Picking Room Operator - 1st shift - Tecumseh, NE

Job Details:

Pay: $20.85/hr

Hours: 5:30 a.m. – end of CAS production or upon completion of assigned work

The Picking Room Operator will be directly responsible for the operation of Scalders and Pickers. Secondary responsibility will be to back up CAS Operator with offal equipment monitoring including gut and feather auger, gut and feather tumblers, feather conveyor, and denaturant. The Operator will be responsible for auditing the above mentioned equipment and making adjustments to correct issues seen and communicating with the control room.

• Walk the line as birds arrive at blood tank ensuring that all machines from blood tank to last picker have proper infeed
• Audit Scalders to determine effectiveness of equipment and make adjustments to correct discrepancies.
• Audit Wing Scalder to determine effectiveness of equipment and make adjustments to correct discrepancies
• Audit Pickers to determine effectiveness of equipment and make adjustments to correct discrepancies
• Control Scalder Blowers at shut down
• Control water during production and breaks
• Communicates all adjustments to the control room
• Work with Maintenance personnel on issues when adjustments do not seem effective
• Communicate with QA personnel to determine needs for adjustments
• All other essential duties as directed by the Production Manager

• Ability to comprehend machine adjustments
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to pass a comprehensive training period
• Ability to work overtime as required

• High school diploma or equivalent preferred

• Stand/Walk:
  Continuously 8 or more hours
• Lift/Carry:
  Continuously (1- 42 lbs.)
• Simple/Firm Grasping:
  Frequently
• Other
  
  Physical Requirements:
  • Bend/stoop, squat, reach above shoulder (up to 1 ft.):
    Occasional
• Environment:
  Continuously - Working around moving machinery.

Requirements: 3 months cumulative work history. Operators experience preferred.

Rehire Consideration:

• Max of two (2) previous Tyson Employments.
• 90 days (3 months) waiting period.

Relocation Assistance Eligible: No

Work Shift: 1ST SHIFT (United States of America)

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