Machine Operator in Buffalo

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Job DescriptionJob 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 DescriptionSahlen 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 DescriptionSahlen 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.

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