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W & G MARKETING CO INC Smokehouse Production Crew Member in JEWELL, Iowa
We are immediately seeking employees to join our Smokehouse team in Jewell, Iowa. Our Smokehouse offers a family friendly atmosphere in a small team environment. Crew members will be responsible for various roles in seasoning and preparation, smoking/cooking, packaging and other tasks to make our fully cooked, heat-and-serve beef, pork and chicken products. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. We offer competitive compensation and benefits including dental, vision, health, paid holidays, vacation time, and a 401k program. The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
- Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals.
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``` - Ensure product conforms to specifications.
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``` - Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible.
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``` - May require working on taping machines, shrink wrap machines, pallet jacks, trash and recycling compactors.
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``` - Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed.
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``` - Successfully complete all necessary technical training and skills verification as directed.
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``` - Return from breaks in a timely manner; notify lead/foreman/supervisor before leaving the department.
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``` - Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed.
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``` - Attend all department and company scheduled meetings.
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``` - Works scheduled shift as assigned.
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``` - Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area.
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``` - Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor.
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``` - Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly.
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``` - Suggest improvements; continuously improve the quality of all support activities.
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``` - Perform all required duties within OSHA and company safety standards.
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``` - Follows set company and OSHA safety rules, regulations, and guidelines at all times.
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``` - Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOPs).
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``` - Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
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``` - Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition.
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``` - Keep record of products used to follow FIFO (first in - first out)
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``` - Add ingredients to batch and verify against formulations
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``` - Move meat into machine(s) and/or combos and/or v-mags using appropriate tools and techniques
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``` - Load meat racks, push meat trucks from one area to another, visually monitoring meat for quality.
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``` - Maintain accurate records, washing and sanitizing carts, racks, and trucks.
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``` - Count and place packages in appropriate caddies, maintaining accurate records, washing and sanitizing carts, racks, and trucks.
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``` - Handling finished product, placing it continuously in trays or assembly lines to be shipped to our customers.
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``` - Making pallets by stacking boxes onto pallets, preparing the pallet with cardboard wrapping, manually shrink wrapping, and pulling/pushing pallets with manual pallet jack.
**PHYSICAL DEMANDS:** The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to be 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, crouch, bend, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and talk or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision. **WORK ENVIRONMENT:** The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors.