2nd Shift Grinder Helper

Job Overview

The Grinder Helper facilitates the addition of cheese ingredients to maintain the proper blend of cheese product.

Job Responsibilities

•    Follows production schedule that is communicated by work leader or supervisor.
•    Transfers cheese materials for each blend, staged in the setup racks out to the grinder area.
•    Assure that all necessary ingredients are ready and on hand for use.
•    Assists with stripping cardboard and plastic from the cheese and loads it onto the grinder belt using a forklift. 
•    Read blend sheets and follows instructions that may be given on the blend sheets to standardize blender.
•    Scrape any mold found on cheese and deposits mold in detained product tubs. 

• Weigh and record fish bait on fish bait recording sheets.
• If there are any abnormalities in cheese quality notifies Quality Assurance and Supervisor.

•    Stays ahead on job tasks as much as possible to assure that cooks have blenders ready to run and don’t run out of cheese.
•    Keep work area neat and disposes of cardboard, plastic, and any work debris. 
•    Practices good housekeeping of work areas and grinder office. Keep floor swept around grinders.
•    Assure that all necessary ingredients are ready and on hand for use.
•    Notify supervisor if any problems occur. 
•    Unplug grinder when plugged.
•    Use prescribed tools in the manner in which they were intended. 
•    Clean, organize or performs projects given to them by the Supervisor. 
•    Assist with the training of new employees when requested by Supervisor.
•    Fill out all paperwork completely and correctly. 
•    Sanitize lines at start up.
•    Inspect grinder screens in the beginning of each shift.
•    All GLC employees are expected to perform any assignment or job task according to the stated safety policies and procedures.
•    All GLC employees are expected to produce our products in a manner that exceeds the quality and value expectation of our customers and consumers by adhering to Good Manufacturing Practices, Policies and Procedures outlined in our Safe Quality Food Program.
•    Other responsibilities as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

•    Ability to read production schedule and plan and organize workday.
•    Ability to move in a fast-paced environment, repeatedly lifting and moving ingredients.
•    Self-motivated and can work with limited supervision.
•    Ability to operate a handheld computer/scanner.
•    Ability to operate various Powered Industrial Trucks.
•    Ability to manage time and organize work.
•    Ability to follow instructions and proper work procedures.
•    Ability to analyze and solve problems.
•    Ability to work cooperatively with co-workers and management.
•    Good communication skills: verbal and written.

Preferred Education and Experience

•   High School diploma or GED.
•   MES experience.
•   SAP experience.
•   Basic computer skills.

Working Conditions

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