Job description
Job Locations: US-KS-Wichita Your Opportunity:
The Pickle Maker, is responsible for monitoring and documenting critical food safety and quality tests. This role ensures work is completed in a safe manner and within the quality parameters established. This position requires critical thinking, problem solving and leadership responsibilities. Core Responsibilities:
About Smithfield Foods:
Smithfield Foods is a $15 billion global food company and the world's largest pork processor and hog producer. In the United States, the company is also the leader in numerous packaged meats categories. Popular brands include Smithfield®, Eckrich®, Nathan’s Famous®, Farmland®, Armour®, Farmer John®, Kretschmar®, John Morrell®, Cook’s®, Gwaltney®, Carando®, Margherita®, Curly’s®, Healthy Ones®, Morliny®, Krakus®, and Berlinki®. Smithfield Foods is committed to providing good food in a responsible way and maintains robust animal care, community involvement, employee safety, environmental and food safety and quality programs. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
The Pickle Maker, is responsible for monitoring and documenting critical food safety and quality tests. This role ensures work is completed in a safe manner and within the quality parameters established. This position requires critical thinking, problem solving and leadership responsibilities.
- Manages pickling schedule and timeframe parameters
- Prepares pickle to the current day.
- Performs PH, vinegar, salt and pickle waste treating
- Responsible for prevention of waste of material and accuracy of Ingredients and accurate records of all ingredients used.
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor or lead
- Prepares all dry ingredients for the next day’s production in Pump
- Prepares pickle for the next day.
- Conducts Pickle Room inventory and green meat inventory
- Cleans Pickle Room including chillers and any empty tanks each day.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform other duties as assigned.
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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
- Knowledge and experience in Meat Industry is preferred, but not required.
- Competent and trustworthy to comply with federal inspection programs and company safety and health policies.
- Maintain regular and predictable attendance.
- Be available to work scheduled hours, which includes mandatory overtime, depending upon production demands and able to work 6-7 days a week including weekends.
- Be able to pay close attention to detail.
- Be able to use motorized power truck or forklift.
- Must have basic math skills.
- Must be able to communicate and work with other shifts to ensure tasks are completed within the appropriate timeframes.
- Be able to understand and follow oral and written instruction from supervisors and designated staff
- Must be able to read and write in English
- Basic Computer skills
The work environment characteristics & physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Working in cold environments of 20° to 45° F
- Working in hot environments exceeding 100° F
- Frequent contact with animal fats
- Carrying, lifting, lowering, pushing, pulling of heavy and or awkward objects or loads.
- Lifting and lowering objects up to 100 lbs.- a mechanical lift is available
- Walking long distances, sometimes on wet, uneven and slippery surfaces
- Using and maintaining a variety of knives, hand tools, powered tools, equipment, electrical devices, controls and powered industrial trucks
- Continuous walking short distances from point A to point B (up to 2-3 hours before break)
- Working at fixed workstation locations which are conveyor line paced.
- Climbing or moving ladders, steps, stairwells and platforms
- Pushing or pulling of heavy roller carts, bins, or transport containers.
- Frequent static and/or awkward work postures with neck and spine flexion while grasping, pinching, pulling, lifting, extending, flexing the hands and arms.
- A variety of arm and hand movements are required in applying force, movement and repetition
To learn more about Smithfield’s benefits, visit smithfieldfoods.com/careerbenefits.
PEOPLE MATTER
More than 63,000 employees globally drive our success. We strive to create a fair, ethical and rewarding work environment.
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
Working at Smithfield isn't just a job – it's the foundation for a lifelong career with training designed to help you advance professionally.
BENEFITS
Our people matter. That's why we offer excellent, comprehensive benefits packages to our full-time employees. Also, education benefits available to full and part-time Smithfield team members on their first day of employment
SUSTAINABILITY PLEDGE
Sustainability is ingrained in our culture and guides how we operate. We believe in innovating for the future.
About Smithfield Foods:
Headquartered in Smithfield, Va. since 1936, Smithfield Foods, Inc. is an American food company with agricultural roots and a global reach. With more than 60,000 jobs globally, we are dedicated to producing "Good food. Responsibly®" and serve as one of the world's leading vertically integrated protein companies. We have pioneered sustainability standards for more than two decades, including our industry-leading commitments to become carbon negative in our U.S. company-owned operations and reduce GHG emissions 30 percent across our entire U.S. value chain by 2030. We believe in the power of protein to end food insecurity and have donated hundreds of millions of food servings to our communities. Smithfield boasts a portfolio of high-quality iconic brands, such as Smithfield®, Eckrich® and Nathan's Famous®, among many others. For more information, visit www.smithfieldfoods.com, and connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
EEO/AA Information:
Smithfield is an equal opportunity employer committed to workplace diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, gender identity, protected veterans status, status as a disabled individual or any other protected group status or non-job characteristic as directed by law.
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