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Simmons Foods · 1 day ago

Specialty Cutter (Night Shift)

Van Buren, AR

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

Simmons Foods is a poultry and food processing organization seeking a Specialty Cutter for the night shift. The role involves cutting and trimming chicken products to meet specifications while ensuring compliance with safety procedures and quality standards.

Food and BeverageManufacturingNutrition

Responsibilities

Uses knives to cut and trim chicken pieces to meet company standards

Reads and uses scales for sizing products

Cuts and trims product to specified pounds per hour

Monitors product code, weight, and shape requirements

Ensures table and scale is in proper working order

Notifies management if equipment and table is not in working order

Participates as a member of the Team

Participates in ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure B.E.S.T practices with all team members

Attends appropriate team meetings

As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc

Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforces actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization

Is familiar with Simmons’ established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position’s role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the Specialty cutter and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position

Works on a moving conveyor belt using both hands

Spreads or styles product by hand on the belt

Performs multiple types of packing and weighing

Pulls bones from product; inspects, grades and removes product that does not meet standards

Participates as a member of the Team

Participates in the ongoing development, communication and implementation of team concepts, programs and policies; coordinates work to ensure best practices with all team members

Attends appropriate team meetings

As a member of the Team, fosters strong cohesiveness regarding all major issues; e.g., direction, annual plan, budget, policy changes, etc

Accepts responsibility to quickly identify any areas that lack cohesiveness, bringing them to the attention of the team leader and working with the team in a supportive manner to resolve issues and actively look for ways, and reinforce actions needed, to achieve synergy possible within the larger organization

Is familiar with Simmons' established operating systems (e.g. quality, security, office environment, company policies, LEAN); understands the responsibility to maintain familiarity with the systems and this position's role in support of these systems - including a consideration of the impact of individual actions on the systems and the responsibility to communicate concerns and improvement ideas

Performs other duties as necessary in support of business objectives: This position description is intended to guide the activities of the person in this position and is not intended to limit the thinking and creativity of the person as to the work of this function nor is it intended that this describe all the work that may be required of the person in this position

Must be able to move, push or pull up to 55 pounds from table to scales at waist level and bend, stoop, walk, stand and work in a cold, wet, noisy, dusty environment for entire shift

This position involves repetitive motion and may include rotating through cold and hot areas of the plant