Dumper-1st Shift

Potato Processing Equipment Operator

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

This position is responsible for keeping the tiromat equipment adequately supplied with cooked potatoes at all times. 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.

Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for emptying baskets of cooked potatoes into the stainless steel hopper feeding into tiromat.
• Follows all good manufacturing practices (GMP's) related to food handling.
• Moves empty baskets onto basket wash conveyor for sanitizing.
• Ensures that potatoes are not contaminated by frequent use of hand dip stations in accordance with GMP's.
• Assists with clean up at the end of the production shift.
• Visually inspects potatoes to ensure correct product is on packaging line.
• Effectively communicate relevant information to fellow employees on the shift.
• Adhere to safe work practices, all safety policies and procedures, 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.
• Accountable for a 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, 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 and quality.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

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

Experience:

Language Skills: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add and subtract two-digit numbers and to multiply and divide with 10's and 100's.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Licenses, Certificates, Registrations: Food Handler's Permit, Clark County Health Department

Other Skills and Abilities: Specific skills and abilities required that are not included in other sections: The pay range for this position is $16.32 to $19.38 per hour.