What are the responsibilities and job description for the Rendering/SSR position at Johnsonville, LLC?
Position Facility: Holton
Our manufacturing members are the heart of our organization. Members of our manufacturing team, which includes machine operators, packaging, shipping and more, take pride in ensuring we produce only the highest-quality, most consistent products for our customers and consumers. If you’re passionate about making a difference, we want you to help make our products, processes, communities and each other better.
Position Overview
This position will oversee the rendering process in the basement throughout the day for the Harvest department. They will maintain the cleaning standards in the basement, work with the vendors who come in for trailer pickup and address any concerns in the basement immediately. Understand, communicate, and collect Sustainable Swine Resources (SSR) for the site. Be able to react and respond to the surrounding environment to support other departments.
Responsibilities
- Monitor trailers for capacity and switch them out as needed, using a yard tractor
- Maintain clean drains, floors, rendering space in general throughout the day
- Collection of recyclables and delivery to the Recycle Center
- Support chemical inventories and resupply
- Reach out to the rendering company if there are changes to the schedule or if we need to add a trailer for the day
- Be certified on the forklift, yard tractor, and be competent to operate both throughout the day
- Maintain the proper collection of hides and SSR
- Work with other team members in Harvest to maintain proper trailer changeover processes
- Set up for days collection of rendering product and clean / close down for the night
- Complete all other duties as assigned
Education
- High School Diploma Preferred
Experience
- Experience in a food manufacturing environment preferred
- Experience operating commercial motor vehicle preferred
Skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and to be flexible by adjusting priorities
- Excellent written, verbal and people skills
Other Requirements
- Willingness to work in a harvest/slaughter environment
- Ability to put safety first and foremost by utilizing proper lock out/tag out procedures (LOTO), and wearing proper personal protective equipment (PPE), and fall protection
- Ability to work with heights as needed for the trailers
- Ability to work outside in hot and cold conditions
- Ability to work alone with little supervision
Benefits and Compensation
Applicants must be eligible to work in the country where this job is located, without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.
About our Company
Since 1945, our family-owned band of sausage-makers has invented better ways to make, eat and prepare crave-able sausage. Today, we are 4,000 Members strong. We sell our famous sausage in all 50 United States and more than 40 countries. We have a culture built on the idea that if we make developing your talents our top priority, great business results will follow naturally. We call it The Johnsonville Way. It has been our secret sauce for decades, and we hope you get to experience it for yourself!
Johnsonville is an equal opportunity employer, including Vet/Disability.
We embrace the principles of Equal Opportunity Employment and do not discriminate on the basis of any protected characteristic, including protected veteran and disability status.
Benefits:
401K Plan, Health Insurance, Employee DiscountsSalary : $48,953 - $91,380