Description
The primary purpose of the Production Worker is to perform necessary functions to efficiently, safely, and correctly prepare and process raw material to prepare it for cooking or cut & package finished product in preparation for shipment to customer.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
The essential functions include, but are not limited to the following:

• Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
• Ensure product conforms to specifications.
• Responsible for following the food safety guidelines and culture.
• Tape machines, shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks, trash, and recycling compactors.
• Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed.
• Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed.
• Attending all department and company scheduled meetings.
• Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
• Follows set company and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at all times.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP's).
• Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition.
• Keep record of products used to follow FIFO (first in - first out)

RAW:

• Add ingredients to batch and verify against formulations in blending system.

• Move meat into machine(s) and/or combos and/or v-mags using appropriate tools and techniques.

• Load meat racks, push meat trucks from one area to another, visually monitoring meat for quality
• Maintain accurate records, washing and sanitizing carts, racks, and trucks.

PACKING:

• Place the packaged product in the shipping container.
• Properly tag for identification in the weighing process
• Handle inventory with care and attention to detail.
• Record product, packaging and order information on forms and records.

Requirements
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

• Team player
• Problem Solving
• Attention to detail.
• Communication
• Hygiene/ Food safety skills
• Fire prevention and protection skills
• Experience working in a manufacturing company a plus.

Physical Demands and Work Environment
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk or listen. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Note
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are essential functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities