Location: Xenia,OH, USA
Business Unit Overview For 75 years, Bob Evans Farms has delivered delicious, quick-to-table, farm-inspired food that makes mealtime a little bit easier and a lot more delicious. We're proud to be the #1-selling refrigerated dinner sides, including many varieties of feel-good favorites such as mashed potatoes and macaroni & cheese. We're also a leading producer and distributor of sausage and bacon products, potato products, and egg products including liquid eggs. Our brand portfolio includes Bob Evans, Simply Potatoes, Egg Beaters and Owens Sausage. Bob Evans Farms is based in Columbus, Ohio. In September of 2017, Bob Evans Farms was acquired by Post Holdings, Inc. and is part of the Refrigerated Retail division.?Other divisions of Post include Post Consumer Brands (Cereal), Weetabix (Cereal - UK), Michael Foods (Foodservice), and 8th Avenue Food & Provisions (Private Label).?Post has aggressive growth plans for BEF, highlighted by the recent deployment of capital to support innovation, marketing and manufacturing. Responsibilities We are looking for HARVEST FLOOR TEAM MEMBERS to join our team! Our HARVEST FLOOR opportunities include: Trimmers, Boners, Skinners, and Gutters. 1st shift hours: 5:45am-2:30pm Starting wage is $21.27, with opportunity to move up to $23.50 after 90 days. This position is responsible for converting live animals into carcasses ready for processing. Performs slaughtering and butchering task in slaughtering and meat packing establishments, using cutting tools, such as knives, saws, and mechanical knifes to break down full-carcasses into boneless carcasses or smaller cuts of meat. Accountabilities 1. Prioritizes food quality and maintains food safety, through the vigilant application of company GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices). 2. Utilize all PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) for the assigned job and to relay to Leads and Production Management if equipment condition is not 100% or if missing. Perpetuates a Safety First culture. 3. Performs a variety of butcher functions that may include the skinning, de-hiding, gutting, trimming, inspecting (CCP) and bone / offal removal of hog parts in a hot bone processing environment. 4. Ability to sharpen and maintain knife functionality in order to minimize body strain in the processing functions in the disassembly of carcasses. Utilize manual and/or mechanical knives. 5. Ability to maintain company standards of efficiency as defined by the plant metrics in both Head Count and Yield in a fast paced work environment. 6. Ability to learn processes on humane slaughter and food compliance regulations in conjunction with USDA standards. 7. Accountable for accurate record keeping of production via count sheets, scan guns or other methods to ensure accurate capturing of production data. 8. Function with minimal assistance and supervision. 9. Follows all SQF principles pertinent to the position as specified by the SQF Practitioner. 10. All other duties as assigned Qualifications Knowledge Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations Ability to communicate problems or issues to production leadership to address concerns of product waste, quality or employee safety Understands the basics of Lean Manufacturing; GEAR in order to contribute to the organizations continuous improvement efforts. Education/Experience Prior Food Manufacturing experience preferred but not required High School Diploma or GED preferred Basic math skills, with the ability to read and write Prior Meat cutting/butchering experience preferred but not required QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 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 individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand/ use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear and taste or smell. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 600 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to animal blood, wet and/or humid conditions. The employee is exposed to moving mechanical parts and sharp objects. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; risk of electrical shock and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. BEF Foods, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status.