Machine Operator-Palletizer Nights

Overview

Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products.

Location:

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

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.

• Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMPs, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
• Adhere to all safety policies and [text reflects original content which may be incomplete]
• Running and maintaining equipment and making appropriate adjustments as [text reflects original content which may be incomplete]
• Inspect bags/trays for proper seal integrity, weight, oxygen levels and verify proper coding on bags/trays.
• Provide proper documentation of all quality checks.
• Verifying that proper operational guidelines are followed both in cleaning and production.
• Setting up and operating the metal detector, scale and related equipment.
• Proper input of ingredient usage into the system.
• Effectively communicating relevant information to fellow employees on the shift and to on-coming employees at shift change.
• General cleaning of equipment and maintaining good housekeeping throughout the department per the daily sanitation checklist.
• Assist with SOPs development and rollout.
• Provide training to employees.
• Work closely with all supervisors to understand staffing needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Ensure quality and quantity of product being boxed up before being palletized.

• Education
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  High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.
• Experience
  : Communication Skills
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  In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is required. This includes the ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations.
• Language Skills
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  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.
• Mathematical Skills
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  Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability
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  Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.