Hours: 2.2.3 shift schedule 3pm to 3:30am$4.00 shift Differential  Assist Smokehouse Supervisors, Smokehouse Operators and ensures staffing and smokehouse schedules are adhered to. Will constantly monitor the smokehouse graphs, jets, wet socks, smoke canisters, cook cycles, CCPs and CIPs.DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESThe duties and responsibilities of this position shall consist of, but not be limited to, the following:Maintain a safe, clean and organized work area. Ensure safety devices are installed and working properly. Monitor work environment for general food safety hazards such as condensation monitoring, etc. Perform all duties within OSHA and company safety standards; Lock Out/Tag Out (LOTO), and maintain safety equipment.Immediately report all accidents and deficiencies to management; complete accident investigations.Build and support a culture which values Personnel and Food Safety.Coordinate and perform all functions related to the operations of all smokehouse procedures, and specifications.Monitor the lot-tracking program and ensure its accuracy.  This includes Proper Lot # documentation, Sequence assigning, and corrections.Compile, store, and retrieve production data.  (Lot Tracking, and Smokehouse data)Identify, control and follow up on losses incurred due to substandard supplies, i.e., time and materials.Conduct accurate weekly, period end, and year-end departmental inventories as required. Implement and monitor weekly requisitions for daily supplies, i.e., gloves, aprons, liquid smoke, sorbate, etc.Lead and record Smokehouse’s scheduled preventive maintenance.Keep Supervisor and management informed daily of problems incurred during the shift.Work with QA personnel to ensure all standards are met.Ensure proper staffing is maintained, including interviewing and hiring new team members.Implement and monitor training for new hires & continuing training of current team members.Assist Supervisor appraise work performance: conduct appropriate reviews for team members; give coaching/discipline as appropriate in a consistent and timely manner. Discuss work goals vs. actual output with employees to motivate and engage employees to assure targets are met.Ensure that all employees are adequately and properly trained in safety, sanitation procedures, chemical handling and GMP’s, etc. Responsible for training and communication of applicable SQF requirements to subordinates.Follow Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) training, along with company pre-requisite programs, Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s), and Standard Sanitation Operating Procedures (SSOP’s).Complete and review all HACCP, and SSOP requirements and paperwork.  This includes but not limited to Pre-Operational Inspection, Operational Inspections, Pre-Shipment Review, and Corrective Actions, Preventive Actions, and NR Responses.Follow Lean Manufacturing Processes; team building, consistency in high quality, preventative maintenance, good work place conditions, productive work, etc.Verify proper storage and use of all cooler space. Performs other duties and responsibilities as necessary.
