Machine Operator

Job Description Job Description

Major Job Duties (all departments)
Weigh and measure ingredients
Verify product temperature
Operate machines or manually assemble boxes; affix labels
Operate production machines and manually assemble product to company specifications
Manually assemble product in teamwork setting to company specifications
Operate packaging machines and manually package product to company specifications
Operate an Electric Power Jack
Take direction from and answer to Department Supervisor/Foreman
Work with fellow employees in a teamwork approach to complete daily product production schedule
Inspect product for quality
Perform product production and packaging in low temperature environments while standing for long periods of time
Monitor, record and verify each step in operations to company Standard Operating Procedures
Other duties as assigned
Competency Requirements
Can pay attention to detail, such as monitoring product to consistently meet company standards for food safety and quality
Ability to work successfully with a team to meet production schedules
Monitors own work performance to company standards and adjusts to meet minimum expectations of self and team
Must be able to perform all duties in all production departments as employees rotate at any time between jobs
Must be able to adapt to changes in work areas and jobs due to changes in schedules, employee availability and machine availability
Knows and understands company policies and procedures and can apply them to food production and employee and company safety
Ability to find ways to improve processes to improve productivity and product safety and quality
Can ask for help and takes direction from fellow team workers and management
Ability to read and interpret documents and instructions to assist in the successful performance your job
Uses a 'common sense' approach when carrying out written and oral instructions
Education, Ability and/or Experience
Knowledgeable about OSHA, USDA and HACCP regulations and policies
Add and subtract, and perform these operations using weight measurement, volume and temperature
Read a scale and adjust weights as required
Solve problems involving a few variables in standardized situations
Essential Job Functions
Must be able to perform all duties in all production departments as employees rotate at any time between jobs
Regularly required to stand and use hands to finger, handle, or feel
Frequently required to walk, twist, bend, reach with hands and arms, and talk and hear
Frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts and cold
Regularly work in an environment that is usually loud
Hearing protection as well as other mandatory Personal Protective Equipment are required and mandatory
Physical Demands
Occasionally required to stoop or twist and bend at the waist
Occasionally push/pull up to 1000 lb
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision

Company Description Sahlen Packing Co. is a family-owned business founded in 1869 in Buffalo, New York. We are dedicated to offering customers the freshest and highest quality meat products. Over the years, we have expanded our state-of-the-art processing facility to meet customer demands and now offer our premium meat products in over 25 states. As we celebrate over 150 years of doing business, we continue to prioritize providing our customers with the finest products available. Sahlen's is actively engaged in the Western New York Community. Company Description Sahlen Packing Co. is a family-owned business founded in 1869 in Buffalo, New York. We are dedicated to offering customers the freshest and highest quality meat products. Over the years, we have expanded our state-of-the-art processing facility to meet customer demands and now offer our premium meat products in over 25 states. As we celebrate over 150 years of doing business, we continue to prioritize providing our customers with the finest products available. Sahlen's is actively engaged in the Western New York Community.