Material Loader

Business Unit Overview

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

Our plant, located in Lansing, IL, pasteurizes raw eggs to remove harmful bacteria for a more safe product to the foodservice industry.

Responsibilities

This position will break down pallets of raw product and load conveyor belt to transport product to pasteurizers. This role 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 and ensures regulatory compliance. 

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Check product quality (dirty, broken, etc.)
• Keep machines running efficiently
• Make sure material is kept separated, neat and stored properly and labeled.
• Follow all HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) guidelines
• Perform repetitive motion with hands while disassembling/assembling pallets and loading materials onto conveyor.
• Move palletized material using manual pallet jack.
• Watch, correct and report safety issues.
• Communicate issues to production management and maintenance.
• 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

JOB QUALIFICATIONS:

• No prior experience or training required. 
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to understand and follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to safely lift 35 lbs. occasionally.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to stand on hard surface for most of shift.
• Able to work weekends, holidays and overtime as needed

The pay range for this position is $17.34 to $20.40 per hour.