Founded more than 80 years ago, OK Foods has grown from a livestock and poultry feed manufacturer to join one of the world's leading chicken producers, Bachoco.

Bachoco OK Foods produces the highest quality chicken products for the U.S. market. Currently, the Bachoco OK Foods family includes more than 4,000 team members who are dedicated to consistently producing high-quality chicken products and nourishing people around the world.

Operator & Maintenance Technician - 124

Fort Smith Slaughter

2nd Shift 4:00 P.M. - EOS

$26.25

Bachoco OK Foods Offers competitive wages and benefits to include, but not limited to:

• $1/hour weekly attendance incentive
• $1/hour night shift premium
• Outstanding Benefits (401K, Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance & more)
• 6 Paid Holidays/year (after 90-days)
• Paid Vacation (after 90-,180- and 270-days)
• 2 Personal Days/year (after 90-days)

Summary Operates, maintains, and repairs a machine by performing the following duties.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Perform set up at the beginning of the production shift and change blades as needed.

Monitor the quality of the chicken feeding the deboning machines, checking the number of ribs, broken ribs, and weight of the chicken.

Keep in constant communication with production personnel in charge of operating the chicken sorting systems to ensure a constant feeding of chicken and guarantee the correct weight of the chicken.

Ensure that the deboning machines are working properly to meet production efficiency standards, quality standards and product yield.

Monitoring performance indicators of the deboning machines: Birds per minute, % rework generated, % bone free, scratch test (yield), downtime.

Perform adjustments, corrective maintenance, troubleshooting to ensure and maintain the performance indicators under standards of the deboning machines.

Mechanical adjustment, replacement of electrical, electronic, pneumatic and mechanical components.

Maintain the integrity and condition of the machines in good condition by means of preventive and autonomous maintenance.

Keeps the equipment clean.

Maintain up-to-date operational logs.

Notifies management if there is a machine malfunction.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies

To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner; Develops alternative solutions; Works well in group problem solving situations.

Project Management - Completes projects on time and budget.

Technical Skills - Pursues training and development opportunities; Strives to continuously build knowledge and skills.

Organizational Support - Follows policies and procedures; Supports affirmative action and respects diversity.

Judgement - Exhibits sound and accurate judgment; Supports and explains reasoning for decisions.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; Uses time efficiently.

Professionalism - Reacts well under pressure; Treats others with respect and consideration regardless of their status or position.

Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions ; Uses equipment and materials properly.

Adaptability - Changes approach or method to best fit the situation; Able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.

Attendance/Punctuality - Is consistently at work and on time.

Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction; Takes responsibility for own actions; Commits to long hours of work when necessary to reach goals.

Accountability - results-oriented and tangible objectives.

An Equal Opportunity Employer to include women, minorities, veterans and persons with disabilities.

*Notice to Third Party Recruitment Agencies:
Please note that Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of an executed Recruitment Services Agreement, there will be no obligation to any referral compensation or recruiter fee.
In the event a recruiter or agency submits a resume or candidate without an agreement, Bachoco OK Foods and its subsidiaries shall explicitly reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to the recruiter or agency. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, shall be deemed the property of Bachoco OK Foods.