General Description:
• Blend and mix ground beef product to proper grade or percentage of fat level.
• Ensure product is prepared at a very cold temperature to ensure freshness of the product.
• Follow all safety and sanitation procedures in area and with products.
• Keep a continual flow of products moving to the K-Pak machines.
• Check machinery during morning pre-operational procedures to ensure cleanliness.
• Ensure area does not over-produce specific individual products.
• Check each individual load to make sure product has pre-specified amount of fat.
• Chill finished product immediately after blending.
• Put finished product on auger machine down to K-Pak area.
• Prepare paperwork on all loads
• Daily work tasks are structured with very few deviations.
• Job performance is measured by the Ground Beef Supervisor on such issues as consistency of products, performance as blender and general knowledge of the ground beef department.
• Attend and give input at monthly group meetings.
QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY
Required skills:
• Potential hazards in work area include grinders, blenders and hot water.
• Work area has some slippery floors and is somewhat noisy.
• Temperature in work area is very cold.
• Typical work schedule is 40 hours per week M-F with some Saturday work if necessary. Employee will receive overtime pay for all hours over 40.
Education Requirements (if applicable)
• Minimum High School diploma or GED equivalent.
Special Skills
• Math skills
• Safety knowledge
• Product knowledge & formulation knowledge
• Bilingual important, but not mandatory as long as translator is nearby.
Relationships
Internal
• Mostly verbal communication in the ground beef department.
External
• No external contact.
EOE, including disability/vets
Pilgrim's is the second-largest chicken producer in the world, with operations in the United States, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Our corporate headquarters is in Greeley, Colorado. We employ approximately 38,000 people and have the capacity to process more than 36 million birds per week for a total of more than 9.5 billion pounds of live chicken annually.Pilgrim's products are sold to foodservice, retail and frozen entrée customers. The company's primary distribution is through retailers, foodservice distributors and restaurants throughout the United States and Puerto Rico and in the Northern and Central regions of Mexico. We currently operate in 12 U.S. states, Puerto Rico and Mexico. These states include Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. Pilgrim's Pride is a part of the JBS USA family. JBS S.A., the world's largest protein company, owns 75.5% of our outstanding common stock. Click here for more information on the JBS family of proteins.