Business Unit Overview

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.

Location Description

Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the "best small town in Minnesota" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!. Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.
Responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY: 

The purpose of this position is to support Supervisors in the developing of the skills and competencies of their teams through on-the-job training, skills evaluation, and development programs. This position will also assist with the coordination and documentation of training programs delivered in the Chaska facility while collaborating with production management, human resources, and safety to continuously improve on-site learning and development for Production Hourly employees.

 

 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: 

1. Coordinate on-the-job training to new, entry-level and transferred employees in the operation of equipment and processes, Standard Work Instructions, and work practices and systems.
2. Assist Human Resources Department to ensure a consistent implementation of the new hire onboarding process.
3. Support Supervisors with employee training for Operations employees. This includes skills and competency assessments, training, and validation of trainees with respect to their performance against established training objectives and recommendation of additional skill requirements as needed.
4. Assist each Production Supervisor in:
   1. Carrying out skills assessments.
   2. Identifying training needs and multi-skilling opportunities.
   3. Developing on-the-job-training training matrixes and programs to meet the training and development needs.
   4. Leading training and development initiatives through sourcing training materials, on-the-job-training and maintaining training records.
5. Assist in developing Standard Work Instructions, checklists, and visual aids. Source training materials from vendors and other plants compiling a training databank and library.
6. Maintain files of training materials and organized log(s) of all training conducted.
7. Periodic attendance of training seminars some which will require out of town or overnight arrangements.
8. Perform all training in full compliance with all company, state and/or federal safety and environmental regulations.
9. Notify designated personnel of any irregularities in materials, process, or equipment.
10. Work on any shift as needed to meet operational teams’ training needs.
11. Adhere to safe work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety, food quality or personnel safety.
12. Adhere to all safety polices and procedures.
13. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

 

EDUCATION:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.

 

EXPERIENCE:

Extensive work experience and knowledge of all equipment in the area of support including best operating practices, principles of operation, operational parameters, fault finding and corrective action on equipment and systems.

 

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is required. This includes the ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations.

 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and in group situations.  Ability to respond to questions from internal/external customers/vendors at all levels including management.

 

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 and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

 

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, and diagram or schedule form.

 

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, REGISTRATIONS:

Examples of licenses, certificates, and registrations required:

 

* Driver’s license

 

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections:

1. Ability to work flexible hours both day and nights shifts, alternating between shifts in order to meet training needs.
2. Ability to multi-task, deal with employees with diverse background and good problem solving skills.
3. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
4. Ability to use Microsoft Office including Access, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Word.
5. Basic math skills.
6. Customer service capabilities.
7. Light typing skills.
8. Ability to work indoors in normal office setting for duration of shift.
9. Ability to answer phones and receive pertinent information.

The pay range for this position is $48,489 - $65,946 per year.