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.

Michael Foods, Inc. located in the Village of West Jefferson, OH, is located just minutes from the western suburbs of Columbus and about 20 minutes to the west of downtown. We are proud to be Michael Foods’ most recent greenfield project, producing high quality protein shakes serving people all around the world. It’s our honor to continue our strong commitment to our employees, our community, and our environment.

This day shift Packaging Operator position will follow a 6:00am-6:30pm schedule on a 2-2-3 rotation, which is further described below.  

In this position, Packaging Operators will: 

• Adhere to safe work practices, policies, and procedures. 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, food quality or personnel safety
• Operate case packers, Accumulating Conveyor, Line Control Device, Case Coder, Sleever, Cappers, and/or robots ensuring proper operations (loading corrugate, overwraps, caps, or maintaining proper glue volume, etc. including changeovers and minor adjustments).
• Fill in for other Packaging Machine Operators for lunches and breaks as needed.
• Set-up of equipment and material for a production run.
• Troubleshoot issues with equipment. 
• Conduct and record all quality checks and record downtime events in a timely fashion utilizing Redzone.
• Foster open communications and a good attitude toward work and fellow employees.
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance.
• Operate a manual pallet jack
• Manage inventory consumptions or creation in inventory management system.
• Alert the Supervisor when major mechanical problems occur and report any system abnormalities to reduce the risk of, and damage to, the system or product.
• Will serve as a team player who aligns and upholds our values: Teamwork, Accountability, Innovation and Continuous Improvement and passion for customer and consumers.
• Attend and actively participate in safety meetings and trainings.
• Responsible for Food Safety and Food Quality of MFI products.
• Demonstrate proper handling and usage of cleaning agents.
• Train new hires as required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

A schedule example of the 2-2-3 model is as follows:

WEEK 1 - 40 hours regular / 8 hours over- time

Sunday OFF

Monday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Tuesday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Wednesday OFF

Thursday OFF

Friday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Saturday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

WEEK 2 – 36 hours regular

Sunday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Monday OFF

Tuesday OFF

Wednesday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Thursday Work 6:00am – 6:30pm

Friday OFF

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EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

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

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS:

• Experience with food manufacturing and GMPs
• Experience with high-speed packaging equipment or experience with palletizing robotic arms
• One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• Ability to read, write, and comprehend shift change instructions, short correspondence, emails, and memos.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to communicate effectively with other employees.
• Ability to calculate general mathematics.  
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in oral form. Ability to deal with problems involving one concrete variable in standardized situations.
• Basic computer knowledge and skills.

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