Smokehouse Operator - HN-SMOKEHOUSE-3RD

Smokehouse Operator

This position is responsible for monitoring the cooking and chilling of Hatfield's products going through the smokehouse department.

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following:

• Monitor the smokehouses to ensure that all products are cooked to proper company specifications.
• Monitor all chilling of products that come through the department to ensure that they are chilled in compliance with company specifications.
• Load and unload the smokehouses and brine chillers.
• Accurately record and document all weight sheets and charts.
• Assist in inspecting/checking the smokehouse rooms for Standard Sanitary Operating Procedures (SSOP) deficiencies hourly.
• Transporting racks of product to and from the smokehouse floor.
• Consuming products into SAP.
• Loading and unloading carts of raw product into the smokehouses.
• Monitoring each smokehouse every 30min-1h. Monitor oven cycles and product through testing samples.
• Be able to stand extreme temperatures change from hot to cold.
• Following proper ready to eat procedures.
• Staging product in packaging and ham steak coolers.
• General housekeeping. Assist with production as required.
• Report detected inconsistencies to supervisors, quality assurance personnel, or managers.
• Checking for condensation before moving product.
• Must be able to read and write in English.
• Basic math skills.
• Be able to work independently.
• Be able to push and pull continuously heavy loads of product, may weight up to 1500lbs, assisted by a rail system.
• Being able to understand and follow oral and written instruction from supervisors and designated staff.
• General knowledge of smokehouse operation A+.
• Other duties may be assigned.

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