Jack Link's Protein Snacks

Consumer Goods

ProductionWorkerII-Kitchen

$0–0k Mankato, Minnesota, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Production Worker II - Kitchen at Jack Link's Protein Snacks. Skills: process management, cross-functional coordination, vendor/stakeholder management, operational metrics, resource planning, continuous improvement. perform necessary functions in order to efficiently, safely, and correctly prepare and process raw material to prepare it for cooking or cut & package finished product in preparation for shipment to customer. Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals”

What You'll Achieve.

achieve specified goals; Ensure product conforms to specifications; Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible

Industry & Context.

Consumer Goods
Eligibility Requirements

Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment, Must be able to perform repetitive functions, Must adhere to all company policies and regulatory guidelines, Must be able to accept direction from Department Leads and supervisors, Must be able to perform duties with minimal supervision, Excellent attendance and dependability, regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and talk or hear, occasionally required to sit and reach with hands and arms, occasionally maneuver up to 700 pounds with the assistance of a manual or electric pallet jack, Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, plant / office setting with varying degrees of temperatures and noise levels, Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet / slippery floors, Travel may be required

What You'll Do.

perform necessary functions in order to efficiently

and correctly prepare and process raw material to prepare it for cooking or cut & package finished product in preparation for shipment to customer

Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals

Ensure product conforms to specifications

Prevent and minimize rework and/or inedible

Perform standard operating procedures of production and inspection functions as directed

Accurately complete all necessary paperwork as directed

clean and organized work area

Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to the lead/foreman/supervisor

Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly

Perform all required duties within OSHA and company safety standards

Follows set company and OSHA safety rules

and guidelines at all times

Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training

along with company pre-requisite programs

Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s)

and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s)

Ensure products are correctly labeled and identified for proper disposition

Keep record of products used to follow FIFO (first in – first out)

Add ingredients to batch and verify against formulations in Blending system

Move meat into machine(s) and/or combos and/or v-mags using appropriate tools and techniques

push meat trucks from one area to another

visually monitoring meat for quality

Maintain accurate records

washing and sanitizing carts

Count and place packages in appropriate caddies

maintaining accurate records

washing and sanitizing carts

Handling finished product

placing it continuously in trays or assembly lines to be shipped to our customers

Making pallets by stacking boxes onto pallets

preparing the pallet with cardboard wrapping

manually shrink wrapping

and pulling/pushing pallets with manual pallet jack

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

communicate with co-workers and supervisor; work in a team oriented environment

Communication Scope

Great communication skills

Full Job Description

At Link Snacks , we show up hungry, roll up our sleeves, plaid or otherwise, and dive straight into the hard work. We don’t hide from challenges; we hunt them down. We push harder, move faster, and take the kinds of big swings that built this business in the North Woods of Wisconsin four decades ago. We’re everyday people who deliver extraordinary results. Innovation, creativity, and urgency aren’t buzzwords, they’re expectations. And just like the real protein snacks we make across our global house of brands—[Jack Link’s®](https://www.jacklinks.com/) , [Lorissa’s Kitchen®](https://www.lorissaskitchen.com/) , [Golden Island®](https://www.goldenislandjerky.com/) , [BiFi®](https://www.bifi.com/en) , and [Peperami®](https://www.peperami.tv/) and [KOOEE!®](https://www.kooeesnacks.com.au/) to name a few—there’s nothing artificial about us. What you see is exactly what you get: humble, gritty, passionate people who show up every day ready to not just be a participate in the meat snack industry that the Link Family created, but to move faster, innovate harder and keep raising the bar so high, the rest of the world needs a ladder just to see it. Dominating this space across the world takes a team. A team that runs together, succeeds together, and celebrates together. A team that’s full of relentless energy and spirit that can only be fueled by one thing: a fist full of our delicious meat snacks. Real Meat Protein. Real People. Real Results. THAT is Link Snacks. Monday - Thursday 5:00a - 3:30p The role of the Production Worker II is to perform necessary functions in order to efficiently, safely, and correctly prepare and process raw material to prepare it for cooking or cut & package finished product in preparation for shipment to customer. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES The duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following: General : * Follow daily production schedule and achieve specified goals. * Ensure product conforms to sp

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