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

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

JOB SUMMARY

This position is responsible for moving pallets of potatoes into and out of the coolers from the filling station to the dumping station.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Operate lifts in a safe and responsible manner to ensure no damage to property or injury to employees occurs.

Ensure proper sequencing and placement of product into and out of coolers. Being able to read and understand pallet tickets.

Deliver dirty pallets to the pallet washing area.

Ensure lifts are inspected on daily basis and inspection reports completed.

Ensure lifts are properly charged and maintained.

Effectively communicating relevant information to fellow employees on the shift and to on-coming employees at shift change.

Communicating all process inefficiencies, equipment malfunctions, safety concerns and GMP issues to the department Lead and/or Supervisor.

Adhere to safe 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, food quality or personnel safety.

Adhere to all safety policies and procedures.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION:

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

EXPERIENCE :

COMMUNICATION SKILLS:

In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is required. This includes the ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations.

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, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, and diagram or schedule form.