Material Handler First Shift

Business Unit Overview Michael Foods, Inc. is a leader in the food processing and distribution industry with business in egg products, refrigerated grocery and potato products. We offer exciting job possibilities throughout our organization where you can enhance your career, sharpen your talents and make an impact. Join our company and be part of an innovative team that’s First in Food . Location Description Michael foods, Inc. located in Chaska, Minnesota is known as the "best small town in Minnesota" with a highly rated school system and home of the PGA Tournament in 2018! As our community grows, we strive to preserve the small town atmosphere. Minutes away from beautiful lakes, major highways, shopping malls and the Twin Cities, it is the perfect location to work!. Our location produces a variety of potato products. For over 100 years, the Michael Foods family of businesses has leveraged quality ingredients and innovative processes to offer the finest products and solutions to our customers and to food-loving consumers.

JOB SUMMARY: This position is responsible for moving product in a safe and productive manner for both receiving and shipping. This position has the responsibility to comply with Safety work rules at all times as well as an obligation to reinforce Safety as a Core Value. Ensures that all policies, procedures and activities, related to Food Safety & Quality, are followed and complied with uniformly, in an effort to reduce product and process variability. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: • Receive incoming raw materials, ingredients, packaging supplies. • Receive finished goods and loading finished goods. • Maintain a daily task average of 120 tasks per 8 hr. shift or 15 tasks per hour. • Supply pallets and slip sheets to auto palletizer. • Ensure proper tagging and identification of all receipts (supplies, ingredients or finished goods). • Inspect inbound and finished good pallets for damage prior to receiving and/or loading. • Operate Forklift (sit-down or standup) in a safe, efficient and productive manner ensuring no damage to product. • Complete the daily Forklift Inspection Report. • Complete Trailer Inspection Reports. • Knowledge and effective use of TRM software. • Change and maintain battery in a safe and effective manner. • Effectively communicating relevant information to fellow employees, truck drivers and to on-coming employees at shift change. • Communicating all process inefficiencies, equipment malfunctions, safety concerns and GMP issues to the department Lead and/or Supervisor. • Accountable for a safe and healthy workplace for everyone. Adhere to all safety policies and procedures and incorporate safety and health in all jobs and tasks. • Adhere to Quality work practices, follow GMP’s, maintain sanitary conditions and ensure that product quality is maintained. Report to management any conditions or practices that may adversely affect food safety and quality. • Adhere to all safety polices and procedures. • Perform other duties as assigned.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) or equivalent.

COMMUNICATION SKILLS: In order to promote a manufacturing environment that is safe and efficient for both personnel and food, the ability to effectively communicate in basic English (both verbal and written) is required. This includes the ability to speak, read and comprehend safety instructions, rules and warnings for self and others in both normal and emergency situations. LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations. MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and