Evis Worker

General Purpose: This position is responsible for evaluating the quality of the product being produced, report deficiencies to Supervisor so they can take appropriate action. Sorter must be able to keep up with line speed so they can act in a quick manner over quality issues. Inform Supervisor of any mechanical breakdowns or production problems. Can make product pathology dispositions and keep food safety dispositions a priority. Conduct workflow for the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS) Evisceration operation.

Role Responsibilities and Qualifications:

Employee will need to be able to:
•Lift and stack up to 80 pounds
•Work at a fast pace for up to 3 hours at a time
•Work in a warm, dusty environment for extended periods.
•Work in a cold, moist environment for extended periods.
•Push and/or Pull heavy objects
•Tolerate the sight of continuous moving objects
•Walk up and down multiple flights of stairs multiple times daily.
•Wash out carcasses in the wash cabinet, as well as by hand
•Cut and salvage assigned components of the animal
•Responsible for keeping work area as clean as possible throughout the shift
•Frequently rotates positions within the Salvage Line with other co-workers
•Inspect carcasses for quality
•Receive all carcasses that were culled during processing
•Always keep processing line shackles full
•Perform rework as needed
•Work directly with the USDA inspector

Education and/or Experience:
•No prior experience or training
•Must be 18 years of age.
•Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Essential Skills and Experience:
•Be dependable and honest
•Time management: the ability to organize and manage multiple priorities
•Strong team player
•Commitment to company values
•Be able to work overtime when needed to including Saturday
•Wear employer-specified protective gear, including gloves, face/eye shields, aprons, boots, etc. (some of which to be supplied by employer).
•Exposure to chemical cleaning solution (with protective gear)
•Perform varying tasks while standing, lifting, crouching, etc. during long periods of time.
•Perform all tasks safely and in a manner that will not create or pose a direct threat to the health and/or safety of the worker or any other person.

Physical Demands and work environment: The physical and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions
of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Physical demands: While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 80 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.

Work environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and extreme cold. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.