Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food.

Michael Foods, Inc's. Norfolk, Nebraska location is northwest of Omaha. The area is known for their manufacturing, farming (both livestock and grain), education, retailing, and wholesaling. Well-known as the home of Johnny Carson. Our location produces powdered and dehydrated meat and poultry products, for use in products such as seasonings, soups, and instant meals.

POSITION SUMMARY:  

This position is responsible for safely operating of all cookers and reactor; sanitizing overhead hoist; sanitizing cooling press; filtering and packing of rendered fat; maintaining a clean and sanitary work environment. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures, and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Demonstrate safety as a top priority; follow all safety procedures and avoid all accidents; actively determine ways to improve safety.
• Minimize product loss.
• Maintain and operate all equipment in a safe manner to avoid injury to self or others.
• Keep work area neat, clean, and sanitary.
• Report all work-related injuries or unsafe conditions to supervisor immediately.
• Use appropriate safety equipment when required (ear plugs, rubber boots, safety glasses, face shields, aprons, bump caps, etc.) Use lockout/tagout procedures when required.
• Maintain good personal hygiene.
• Follow instructions from supervisor and cooperate with coworkers and other departments be willing to fill in where needed.
• Maintain a positive attitude.
• Perform other duties as assigned

• Assume personal responsibility to insure safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and, incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks
• Adhere to Quality work practices, follows GMP’s, maintains sanitary conditions and ensures that product quality is maintained.  Reports to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality
• Ensure regulatory compliance at all times
• Perform other duties as assigned

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND SKILLS:

Work Experience: Up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Language Skills: Ability to speak, read, and interpret documents in English such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:   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.

Computer Skills:  Some computer skills with Microsoft Office and Google.

Reasoning Ability:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.  Adaptable to constant changes in the workplace.

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, actively listen, type and work on a computer all as daily tasks.  Employee is frequently required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and color vision.  The employee is required to lift 10-50 lbs. 

Work Environment:  While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment may be loud and require hearing protection.  Special care must be taken when working with or around microbes and chemicals.  Safety material are provided, and Personal Protective Equipment should be worn where applicable (lab and production floor).  Must be able to work in 80 to 100-degree temperatures.

Other Skills and Abilities:  Must have good people skills with an ability to listen, understand, collaborate, communicate, and assure complete information.  Teamwork is essential.