cleans department during breaks and as needed; supports sanitation of equipment.
• Transfers product from Combo to Barrels using dumpers; dumps product into hoppers at packaging lines.
• Pulls raw materials from storage (film/labels) when needed and supplies packaging line.
• Completes daily production paperwork per quality requirements.
• Takes responsibility to produce safe, quality food products; reports food safety issues immediately.

Skills

Basic math

Good communication

Industrial equipment use

Discipline to follow GMP/SQF

Attention to detail

Discipline with LOTO training

Education

High School Diploma

Job description

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

Position Summary: This position ensures that materials and in process product is transferred from the shuttle to the appropriate interim storage location or packaging line.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Inspects materials/ product identification for obvious deficiencies when unloading WIP to cooler.
• Unloads and weighs each combos, racks and barrels into WIP.
• Organizes product by cut size, species and lot # to ensure First In/ First Out with inventory.
• Scans product out to and back from assigned lines in Packaging.
• Returns combos and barrels from packaging that were not emptied back into WIP room and scanned back in.
• Monitors WIP room/ area to ensure cleanliness and a high level of organization is achieved.
• Loads trailer with clean combos, barrels, racks and rework.
• Cleans department during Break, Lunch, and when needed, including sweeping, mopping, or assisting in Sanitation of equipment. Keeps WIP room clean and organized.
• Transfers product from Combo to Barrels using combo dumpers, dumps product into hoppers at packaging lines, as needed.
• If needed, pulls other raw materials from storage areas, such as film and labels, and supplies them to the packaging line.
• If needed, completes daily production paperwork according to quality requirements.
• Takes responsibility of the work area to produce a safe and quality food product.
• Reports all food safety related problems to your supervisor, manager, or to the quality assurance department in order to initiate immediate action.
• Comply with safety regulations and maintain clean and orderly work area.

Supervisory Responsibility

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Other Experience and 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, skills, and/ or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals With Disabilities To Perform The Essential Functions.

• education generally equivalent to a High School Diploma.
• Prefer 1-3 years of manufacturing or food manufacturing experience.
• Requires a basic understanding of GMP's, HACCP and SQF guidelines.
• Requires mathematical skills that require the ability to add, subtract, multiple and divide.
• Requires good oral and written communication skills in order to interact with and provide work direction to employees.
• Ability to use industrial equipment as needed. Must be trained as an Authorized employee under LOTO.
• Requires ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions.
• Requires ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

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 stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move more than 35 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential func ions 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 exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is frequently exposed to wet, humid, refrigerated, or freezer conditions consistent with working in a food processing facility. The noise level in this environment is very loud. The employee is regularly exposed to extreme cold and vibration. Company provides rubber gloves, metal gloves, cooler coats, sleeve protectors, aprons, bump cap, hair net, beard net, and ear plugs.