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CERTIFICATE, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS:

HACCP Certified (or have the ability to be certified within the first 30days of employment)

BRC Practioner Certified (or have the ability to be certified within the first 30days of employment)

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Know how to collect and identify essential information.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally with others.
• Ability to use mathematics to solve problems.
• Excellent organization and planning skills with the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
• Highly motivated, self-driven, individual with a strong desire to succeed, as well as, eager to enhance knowledge and skills through on-going education and development
• Must be creative, inquisitive, analytical, and detail oriented
• Committed to high standards of integrity, including respect and value for individual employee’s unique talents, skills, and individual qualities
• Ability to quickly learn and work independently, as well as in project team environments
• Proven ability to achieve goals and project milestones and deadlines
• Completing USDA Label Approvals (Generic and Sketch)
• Understanding of FSIS Labeling requirements
• Ability to create labels using company owned software
• Print labels for production
• Ability to proofread labels
• Ability to calibrate, adjust and monitor metal detectors
• Ability to use a computer/tablet (Word, Excel, SharePoint, PowerPoint)
• Ability to schedule and lead meetings utilizing company software
• Demonstrates leadership qualities and management skills, with the ability to lead people and get results through others while promoting a team environment
• Commitment to company values. In-depth knowledge of our customers and their utilization of company products
• Ability to use autonomous judgment to self-direct job tasks, and make high-level decisions
• Establish strong working relationship with production management, departmental supervisors and production workers to ensure customer needs are met and to effectively plan and implement company goals, policies, and procedures

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The office environment is typically climate controlled of 68ºF to 72ºF and clean, with normal air contaminants, such as dust, typically found in an office environment
• The indoor production environment is climate-controlled of -40ºF to 45ºF with regular exposure to prolonged noise
• While in the production area, all employees are required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to include hair and beard nets, rubber soled shoes, smocks, and hearing protection and hard hats.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Requires full range of body motion to include lifting, bending, twisting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, reaching outward and overhead, stopping, and squatting
• Regularly required to sit or stand, and move about the production floor
• Position requires frequent walking and/or standing on even concrete surface or on fatigue mats, which may at times be slippery due to marinates, water, and other liquids associated with the production process. May walk up to one (1) mile per work day while performing essential duties
• The ability to maintain one’s balance while performing the required work tasks is essential
• While in the production area Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) such as hair and beard nets, rubber soled shoes, smocks, rubber gloves and hearing protection is required
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range
• May require unassisted lifting or a variety of objects from various positions, which range in weight from 5 to 60 pounds with an average weight of 34 to 37 pounds
• Utilizes a variety of hand positions that requires hand and finger dexterity, including the use of mouse and keyboard
• May be exposed to strong odors such as marinate from seasoned meats
• Since the facility operates around-the-clock, may often work late shifts and may be called at any hour to deal with emergencies. This could mean going to the plant to resolve the problem, regardless of the hour, and staying until the situation is under control
• The job is fast paced and the ability to deal with job demands and stress is essential. Will often be working under pressure of production deadlines or emergency situations
• Will work with a variety of personalities, and employee classification/positions both internally and externally, the ability to work cooperatively and get along with other is critical

Full time regular position that works Monday through Friday, generally 8 hours per day, with minimal overtime. Some travel is required for conferences, workshops, and training.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply disciplined knowledge to analyze and resolve problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.